Oh, Jesse, I'm sorry. The relief that comes with the inevitability of a decision you don't want to have to make being so clearly made is so strange indeed.

RadioLab, I think, today had a piece on a alz care center in Germany and its fake bus stop that not only helped when their patients tried to leave (they'd go wait to catch a bus that would never come, and were easy to find and safe) but taught them to better handle their patients in general. By not fighting their *current* perceived reality, just letting them work through it safely (by waiting for a bus to get them wherever they thought they needed to be or letting the former baker get up at 2 am and go into the kitchen and bake,) inevitably, they'd move on to another, less fraught and urgent reality and it was much calmer. There was something beautifully sad that the forgetting was both the problem and the solution.

Enjoy the movie!

3 classes done, 3 to go. I might finish up tomorrow? I left my notes at work, so I think I won't take the exam until Monday, anyway. In any case, time for a break.

Yikes, Jesse. So sad. The one thing I was grateful for with Mom was that she wasn't mobile, really, so not at risk for wandering.

Oh Jesse. I'm so sorry that this is what you and your mom are dealing with.

oh man, so hard Jesse. But yes sad thing to learn that if someone feds psych care it is best that they act like they need it while at the hospital. Hardest parts of visiting mac last time he was in (I hope the last time he is ever in) was pushing him to rage while with the therapist. He would put on such a good front.

Oh Jesse, how hard. But it sounds like the right path forward.

Oh, Jesse, that's hard. But like you said, it's good that the doctors were able to see him that way, too. I hope your mom's okay -- this will be a big adjustment for her, too.

ION, I have sushi for dinner.

IOON, my sister received her lease payment check. $15,000! Whoo hoo! The company is going to be sending me a form I have to return before they send me the check. Boo!!! I owe thousands to the IRS in a week and a half, people! You couldn't have sent me this form weeks ago?

$15K? That's awesome, Connie!

I LOVE Ross for dresses. They have an enormous selection

Yes, but for some reason, TJ Maxx and Marshalls are perfectly fine, but Ross is always super sketchy, kinda dirty, and has security guards all over the place. I have no idea why the difference.

Jesse, so sorry. Had they already looked at nursing homes for the future, and just didn't expect it quite yet?

Our Ross is brand new, so although it has the same security guard vibe, it hasn't had time to get sketchy yet. I prefer TJ Maxx, but we don't have one.