Mom's Health

Hello Everyone:

Well would look at that.  We broke 2,500 page views.  I knew you all wouldn't let me down.  You all are the best audience.  It's humbling to check out the page views and see the number growing.  I'm overwhelmed by the fact that you are always here to listen to my rants and rambles about my daily life and loves.  I know that the holiday season is finally over but I would like you to continue showing love for Road Recovery (http://www.roadrecovery.org), the National Trust for Historic Preservation (http://www.preservationnation.org), and your local food bank, especially now that winter is in full swing.

So far my day is off to a good start.  Mom informed me that she spoke with her doctor this morning and he told her that her blood sugar levels are at pre-diabetic levels.  Not good at all.  Since I started doing Weight Watchers (http://www.weightwatcher.com) five years ago, I've tried my best to set an example for all by adopting a healthy lifestyle.  I'm not perfect in this regard, nor do I claim to be but I do try my best.  One of the things I've tried to do is introduce Mom to healthier food.  I've made a few in roads but nothing major.  It's extremely challenging to ask a seventy-something year-old person to change their eating habits and start exercising more.  I think now that she's been told by her doctor that her blood sugar level is at dangerous level, she may be more motivated.  My motivation for losing weight in the first place was to mitigate any future problems.  There are other members of my family who could definitely benefit from adopting more healthy lifestyles but right now I'll focus on mom.  Mom has been aware for some time that she needs to change the way she eats and exercise more.  However, she is an elderly lady and very set in her ways.  I've tried to stir in the right direction, without being militant about it.  This news is just another reminder that my mom is aging and won't be around forever.  That's hard to take.  Like every child, I sometimes wish my mom was out of my life for good.  Of course I don't mean it.  Still, I have to deal with the cold hard reality that people get old.  Nothing and no one lives forever.  Still, I would like mom to be around for a little while longer.  The truth be told, she's not an evil psychotic beach.  She's just someone who is getting older in a world that moving too fast for her.  I think she has trouble dealing with the fact that my sister and I don't need her as much as we used to. Even the grandchildren don't need her so much anymore.  I think she's struggling to figure what to do next.  In the meantime, I'd like her to be as healthy as possible.