Read the manual, Dana. Before you test. Trust me on this one.

Which is to say, I basically don't believe those posts, but then I remember being startled by actual trufax poor decision making, which reminds me that if it's not this, it'll be something else quite dumb.

I don't believe them and then I realize, yeah, people are dumb.

So Mom's in hospice now, and since she's no longer taking hardly any food or drink, we don't expect that to last very long.

... it's hard to type all that and know what it means.

And I'm cancelling my vacation plans, because going on that trip one way or another means I will be a horrible unfeeling person.

I guess it's just as well I'm out of work right now?

Oh Consuela, I am so sorry, on all fronts.

Jesus, Consuela. I'm sorry.

Do the doctors think small strokes may have accelerated her situation? Man.

I'm sorry, Consuela. This has been such a shitty year for you.

There are no words, Consuela.

But I wish there were, and that I knew them.

This has been such a shitty year for you.

Oddly enough, it's been even worse for my sister. She's had her house broken into (lost her husband's saxophones & a bunch of other stuff), her dog died, she got shot at, and her oldest friend from childhood died suddenly a few weeks ago. And Mom.

Do the doctors think small strokes may have accelerated her situation? Man.

Maybe? We don't know whether it's strokes, or the dementia, or a change in the meds, or a reaction to the meds, or water on the brain, or what. It almost doesn't matter, at this point. I'm grateful we seem to have some skilled caregivers with a lot of experience.

But it's all still pretty shitty.

{{Consuela}}

Oh Consuela, I'm so sorry.

I'm grateful we seem to have some skilled caregivers with a lot of experience.

They are so helpful.

I'm very sorry, Consuela.