"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> While not everybody has to face this, some of us do.
>
> Caring for elderly parents.
>
> Cooking for them can be a rewarding chore but still difficult,
> especially when you are trying to make sure they get all the "things"
> they need in their diet and it's up to them to eat it.
>
> I just purchased 3 large containers of Vionate (Jefferspets.com) to add
> to dad's food as I cannot always trust him to take his supplements, (he
> has memory issues), and he does not eat enough any more to eat what I'd
> consider to be a balanced diet. Vionate is a complete vitamin/mineral
> powder and there are amounts listed on the container for anything from
> baby chickens to chimpanzees.
>
> We are, after all, primates. <g>
>
> The only problem with it is it tends to add a slightly gritty texture
> due to the mineral content. I'm eating some of the crab and cheese
> omelet I just made for dad to test it out. It's not bad.
>
> Only time will tell...
>
> It's well hidden in scrambled eggs and meatloaf type items.
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> "He who has the gold makes the rules"
> --Om
>
> "He who has the guns can get the gold."
> -- Steve Rothstein



Are we artificially prolonging what god and man used to call NATURAL CAUSES
for our benefit or theirs?

Who are we helping our elderly or ourselves because we find it hard to let
go?

The doctors keep their lives going in the same way as DuPont - "Better
living through chemistry".

2 to 20 pills a day and we wonder why they forget or can not be trusted.

What the is wrong with living on peanut butter and toast if that is what
they want? So they only poop once a week. Now we watch them sit in their
chairs with MSNBC or CNN Or FOX and nod off after breakfast, lunch and
dinner for hours at a time. We complain they are acting more and more like
children that need to be taken care of. The more we cater to them the more
care they need.

I'll give you an example - after a while of fixing all 3 meals she said "I
think I would like a piece of toast with some cheese. Great, "do you want to
get it we said? her answer, "it's been so long I don't know if I remember
how the toaster works"


And the hits keep on coming.

Dimitri