{"id":1767,"date":"2010-11-01T21:12:52","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T21:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=1767"},"modified":"2018-05-15T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:00:09","slug":"my-mother-is-getting-minor-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/my-mother-is-getting-minor-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"My Mother is Getting Minor Surgery….."},"content":{"rendered":"

My mom is my number one champion in all that I do. She is getting a ‘minor’ surgery today. I once heard that there is no such thing as minor surgery if someone has a knife anywhere near you!<\/p>\n

I am here at the hospital working until I will take her home. This is great in one way- I always do better when I have to stay somewhere and can’t roam around because of feeling uncomfortable and all ADHD.<\/p>\n

In other ways, it scares me. Do you have bipolar? Have you thought of the people in your life whom you love and what would happen if they were suddenly gone? I think of this all of the time. I am not concerned about my mother today, it really is routine. But I think of how it will be if she dies. Yes, I am honest about it and use the real words and think about it a lot. I have to prepare ahead for the things in life that will tip me into serious mood swings.<\/p>\n

Today is an occasion where I think of how I am as a daughter. Would I pass this checklist?<\/p>\n

1. I love my mother and show her this by treating her with respect.
\n2. When she drives me bonkers, I remember that time on this earth is short and a mom driving me bonkers is a good thing!
\n3. I tell her how much she means to me. Often, I can’t say it in words because I will cry and it’s too painful for me, but I do show her with my actions. Such as being here for her surgery.
\n4. I am honest about the bipolar and we use my treatment plan together. It saved our relationship.<\/p>\n

I can pass this test. My mom has been my constant star and I am thankful. It was not always this way. Relationships ebb and flow. I made the decision to stay here in Portland, Oregon becuase my mother is here. It was a good decision!<\/p>\n

Is there someone you love who takes care of you when you’re ill?\u00a0 Have you said thanks lately!\u00a0 Thanks mom!<\/p>\n

Julie<\/p>\n

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My mother Rebecca and my nephew David<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My mom is my number one champion in all that I do. She is getting a ‘minor’ surgery today. I once heard that there is no such thing as minor surgery if someone has a knife anywhere near you!<\/p>\n

I am here at the hospital working until I will take her home. This is great in one way- I always do better when I have to stay somewhere and can’t roam around because of feeling uncomfortable and all ADHD.<\/p>\n

In other ways, it scares me. Do you have bipolar? Have you thought of the people in your life whom you love and what would happen if they were suddenly gone? I think of this all of the time. I am not concerned about my mother today, it really is routine. But I think of how it will be if she dies. Yes, I am honest about it and use the real words and think about [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1767"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1767"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11798,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1767\/revisions\/11798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}