tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370914952274746343.post2518515198608596544..comments2023-04-06T09:23:02.563-04:00Comments on Helping Elderly Parents: Are We the Sandwich Generation?: Crock-Pot Meals RevisitedNean the Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02251315510411787805noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370914952274746343.post-44281763771062482912008-06-09T22:09:00.000-04:002008-06-09T22:09:00.000-04:00I can quite empathize with your parents about bein...I can quite empathize with your parents about being too tired to cook.<BR/>Some years ago when I was just starting my recovery from a severe brain injury, fatigue was a major problem. Ten hours of sleep at night did not allow me to function for the whole day.<BR/><BR/>I did a six week training course, with working hours of 8:30 to 4:30.<BR/>Then I worked for two weeks as a secretarial replacement, from 9 am until 5 pm.<BR/><BR/>That extra half hour of work at the end of the day made me too tired to think about preparing something to eat. I couldn't formulate how things were to be assembled for a meal - let alone how to cook anything!<BR/>I can remember opening the fridge door and wondering what the items were.<BR/><BR/>I've only just surfed in to this blog, and I haven't read very much of it - but do your parents take a nap in the afternoon? I had to at that stage. And I suspect that not having one was a reason for me being so tired that I couldn't even think.<BR/><BR/>Janey<BR/>janeyknitting AT yahoo DOT caAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com