Just a close watch for the first couple weeks until the old apartment isn't an option.
We can't be there every day, David.
And it's going to take months to get the old place on the market: it's full of crap, much of it valuable.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
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.
Consuela - Nov 25, 2012 7:11:26 pm PST #2094 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
DavidS - Nov 25, 2012 7:14:32 pm PST #2095 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Then I suggest Lithium in a heavy doses.
sarameg - Nov 25, 2012 7:14:51 pm PST #2096 of 30001
You'll get through this,
What if you didn't read the text until morning?
FTR, the staff has seen all this before. Hopefully they give your dad the tools to deal with the escapism. (My friend's mom had advanced ALZ, her dad has mild dementia. Her mom ended up on a closed ward, but dad could come and go, as they were still living together because it made her more stable.)
Consuela - Nov 25, 2012 7:19:32 pm PST #2097 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
FTR, the staff has seen all this before.
I'm sure. I'm not sure they can manage her, though, if my father gives in so easily.
Amy - Nov 25, 2012 7:23:27 pm PST #2098 of 30001
Because books.
Would rewards help, Consuela? For your mom or your dad, even if in his case it's just to get him to stand firm.
I think you might have to concentrate on him anyway, and persuade him not to give in.
It's so hard. But like everyone said, "the only way out is through." One day at a time.
sarameg - Nov 25, 2012 7:23:49 pm PST #2099 of 30001
I don't know what your contract is like, I only know my friend's stuff. Who is the medical POA? I think that helped that the kids were when S's mom was adamant to leave and her dad was at a loss, but the POA docs said no.
It's not fun. I wish you weeks of peaceful sleep.
Burrell - Nov 25, 2012 7:25:07 pm PST #2100 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Suela's Dad!! You're doing it wrong!
No advice on how precisely to fix it, Suela, but tons of sympathy and BTDT agreement. Pisco, pisco and beer and lots of long runs.
Burrell - Nov 25, 2012 7:27:29 pm PST #2101 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I think you might have to concentrate on him anyway, and persuade him not to give in.
Yeah, but I'm guessing that's easier said than done. I'm sure he's going through his own special brand of hard right now.
Strix - Nov 25, 2012 7:28:30 pm PST #2102 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, 'suela, that's so hard. I feel so bad for you.
Tom, you are welcome to join my fun, mostly sane fam with delicious food for Thanksgiving next year.
That's all I got now. Full of delicious food and cocktails; brain stupid.
Dana - Nov 25, 2012 8:14:06 pm PST #2103 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Ay ay ay, Suela. Does your mother listen to the doctors? My grandmother, who did not have dementia but who redefined the word "stubborn" listened to doctors when she wouldn't listen to her kids, because the doctor was an authority figure.