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Austin~sorry your kitty is back at the vets. That is strange your kitty won't eat, yet there is nothing wrong with him. I hope it all works out. Juju~Good to hear from you. I know what you mean about your mother not being there anymore. People just don't realize what you are going through and they say things. Susan~Oh your poor mom and poor you having to clean it up. It is a fine line to balance letting you help and doing things for themselves. It is heating up here, in the 90's and some nasty humidity along with it. The reveal turned out well, the babies are definitely 2 boys.Glad it is over but miss my daughter too. Taking mom out for a haircut and color this afternoon, a late appointment but today is the only day I have to do it. Mom did ok at the reveal, but it really was probably not a good idea to bring her as most of the people there, she did not recognize including my daughter. Every time me or my sister left the room she was in, she got concerned we were leaving her. Other than that she did ok. She wants to go back and live in her home, I can see there is no going back even if we could do it for her.Her house sold and every has been turned over to the new owners now. Bittersweet but less work for me to contend with. My next door neighbor is about 75-78 years old and her eldest son lives with her after going through a very nasty divorce. My neighbor, Shirley, has mobility problems due to a car accident when she was young...she broke the femur in one leg. She was a forklift driver and had an accident involving her knee on the same leg...this was back in the early 90's. As she got older, circulation problems developed with edema. Now she uses a walker in her house. Anyway, she fell on Mother's Day around 3am in the morning, her son was not home, she called her other son. He told me that she had to have 15 stitches in her hand, broke 4 fingers and would have surgery on Monday to reset the bones. I have not seen her son to find out how she is and I don't want to go over there because she prefers her privacy and independence. I have offered to help her in the past before her sons became involved and she would politely tell me that her sons would take care of it. We have been neighbors for 30 years and she and I, while never what you would say are good friends, but we have done a few things together over the years. Anyway, I respect her privacy, so I will wait until I see her son out to ask about her. Have a good day and I hope you can all find a little time to something good for yourselves. Hugs to everyone!
had that one too Juju..."You get this special time with your Grandpa to yourself and n one can take that away..." I try not to look disgusted when someone says that...Looking forward to him being taken away soon here! Deef! um...ew! Flying toenail scudgies yuckos! Austin, I hope your kitty is doing better, not eating is really not a good sign, but they can't find anything? ? If we could all be on the boat bobbie man I think we'd have to start bailing! Wish I were there! Susan..........a yeah, been there, bleached that!!! Gah, I mean really, the degree between won't allow assistance and really need it...is a hairs breadth! Day Health called said Grandpa refused to use the toilet or change his depends, all day long...Either he has the UTI again, very possible, or this is one step toward placement...Mom's upset, he's upset, we're all upset! God when does this end? Have a weekend all, put in your adverb of choice...I just don't know anymore...Jen
At the VA with Dementia Dad, (apologies to those who find that insulting) he was being an a$$ kept rolling away from me and glaring at me like he was daring me to come get him. Asked me to take him to the bathroom, though he pees in his brief on the way we go anyway... go into the handicap washroom and there is another vet showering. There are three things in that bathroom... a handicap toilet a shower and a sink... the shower being occupied by the vet which do you think Dad chose to pee in.... the sink. yeah... the vet comes out and asks if I'm going to clean that up? WHAT UP? "that muthafu@#$% just pi$$ed in the sink!" "so sorry he has dementia" went in and he was standing there about to turn around... "WTF ARE YOU DOING"... 'I gotta POOP". yeah...no joke. we barely made it to the toilet before he let that one fly.
Have the solution here ypiffani, Grandpa just came up with it...He said, He doesn't want to eat or drink anymore.....because it just comes out again... Yes, it's called the digestive process...Getting really good here....
Tut had a vet appointment today and got an all clear from the pathologist on all counts. His chronic ear infections are the culprit for the adenomas and polyps. they also took blood for diabetes and I should have the results for that tomorrow. He is drinking less since he has recovered from the surgery so maybe it was stress causing his sugar to spike after all. I will take him to the vet every 3 weeks for now to make sure the ear remains infection free and no special diet for food allergies. that's a relief as that would be very expensive. Susan, been there, done that! Mom dropped a big dookee on the shower floor and then stepped on it and mashed it into the drain! Horrible mess to clean for sure. Oh yeh! If I never have to do someone elses toenails again, I will die happy!! ypiffani, no offense taken! Even the most patient of us caregivers has a knick name for the ones we care for! Austin, your vet should be able to show you how to administer the fluids yourselfRip has done it many times over during her rescue days. Sharyn, Glad to hear your reveal party was a hit! Good luck with your neighbor! Jen, sounds like FP is near the end. I hope that is soon for your sake. Bobbie!!!!!!!! Off to bed. Another long day tomorrow. Deef
I will not make late afternoon appt for my mom again. She did well, but she was obsessing greatly. Sundowning!!! I did not take that into consideration when I made the appt. A lesson learned today because while we have not seen any real dramatic changes in our mom since she was moved to memory care, I saw today the changes and how dependent she is has become. I always see mom in the early morning hours or early afternoon. I think it is time to visit later so I can get a better idea of how she is doing within a 24 hour period.
Oh Susan that is awful, I guess I should be grateful my mom is cooperative but we do have our gross moments as she is completely incontenent and unable to realize should not touch or do certain things. Jen, hope the surgery goes ok, scary going under the knife but if it gotta go, get rid of it! I hope Aunt can help your mom make the needed decision. Austin, praying for your kitty, it is concerning he is not eating, wishing the best to you! Deef, glad yours is on the mend! good news from pathology!!! bit of maintanence ahead. Sharyn.....the party sounded like great fun, so now even with the gender reveal still is a bit of surprise to the birth "are they identical or fraternal"
Well I really need to get my butt up this morning and try to start the painting I have been trying to get done for weeks now. I am going change moms diaper and then let her sleep in today or I will never get it done if I don't start early. Waiting till chores and mom is done is not going to happen as proved by last few weeks! the exhaustion kicks in by early afternoon when I usually am ready to start at it. So I better get up and at it! Do what you can to have a nice day and weekend, Haahhahahaha!!!! sorry I am cynical at the moment! Well anyway thank for being here crew! LOVE TO YOU ALL!!! Peace, Juju
I got carpet in two rooms this week and they will have to tearout the living room floor back down to dirt and redo it next week then we can get all the laminate flooring in thru the living/dining/kitchen area. Then all but the masterbath will be complete and functioning again. The drywaller flaked out few times in Mbath and it became the storage zone for all the supplies...so once emptied we can get that room done.
I got the results of the biopsies for Benji-he doe have pancreatic cancer I brought him home for the rest of the weekend then on Mon will have to have him put to sleep otherwise he will suffer-and I saw thee bad night he had last night after my friend went home-he slept under the table all night-I did pick him up and take him to bed with me which he usually likes but left right away-I knew there was something seriously wrong right from the beginning the first vet was so sure it was my imagination she did not even take the time to really look at the x-ray - I always was right with human patients and knew I was right needing appetite stimulated my ass -my Church family prayed for him WED night and God answered by giving us a better vet who got it and looked at the x-ray and had a sonogram done and biopsies to submit and urgent requests for the results-so our prayers were answered. He will spend the weekend with me with pain meds q12 hrs. and lots of love and on Mom he will leave this world and I plan to bring him home and bury my furry friend -my other child-my friend.
I am truly sorry Austin...I just had to put my Pug Monty down three weeks back, it is still really sad around here. I am glad you can have the whole weekend together and wish Benji a peaceful passing surrounded by love...Jen
Juju- since the babies are the same gender, they cant determine if they are identical or fraternal until they are born...a DNA test will have to be done.
Thank you and Shary I have never been so close to a pet as I have been with Benji-I think it is because I got him while taking care of my abusive husband and he was such a comfort to me and because he was so close to my boyfriend-the only other person besides me that he was close to. I am upset that the first vet did not take the time to really look at the xray to find an abnormally and very glad the part-time vet picked up on it. It is going to be hard to let him go but I do not want to have him suffer. He was a great friend.
Austin, so so sorry, enjoy your weekend with him and love him up best you can!! Hope he is as comfortable as possible. So so hard to lose our sweet loving little furry children! Your a good boy Benji, be with the angels in peace !!! Love, Juju
My mom had 2 of her poodles cremated. I have the little containers at my house as my mom wants them in her casket with her when she passes. Big Hugs to you Austin, I know how much my pets mean to me.
MMMN and family from afar visiting...it is as unpleasant as expected...Having to listen to him go on and on and bring up the same god damn old stories he has told 8,000's before...Out of no where, in relations to nothing, Bam..."I was stationed in Miama Beach..." Yes, 1942, where you were just as useless but not as smelly as you are now...please just die... I am trying not to listen to him enjoying being around "Lil Gal's" again. Least the toddler will never be alone with him...I took money out of the grocery wallet, I am going to go swimming tomorrow...god let these days pass quickly...Cousin wants (insists on) have KFC tomorrow for lunch with him...I think, I will stay in the basement...They see him, for and hour, sitting in a wheelchair and talking like he is almost with it...This will be good...But at least most of his choking issues are behavior related, and he will be ON his best behavior with company... Thinking of you and your kitty Austin. Peace to you both...Jen
Jen enjoy your swim tomorrow. It is 98 F here today. Austin so sorry about your cat. Indio's dad passed away this morning. He was 79, had diabetes, and wouldn't take care of himself, so went into renal failure. Oh, and my stepdad dropped a car battery on his foot, may lose a toe. And, with all this going on my mom just can't stand that she isn't the center of attention. So she has decided she is in renal failure. Which she isn't . She is diabetic, but controls it with diet. Checks her blood sugar 6 times a day, never lets it go over 100. Sorry, just venting here, has been a crappy weekend.
meanwhile~so sorry about Indio's Dad. It is hard no matter the situation. Diabetes is not something to take for granted. My sis has type 2 and was recently diagnosed with CHF . There are too many variables with diabetes to take it for granted. Vent away, that is what the thread is for, it is too difficult to keep all of it inside and expect ourselves to just pull through these situations.Big Hugs to you!!
Really upset now, everyone out in back scarfing KFC, I won't be getting any as I am a vegetarian now and the two things I could eat they didn't get enough of...sitting in moms room feel miserable. Hope old s**t pants coughs his guts up at the table, let em have the usual show we get...God Just Kill me now...I am so over this...Jen
Had to go buy a dress for the funeral. Hate wearing a dress. It's dark green and kind of satiny. The only black dresses they had were slinky evening type dresses. Good grief, I'm even going to have to wear a bra. But, I'm not wearing panty hose, I draw the line. Sandals and bear legs will have to do. I've only met one of Indio's sisters, will probably get the 3rd degree from his other 2 sisters. Pray for me people, I'm going to need all the help I can get. Oh, Jen, hope your feeling better. Did you over do it swimming, and make your arms sore?
Don't know...just have to get through gall bladder and figure whats next...MM bath nite and Aunt gets an earful of what we have had to deal with for what, seven years now?
Jen, give more info on your arms...possible pinched nerves? Sometimes when I first wake up, I will have on arm that feels numb from the way I slept on it.
Meanwhile, Condolences on your loss....Vent away! Hope it is the best it can be. am praying for you! Jen, pinched nerve or stress, when I was stressed out beyond me, this time last year, my arm went numb. and also just today and that was from all the work of painting this weekend, had to putty, sand, caulk and hand paint an obscene amount of grooves in the paneling and ceiling tiles and sunday night the arms went numb and trembled, the right one is still tingling. Anyway so you mentioned all your cleaning, could be that too....try to rest them and relax yourself best you can.... That was pretty crappy not to consider your diet preferences!!!
Sharyn, I meant to say it is neat to still have the surprise of will they be identical or not? Although it is convenient to know the sexes I pondered that and remember in the "old days" when the sex was a surprise! Everyone waiting for the nurse/doc to come out and say "It's a ____"" etc...
As I briefly mentioned above painting was a B**** once I got into it. two days of prep and I got the wrong primer which made things even more messy. I got a heavy duty oil based which still stinks went on difficult and clean up was horrible. Then it turned out each and every groove in the paneling had to be hand brushed and the grooves in the ceiling tiles had to be caulked and of course it is vaulted ceilings so I am up and down a ladder a gazillion times....I am sore and have a lot more ahead. I was only able to get thru one room over weekend , up to the primer, no top coat yet,. Rested yesterday. Back at the caulking and spackling today. I am going to post before I lose this like my last one!
Hey did I get boat time??? been a while and I sure need some!!!
Well now that I have mom doing better, I have to say when I took her in couple weeks ago for the UTI I got the run around from her clinic again. Her Dr is in a clinic that now takes walk in appt's for regular clients, a semi-urgent care type situation, anyway I get there and they tell me sorry no clinic today. I explain how frail she is and how hard it is to get her in and out of car isn't there anyway she can just get a cat sample real quick. They have me sit out there for 1/2 while they figure out that they cannot. The "Dr" who handles walk ins is not there. I had to take her to the ER or another facility, there is one urgent care in the whole city as I will not step foot into that hospital unless I have no other option or unable. Anyway I got her over to the Urgent care and got her treated then took two weeks nearly to get her reg DR to see her and we requested home health start to help me with her pressure sore and her Knee's that are not wanting to bend. I am so glad they came out Friday and today and got her set up, it will be a short stint but I like the comfort of the nurse Summer who is wonderful, coming to see her every week! And PT and OT will come out and see what we can do. Which is only more work but I got to do it. now that house is coming along I have got to focus on getting her legs moving better I can barely get her in car, But she is doing better from UTI....And she has gained almost 18lbs since October which tickles me! It is the new flavorless protein powder I have been sneaking into everything I can, I believe anyway!
Anyway got to run, Contractor on way Love to you all. Peace, Juju
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Austin~sorry your kitty is back at the vets. That is strange your kitty won't eat, yet there is nothing wrong with him. I hope it all works out.
Juju~Good to hear from you. I know what you mean about your mother not being there anymore. People just don't realize what you are going through and they say things.
Susan~Oh your poor mom and poor you having to clean it up. It is a fine line to balance letting you help and doing things for themselves.
It is heating up here, in the 90's and some nasty humidity along with it. The reveal turned out well, the babies are definitely 2 boys.Glad it is over but miss my daughter too. Taking mom out for a haircut and color this afternoon, a late appointment but today is the only day I have to do it. Mom did ok at the reveal, but it really was probably not a good idea to bring her as most of the people there, she did not recognize including my daughter. Every time me or my sister left the room she was in, she got concerned we were leaving her. Other than that she did ok. She wants to go back and live in her home, I can see there is no going back even if we could do it for her.Her house sold and every has been turned over to the new owners now. Bittersweet but less work for me to contend with.
My next door neighbor is about 75-78 years old and her eldest son lives with her after going through a very nasty divorce. My neighbor, Shirley, has mobility problems due to a car accident when she was young...she broke the femur in one leg. She was a forklift driver and had an accident involving her knee on the same leg...this was back in the early 90's. As she got older, circulation problems developed with edema. Now she uses a walker in her house. Anyway, she fell on Mother's Day around 3am in the morning, her son was not home, she called her other son. He told me that she had to have 15 stitches in her hand, broke 4 fingers and would have surgery on Monday to reset the bones. I have not seen her son to find out how she is and I don't want to go over there because she prefers her privacy and independence. I have offered to help her in the past before her sons became involved and she would politely tell me that her sons would take care of it. We have been neighbors for 30 years and she and I, while never what you would say are good friends, but we have done a few things together over the years. Anyway, I respect her privacy, so I will wait until I see her son out to ask about her.
Have a good day and I hope you can all find a little time to something good for yourselves. Hugs to everyone!
Deef! um...ew! Flying toenail scudgies yuckos!
Austin, I hope your kitty is doing better, not eating is really not a good sign, but they can't find anything? ?
If we could all be on the boat bobbie man I think we'd have to start bailing! Wish I were there!
Susan..........a yeah, been there, bleached that!!! Gah, I mean really, the degree between won't allow assistance and really need it...is a hairs breadth!
Day Health called said Grandpa refused to use the toilet or change his depends, all day long...Either he has the UTI again, very possible, or this is one step toward placement...Mom's upset, he's upset, we're all upset! God when does this end?
Have a weekend all, put in your adverb of choice...I just don't know anymore...Jen
Susan, been there, done that! Mom dropped a big dookee on the shower floor and then stepped on it and mashed it into the drain! Horrible mess to clean for sure. Oh yeh! If I never have to do someone elses toenails again, I will die happy!!
ypiffani, no offense taken! Even the most patient of us caregivers has a knick name for the ones we care for!
Austin, your vet should be able to show you how to administer the fluids yourselfRip has done it many times over during her rescue days.
Sharyn, Glad to hear your reveal party was a hit! Good luck with your neighbor!
Jen, sounds like FP is near the end. I hope that is soon for your sake.
Bobbie!!!!!!!!
Off to bed. Another long day tomorrow.
Deef
Hope Tut is doing better!
Jen, hope the surgery goes ok, scary going under the knife but if it gotta go, get rid of it! I hope Aunt can help your mom make the needed decision.
Austin, praying for your kitty, it is concerning he is not eating, wishing the best to you!
Deef, glad yours is on the mend! good news from pathology!!! bit of maintanence ahead.
Sharyn.....the party sounded like great fun, so now even with the gender reveal still is a bit of surprise to the birth "are they identical or fraternal"
Well I really need to get my butt up this morning and try to start the painting I have been trying to get done for weeks now. I am going change moms diaper and then let her sleep in today or I will never get it done if I don't start early. Waiting till chores and mom is done is not going to happen as proved by last few weeks! the exhaustion kicks in by early afternoon when I usually am ready to start at it. So I better get up and at it!
Do what you can to have a nice day and weekend, Haahhahahaha!!!! sorry I am cynical at the moment!
Well anyway thank for being here crew! LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!
Peace,
Juju
I got carpet in two rooms this week and they will have to tearout the living room floor back down to dirt and redo it next week then we can get all the laminate flooring in thru the living/dining/kitchen area. Then all but the masterbath will be complete and functioning again. The drywaller flaked out few times in Mbath and it became the storage zone for all the supplies...so once emptied we can get that room done.
lovbob
Love, Juju
Thinking of you and your kitty Austin. Peace to you both...Jen
Meanwhile, please accept my condolences for Indio's Dad. Ow.
And of course there's black humor with how your mom is dealing. Oy.
Austin! let us know how you're doing. So sorry about your kitty.
DEEF!!
CUZ!!
Just working on a dock here.
lovbob
Oh, Jen, hope your feeling better. Did you over do it swimming, and make your arms sore?
Jen, pinched nerve or stress, when I was stressed out beyond me, this time last year, my arm went numb. and also just today and that was from all the work of painting this weekend, had to putty, sand, caulk and hand paint an obscene amount of grooves in the paneling and ceiling tiles and sunday night the arms went numb and trembled, the right one is still tingling.
Anyway so you mentioned all your cleaning, could be that too....try to rest them and relax yourself best you can.... That was pretty crappy not to consider your diet preferences!!!
Sharyn, I meant to say it is neat to still have the surprise of will they be identical or not? Although it is convenient to know the sexes I pondered that and remember in the "old days" when the sex was a surprise! Everyone waiting for the nurse/doc to come out and say "It's a ____"" etc...
As I briefly mentioned above painting was a B**** once I got into it. two days of prep and I got the wrong primer which made things even more messy. I got a heavy duty oil based which still stinks went on difficult and clean up was horrible. Then it turned out each and every groove in the paneling had to be hand brushed and the grooves in the ceiling tiles had to be caulked and of course it is vaulted ceilings so I am up and down a ladder a gazillion times....I am sore and have a lot more ahead. I was only able to get thru one room over weekend , up to the primer, no top coat yet,. Rested yesterday. Back at the caulking and spackling today.
I am going to post before I lose this like my last one!
Well now that I have mom doing better, I have to say when I took her in couple weeks ago for the UTI I got the run around from her clinic again.
Her Dr is in a clinic that now takes walk in appt's for regular clients, a semi-urgent care type situation, anyway I get there and they tell me sorry no clinic today. I explain how frail she is and how hard it is to get her in and out of car isn't there anyway she can just get a cat sample real quick. They have me sit out there for 1/2 while they figure out that they cannot. The "Dr" who handles walk ins is not there. I had to take her to the ER or another facility, there is one urgent care in the whole city as I will not step foot into that hospital unless I have no other option or unable.
Anyway I got her over to the Urgent care and got her treated then took two weeks nearly to get her reg DR to see her and we requested home health start to help me with her pressure sore and her Knee's that are not wanting to bend.
I am so glad they came out Friday and today and got her set up, it will be a short stint but I like the comfort of the nurse Summer who is wonderful, coming to see her every week! And PT and OT will come out and see what we can do. Which is only more work but I got to do it. now that house is coming along I have got to focus on getting her legs moving better I can barely get her in car,
But she is doing better from UTI....And she has gained almost 18lbs since October which tickles me! It is the new flavorless protein powder I have been sneaking into everything I can, I believe anyway!
Anyway got to run, Contractor on way
Love to you all.
Peace,
Juju