Thanks, Tara, I needed this too!
My five things I'm grateful for today:
1) I talked with my son on Sunday. Have I told you all lately how much I love this kid??! (ok, ok, I know a 36-year-old isn't a "kid" anymore...but he'll always be my "little guy".) Before we hung up, he told me he loved me...
2) My mom is cooperating with the nurses and doctors at the skilled-nursing facility and taking her medications.
3) My wonderful forum friends here who are getting me thru this stressful experience in dealing with my mom's stroke, one day at a time.
4) Cooler weather here in the Sierra foothills ~ the heat was horrid a few days ago!
5) Gentle guidance and loving kindness from above.