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My husband’s sister is now in a nursing facility and sadly, will never be going home again . With the state taking all but $40 a month of her income to cover the (insane!) cost, emptying her apartment and canceling all her subscriptions, accounts and services went to the top of her daughter’s list.
For us, this meant enlisting the help of a few friends and lending a hand. Physically, and emotionally.
It was a hard day.
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Our niece’s fella just had shoulder surgery and was down to one working arm, but was there pitching in as well.
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The apartment was on the third floor and the absolute farthest from the elevator.
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Yes. That’s a giant stuffed tiger… for which I have no reasonable explanation.
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After a few hours of moving furniture? I swear that hallway got longer.
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And the elevator? Smaller.
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This foldable cart from Amazon was a life saver. The amount of weight it held was surprising.
To be continued….
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River's world..... 
Bet that cart from Amazon couldn’t hold the weight of your heartache.
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Sadly, no.
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I’m glad your sister-in-law has this kind of support…
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Well, she has 7 siblings left. One of them came the day after and cleaned the apartment, other than that it’s us.
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Kind of makes an entire youth spent waiting to get into the bathroom worthwhile…
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I’ve been through this with my Mom 😕💕 So glad she has all of you taking care of these things for her… That is such a loving thing that you are doing…💕
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I’m an only child and had to do it all for my mom. I know how overwhelming it can be..
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💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
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An entire life reduced to boxes and a tiger? I felt sad just looking at it all. How are you all getting along?
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It was a sad day, but my heart is really breaking for her daughter. My SIL made her choices… but others are paying the price.
😥
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I hate that.
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One thing is for sure, she has you, the hubs and her daughter and her boyfriend to help with all of this. There are some people that don’t have anyone and that is truly a shame. I’m sorry for you and your husband going through this, really I am.
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It is what it is. She made bad choices all her life, at some point she has to take responsibility. Sad thing is her daughter has to suffer the most.
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So sorry for what you are going through. I was willing to help with Cin’s stuff but Ape wouldn’t let me. I had given Cin a stuffed Tiger like that because she collected Tigers.
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Been there – more exhausting thing I’ve even been through – hugs. 🥲
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Tara bought one of those foldable carts for hauling groceries into our apartment when we moved here. Turned out to be a lifesaver – and we were on the first floor.
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It was a marvel. And folds up so neatly…
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This is in my future. I don’t look forward to it. Glad you had some help and three cheers for the one-armed boyfriend.
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Death is a part of life, no one avoids it. But damn, it never gets any easier.
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This is heartbreaking. You’re all so good to be The Helping Hands.
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