Yum, I would like fancy pudding!

It doesn't look great for Tim's dad's long-term prognosis. The MRI showed stroke damage on the right side of his brain, and the neurologist said his vessels were primed for a stroke AND that he's likely to have more in the next 3 months. In the immediate short term, though, at some point later this week he'll transfer to a rehab facility for 2-3 weeks and have 3+ hours of therapy a day, which he is going to loathe and be extremely resistant to. He wasn't willing to take a walk or do any kind of physical activity since he moved into assisted living 4 years ago. He's 83, and I know no one lives forever, but this is sad.

Oh, Tep. That is rough news. I'm so sorry.

Sorry to hear that, Steph.

Oh no, poor Tim's dad. Sucks a lot about the care facility too!!

A "cash flow coach" definitely sounds sus.

There is an event here called "Dance Church" but it's very queer and dance-y, and definitely not church-y, is my understanding.

That is absolutely shitty and heartbreaking for everyone, Tep, and unforgivable of the care facility. All that time wasted on fucking *breakfast* instead of doing their actual caregiving jobs.

I have to say that at this point in my life 10:30 AM is the only 10:30 for which I'm likely to be remotely conscious and mobile enough to even consider ecstatic dancing. I mean, I still wouldn't, but there's a decent chance in the AM that I'd at least refuse on account of having something else to do instead of refuse on account of having fallen asleep an hour ago.

I'm so sorry Steph. Strokes are just brutal.

Teppy, I'm so sorry to hear about Tim's dad. You've really been through it with family during the pandemic. Please take good care of yourself.

That assisted living facility needs to be investigated. What the hell?

I am so sorry Tep. And I agree the assisted living facility should be investigated. As I said before, I have to learn the signs of strike just be virtue of working in a medical center and I am not even in patient care.

Someone here (I think Jesse) recommended a visual breathing exercise for anxiety. I can find similar ones, but the guy who did that one also had a book I would like to reread. Only I can’t remember the name of the guy or the book! Does anyone else remember?

Still trying to wrap my head around an assisted living facility not responding to stroke symptoms! An average person in a grocery store would notice and recognize a fellow shopper having those symptoms and call for help! I can imagine how enraged Tim and the rest of the family must be at this point. May his dad respond well to rehab.

I have my doctor's appt tomorrow and a couple of my labs are out of range, but I think that is from months of persistent UTIs. Hopefully, that can be resolved this year. I'm thinking he might want me to have a stress test, which is fine, but only the treadmill kind, no injections for me!!

Hope all goes well, Laura. I'm finally back in the work swing of things today. I work with good peeps. The value of this cannot be overstated.

And I vacuumed this morning. Virtuous!