Candle Story for Mom, Uncle, and Dad

islandluvv made this candle.

After suffering 2 strokes from congenital carotid atrophy, I lost my apartment by foreclosure in Dec. 2007. Basically homeless, my sister asked me to care for my uncle that was living with my parents to help relieve the pressure on my father who was handling all the household resposibilities. My mother and Uncle (brother and sister), were just being diagnosed with Alzeimer's and everyone was ambulatory and capable of fixing meals except uncle who used a walker and needed assistance in the bathroom. My sister who lives 2 minutes away paid me 150.00 a week to care for my uncle and I assumed the household chores and driving of my parents for room and board. I also got a part time job near home caring for an elderly couple. Aug. 2009, my uncle is incontinent, non-ambulatory, mother just had a mastectomy and her Alzeimer's has progressed where she cannnot fix a meal or perform any househould duties and finally my dad's legs have been causing alot of pain for him therefore he cannot do as much as he used too. I'm getting 135.00 a week to care for my uncle as I'm paying half for the service of a yardman as to allow more time attending to houshold duties. Nov. 2009, my sister informs me that I'm not doing my job good enough, that my uncle is being left to long between changings and that if I didn't keep up she will no longer pay me. My sister hires a convicted felon (promotion of a dangerous drug, theft 4) to help with the household duties. I was forced to get rid of my car that had been stored at my parent's that I had invested $16,000 in that needed $1000 more to be finished as I had put in $1300 over the summer. $570.00 is hard to spread in Hawaii. The car was towed yesterday. I think I'll light a candle for myself.