Oh, Pix, I’m so sorry. We’ve been through the same with my Dad and it’s so heartbreaking.
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
lisah - Dec 29, 2023 10:06:12 am PST #27721 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Pix - Dec 29, 2023 10:18:15 am PST #27722 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
He's been tested for everything. No UTI. His medications have been working fine for a long time (they are just his neurological meds and SSRI, prescribed by his neurologist, who specialized in elderly dementia) and cholesterol/blood pressure meds. A friend suggested that perhaps being off his meds resulted in a small stroke, which is also possible.
juliana - Dec 29, 2023 10:33:46 am PST #27723 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Pix, I'm so sorry.
Pix - Dec 29, 2023 10:41:35 am PST #27724 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Did they get the MRI done?They just took him down now. He will be back in an hour or so, and then we will wait for the results.
Atropa - Dec 29, 2023 12:43:14 pm PST #27725 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Pix, I am so sorry. I wish I could be there for you.
Pix - Dec 29, 2023 3:17:15 pm PST #27726 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Unrelatedly, I am doing the dance of someone-else-answered-the-email-I-didn't-how-to-respond-to, hooray!
This is an awesome dance.
Pix - Dec 29, 2023 3:25:27 pm PST #27727 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Oh, I left you all on a cliffhanger. No new results. Just advanced brain atrophy and evidence of all of the mini strokes he's had. So no reason why things would have gone so far off the rails so quickly. He was still incoherent tonight and still hallucinating a bit, so the sedative from last night isn't out of his system yet (NO SEDATIVES FOR MY DAD EVER). I stayed until almost 6 until the new sitter got there. She was lovely and offered to help get Dad cleaned up, which he really needed. Sadly, she will be gone at 7, so I don't know who the overnight person will be. But since I was a squeaky wheel and complained about last night's sitter, they are probably going to make sure they give him someone solid tonight. I hope. I asked Miriam, the lovely sitter from this afternoon, if she would please convey the need for him to have someone understanding and kind tonight.
I feel like tomorrow will tell me a lot about whether or not he's going to recover from this. That will be his third day back on his correct meds, and the sedative should be completely out of his body. Everyone, if you send light or vibes or prayers, please send them my dad's way. I don't want him to end his life, however many years he has left, in this state.
smonster - Dec 29, 2023 3:45:31 pm PST #27728 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Sending you lots of love, Pix. You came to the absolute right place for no filter needed.
Sheryl - Dec 29, 2023 3:54:43 pm PST #27729 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I’m so sorry, lisah.
{{{Pix}}}
lisah - Dec 29, 2023 3:58:22 pm PST #27730 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I’ll be keeping your Dad in my thoughts, Pix.
And thank you all for your kind words about Magellan. I miss him so much and can’t believe he’s gone.