Amazon is buying Goodreads. [link] I had no idea that Amazon already owns Shelfari and part of LibraryThing.
Mighty fine shindig.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
aurelia - Mar 31, 2013 1:34:10 pm PDT #16715 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Consuela - Mar 31, 2013 2:02:38 pm PDT #16716 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
ita, I really like that red trench. Also the short red jacket below it--both are really nice.
So we went to lunch at the ALF with Mom, and my sister took video of her eating, because she's lost so much coordination and mobility recently, it's shocking.
I'm going to ask the staff to take her temperature this week, I think--some of the reading I've been doing indicates that sudden degradation might actually be because of a UTI or something like that.
§ ita § - Mar 31, 2013 2:08:46 pm PDT #16717 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Also the short red jacket below it--both are really nice
I was kind of sad to see that jacket when I was searching for other instances of the coat, because it wasn't on sale at the same time--I have no idea where to find it. But I want it massively.
Completely coincidentally (pinkie swear) Lana was wearing a red trench on Archer this week. And she is the animated epitome of banging, so that's definite powerful endorsement.
some of the reading I've been doing indicates that sudden degradation might actually be because of a UTI or something like that
Well, huh. These are things I wouldn't necessarily think of. I hope you make discoveries and it's something you can get traction on improving for her, and subsequently for your father (can he be talked out of trying to exert so much control? Because he doesn't sound like his faculties are up for dealing with a woman as ill as your mother, and it doesn't seem like something that gets easier with practice.
le nubian - Mar 31, 2013 2:24:59 pm PDT #16718 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Consuela,
the doctor may want to look at drug interactions as well.
Burrell - Mar 31, 2013 2:26:50 pm PDT #16719 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
some of the reading I've been doing indicates that sudden degradation might actually be because of a UTI or something like that
That was definitely my experience, Consuela.
Dana - Mar 31, 2013 2:28:37 pm PDT #16720 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Yeah, I think it was the case with my grandmother too.
meara - Mar 31, 2013 2:29:42 pm PDT #16721 of 30001
the doctor may want to look at drug interactions as well.
some of the reading I've been doing indicates that sudden degradation might actually be because of a UTI or something like that
Both very common (even if she hasn't started a new med super recently, often older people can have levels of drugs build up in their system because they don't metabolize them the same as younger folks)
le nubian - Mar 31, 2013 2:43:32 pm PDT #16722 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Consuela,
one last thing: my friend's father went down hill pretty rapidly because of mini-strokes that were undiagnosed.
askye - Mar 31, 2013 2:44:16 pm PDT #16723 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
Consuela a UTI can cause memory problems and confusion if your Mom seems worse it could be because of a UTI.
DavidS - Mar 31, 2013 2:47:47 pm PDT #16724 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I had made my mental food plans, but the restaurant is closed for Easter. Hmph.
Imagine my disgruntlement when I swung by In N Out Burgers to pick up some grub as I collected JZ and Matilda from the rental car place, only to find them closed for Easter. I had no gruntle.