Damn, meara, that sucks so much.
I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
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.
P.M. Marc - Jun 09, 2023 10:04:46 pm PDT #22691 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Pix - Jun 10, 2023 2:08:32 am PDT #22692 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Meara, I'm so sorry. That's so hard and awful and I just wish I knew what to say besides I'm thinking about you.
----- Unrelatedly, it's 2 a.m., and I'm WIDE awake for no good reason. I'm pretty sure it's the Excederin I took to deal with my headache. I knew when I took it that it was too late in the day and I'd regret it, but nothing else works for me when I have one of those headaches. I don't have to get up in the morning technically, but pets will demand to go out and be fed at 6:30/7, so it's going to be a short night of sleep.
Jessica - Jun 10, 2023 6:49:56 am PDT #22693 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm so sorry meara, that sounds impossibly hard.
And this summer is her bucket list trip of driving up through the US into Canada and the Yukon Territory up to the Arctic Circle (she crossed into the Arctic Circle on Tuesday) so she can jump in the Arctic Ocean.
This must be a Cincinnati thing because it sounds exactly like something my grandfather would have done. (He would have jumped in naked)
JenP - Jun 10, 2023 7:35:18 am PDT #22694 of 30000
Thinking of you and your family, meara.
Laura - Jun 10, 2023 8:01:24 am PDT #22695 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Holding you in my heart, meara.
msbelle - Jun 10, 2023 9:05:07 am PDT #22696 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Meara I am so sorry.
Consuela - Jun 10, 2023 9:20:10 am PDT #22697 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Hugs to you, meara. It is so hard.
Steph L. - Jun 10, 2023 9:55:12 am PDT #22698 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
meara, I'm so sorry. It's good you can be there.
And this summer is her bucket list trip of driving up through the US into Canada and the Yukon Territory up to the Arctic Circle (she crossed into the Arctic Circle on Tuesday) so she can jump in the Arctic Ocean.
This must be a Cincinnati thing because it sounds exactly like something my grandfather would have done. (He would have jumped in naked)
Honestly, I'd put the odds of my friend jumping in naked at 60-40 in favor of naked.
I'm WIDE awake for no good reason. I'm pretty sure it's the Excederin I took to deal with my headache.
The Excedrin that has acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine in it is surprisingly good at getting rid of headaches that I'm afraid want to turn in to migraines. Although I learned my lesson about taking it at 9 p.m. (that might have been the insomnia night when I bought the Pugfest t-shirt at 3 a.m. and promptly forgot my purchase until I got the shipping confirmation email). Anyway, Excedrin Headache formulation good, caffeine late in the day bad.
meara - Jun 10, 2023 10:01:03 am PDT #22699 of 30000
Thanks everyone, I really appreciate it. My friend who is dog sitting lost her mom ten or so years ago and has been really good about checking in and saying good things.
Brother will be here in two hours or so, mom did manage to eat maybe a quarter cup of applesauce but is mostly gone from words to trying to groan yes/no. It suuuucks. (Also how do people in nursing homes move folks around?? It is hard as heck. Remind me to not volunteer to help any friends hide a dead body unless it’s someone tiny!)
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 10, 2023 10:39:28 am PDT #22700 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
I suspect nursing home care technicians sometimes employ the same technique needed to haul a dead body: not worrying about being careful with the weight they're moving.
When Dad was in the hospital I always tried to be on hand for the heavy lifting required to reposition him for changes and baths, because I knew his joint issues and how much force could be employed to a given limb before it caused him pain. His nurses and assistants were trying to be gentle, but familiarity with the individual patient counts for a lot.