Oh, Teppy. I'm so sorry. That's just so hard.
Lorne: Take care of yourself and ah, make sure fluffy is getting enough love. Gunn: Did he have anything? Fred: No. And who's fluffy? Are you fluffy? Gunn: He called me fluffy? Fred: He said make sure…wait. You don't think he was referring to anything of mine that's fluffy, do you? Because that would just be inappropriate.
'Conviction (1)'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - May 05, 2022 8:24:04 pm PDT #14948 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
-t - May 05, 2022 9:19:36 pm PDT #14949 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, Tep, that must be so hard. I'm so sorry.
Laura - May 06, 2022 2:22:01 am PDT #14950 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I'm so sorry, Teppy. Grateful that you have the Dad Whisperer by your side. The delirium from encephalopathy caused by sepsis theory sounds very likely, but knowing that there is a medical cause doesn't do a lot to soften the blow of his lashing out.
eta: and wow I typed their instead of there originally and nearly caused you additional pain!
Beverly - May 06, 2022 2:32:41 am PDT #14951 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
You have all my sympathy Teppy--it sounds a lot like what we went through with my dad. He did have a psychotic break as part of the progress of his dementia. We called the ambulance and they took him to the hospital. When we got there about an hour later they had him in a room, strapped down naked on a bare mattress, and none of the nurses would deal with him. He pulled off the clothes they tried to dress him in, and ripped the sheets off the bed.They agreed to keep him off the psych ward if a family member was with him at all times, so B, Mom, and I split the 24 hours so we could Dad-sit until they got a drug regimen in him that kept him calm.
It was Mom who had scary auditory hallucinations. It sucks dead hairy bears when your parents suddenly turn into strangers with problems.
Go on your vacation. Trust the medpros to handle the situation. Give your husband a grateful hug from a Buffista for being a mensch and shouldering some of the load, and spoil each other silly while you're on your trip.
Laura - May 06, 2022 4:15:18 am PDT #14952 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Go on your vacation. Trust the medpros to handle the situation. Give your husband a grateful hug from a Buffista for being a mensch and shouldering some of the load, and spoil each other silly while you're on your trip.
Absolutely! What the wise woman said. Steve had that type of psychic break when he was ill and his lashing out at me was nearly unbearable. The doctors made me leave and his friends took over the visit watches to spare me some of it. Thankfully he didn't remember after it passed. Knowing what it was helped, but not completely.
Laura - May 06, 2022 4:16:37 am PDT #14953 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Separate post to send most sincere happy birthday wishes to dear Karl! I hope you happen by to see that we are thinking of you and hoping that this is a delightful year for you.
sj - May 06, 2022 7:15:30 am PDT #14954 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Teppy, I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine how hard that must be for you. Sending you and your dad all sorts of good thoughts. I hope they find the cause of all of this and it is something easily treatable.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 06, 2022 7:23:04 am PDT #14955 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yikes! I hope they're able to identify the problem and get a treatment working quickly, Teppy!
Happy Birthday Karl!
lisah - May 06, 2022 7:42:42 am PDT #14956 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
That's so rough, Teppy. My Dad has had some hallucinations as part of the dementia he has from Parkinson's and it's disturbing but not nearly as scary as what's going on with your dad. I'm so glad you have a partner like Tim to support you.
-t - May 06, 2022 8:35:37 am PDT #14957 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Many happy returns of the day, Karl!