I Feel So Unnecessary

My husband was recently in the hospital for a light heart attack. Here are things that went through my head. Be afraid. Be very afraid. " Please let him be okay. Please let him be okay..." (These were my thoughts during my husband's cardiac catherization. During the cath my chest hurt. When the nurse called to say he was doing ok my chest stopped hurting. ) Cardiologist:" It was a light episode. We'll put you on medicine. We don't know what cause the attack- it could have been pain, a virus, a blood clot..." . There's a possibility you may get to go home today. (Woo Hoo!) Attending: " I want to keep you another night to do tests." (Boo.) " But the EKG and chest x-ray...", I started to ask. Attending: " He had a heart attack." (Okay. Take some ativan. Jerk. I was wanting to clarify because, gee, I'm his wife and wanted to know about his condition but White Rabbit was apparently late for an importan...

Almost 11 yrs. ago in the summer of 2003 Scott and I were at the romantic venue of the Norton Wal-mart when he proposed. We had been dating forever- six weeks. We were in the jewelry section when all of a sudden he asked: " Do you want to get married?" Time stood still. All the other rednecks just seemed to disappear. " Yes. Are you sure ?", I asked. " Yes. Are you sure ?", he asked. " Yes. Are you sure? ", I asked again. " Yes." " Good. Now let's go get kitty litter." " Wow. You really know how to be romantic." Happy Valentine's Day Scott. Wanna go get some kitty litter?

I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review. Published: March 2013 161 pages Synopsis: Sharing a family's experience and lessons learned to help you through the unexpected responsibility of becoming a family caregiver. The lessons learned include advocacy, caregiver concerns, organizational helpers, grieving, and a variety of other topics while caring for my wife who was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme - a stage 4 brain cancer. My Thoughts: I felt the love the author had for his wife coming through the pages as I read them. He shares his caregiving experiences from his wife's initial diagnosis to when she lost her battle with cancer. Mr. Pendergrass takes those experiences to give the reader help when navigating their own heal...

* I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Booksneeze in exchange for an honest review. Formats: epub  mobi  pdf 108 pages Publisher: WestBow Press (2012) Synopsis:   Becoming a caregiver for a terminally ill family member is an enormous challenge. This guide is a gift to my late husband, who not only taught me how to live well but how to die well. I hope it will carry on his legacy of always teaching and sharing, even as he faced the end of his life. A compact guide that you can easily reference along your personal journey, it is filled with practical suggestions to help you, as the caregiver, honor the way your family member would like to create his or her final journey toward paradise. My Thoughts   A handy tool for caregivers- it offers practical advice with a wry sense of humor thrown in to help caregivers and loved ones on their journey.It was a very quick read. It even had tips I was not fami...