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Coyote,
Take UBER.
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This is Jay. Becky had and okay night. She had an accident last year on July 3. She never mentions it because she gets upset and most people get offended by her comments. She flies loose with some bad comments about rescue and rehomed dogs. Humane Society had rehomed this dog three times. Short version is she was attacked by a mixed breed (Lab German Shepherd). Her leg was totally mauled. Because she is diabetic and has neuropathy in that leg it has never healed. She has had several surgeries and many debridements. She was standing on her own driveway getting ready to to go to church when it happened. Originally, she had 168+ stitches. She was down to 48 stitches. This morning the ICU nurse got a monitor wire wrapped around her leg some how and it tore open a big portion of the wound. Her surgeon for that had to do a huge repair on her leg. She is in a lot of pain from both her leg and yesterday’s surgeries and is very depressed. I don’t blame her for that. It’s like the sister I know has been replaced by someone else. She has tremendous anger over the dog incident and that nutcase lady hitting her over the head. It’s as if she can’t catch a break. I haven’t seen her since before noon. I did hear her cut loose with the Director of Nursing and then she passed out. PJ is working to get her transferred to a smaller, quieter hospital. Her cardiologist and surgeon both have privileges there and he feels she can recover better there in the quieter environment. Her insurance has approved the transfer. I think it will happen later this evening or tomorrow.
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Jay, thank you for the update. Yes, a quieter environment would do Becky a world of good. One needs their sleep to get better.
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This Is Jay. Beck is on her way to the other hospital. She is relieved to be moving. I’m glad too. The media attention to her accident last year and then getting hit in the head this past winter have made her very sensitive to all of the nasty comments people have made to and about her. The out of the way location will be better. PJ has found two Catholic sisters who are RN’s to stay with her. I hope this will lead to her having a smoother recovery.
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Jay,
Thanks for letting us know the situation with Becky

We continue to hold good thoughts and prayers for her
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Jay, I can hardly believe how awful Becky's last year has been - and IS being.... we are praying for her and asking the Lord to give her some mercy; whatever that would be. You're right; she hasn't been able to catch a break!
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Becky04473,
@ Jay
Aging care moderators will be looking into ways to protect Becky' s anonymity and privacy.
I do not want to be unkind, however, you need to obtain your own screen name.

You have been very kind to share her updates, however, you have shared too much, imo. I will wait to hear from your sister when she is well, and can tell us herself.
I am referring to your PM to me, sharing unbelievable family details, in which anyone could discover her identity. Please be careful with her privacy, imo.
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Last post from Jay. I won’t be posting further updates. On Beck. Not warranted at this point in time. Things have settled down.
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Glad things have settled, Jay. Hoping to hear from Becky soon.
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Thanks for understanding Jay, and for being the very best brother ever!
Media attention only goes away if we stop talking about it, imo.

Thank you again for helping me advocate on Becky' s behalf, for her anonymity and her privacy.
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Send, Thanks for your concern, but not necessary. I’m safe and sound.
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Hmmm, something sounds fishy here.......
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Mally, Thank you for your good thoughts and prayers. It has been a rotten year, but this to shall pass. Long recovery ahead, but I have good docs, plenty of help and other good resources. I’m not good at being in the hospital. I would much rather be at home with my family and friends, and going about my regular routine. This one finger typing on an I Pad isn’t good.
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I have requested that Aging Care administrators close my account. I am no longer in a caregiving role. The only thing I need to concentrate on is my own recovery and the long term health issues I face in the future. I have met some wonderful, caring and thoughtful people on this site who over the last two years have given me a lot of good, thoughtful advice and encouragement when I needed it most.

My brother Jay has been wonderful in helping me with my own health issues and with helping me during the time he helped with my cousin Pam and her battle with cancer. To see him called out by a poster who knows no real information or facts and reported him to administrators is concerning. He revealed nothing that would give away my family’s information or mine.

To the prolific posters who want “likes” and adoration - that’s fine and your privilege.

To posters who live to engage in innuendo, bad language, and pulling people down  - stop and reflect on yourself.

To those who are spinning their wheels stuck in the mire and muck of caregiving, I hope you find the solutions you need to deal with the situations.

Thank you to all who have been helpful. It was always appreciated. Thank you.
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Becky, I wish you speedy and complete recovery. Everyone who participates in this forum is limited to what we read on a screen, dry black text, and a world of nuance and understanding is left open to interpretation and our own projections. Misunderstandings are bound to happen, but I like to think that the people here are some of the best in the world, in general, because we are or were caregivers and that's no small thing.

Take the good, leave the rest, focus on yourself and healing if that's what's right for you at this time. This forum is always open to you.
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Becky, I don't think anyone here wishes you ill will, quite the opposite. We shall miss your wit and wisdom, but it is understandable that your focus needs to be on your recovery and family at this time.
Farewell, my sister, fare thee well.
The elements be kind to thee, and make
Thy spirits all of comfort: fare thee well.
~William Shakespeare
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CW, that's a beautiful quote, and so appropriate.

Becky, you know that you can just leave your membership open but not post until you're ready to return?
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Thanks CWillie, great quote.
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Becky,
Wishing you a calm quick recovery and a hospital stay which doesn't require you to do any Viking pinching in the days ahead

Hope you're enjoying those fabulous home cooked meals soon
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Becky, you’ve endured so many challenges the past couple of years. Do everything you need to do to heal — body and soul. Wishing you all the best. (And PJ, too!)
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Uggh
It is some 20 degrees cooler than last Friday, but the thermostat was still at 90 in the living room when I got home

Trying to get some air moving with fans to get it to 80 before going up to hoca
It's 10 pm 😩
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I am angry that my bushes and flowers are dying...I am watering them faithfully. Funny the scowling neighbor's flowers are just thriving. After he moved into the condo and began to try to compete, some of the grass behind my patio died off in a zigzag pattern...like someone moving their arm back and forth while spraying something. Then 4 beautiful rose bushes on that mean neighbor's side mysteriously died. We are detached from his unit. Now it is a large lilac and a formerly thriving rhododendron....even my hearty black eyed Susans are looking very meager. When I first met this neighbor, he said he didn't care what the condo board thought....that he was going to cut down certain bushes behind his place "in the middle of the night". He did. This tells me he is lurking around our there late at night. The board never noticed he cut down things. He has put up stone walls and patios and the board won't do anything. The people on the other side of him are trying to sell their place. The weird thing here.....he got on the condo board probably because the other board members think he can do grunt work around here, so I can't complain about this and I have no actual proof of him doing this, though I am sure of it. I know my plants. I have never had a neighbor do this before. I used to have a thriving flower garden that helped me through my Mom's caregiving, before he moved in. There goes the gardening pleasure.
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There's nothing like a bad neighbour to turn your castle into a prison, I just don't understand why some people seem to find pleasure in making others miserable 😒
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Cwillie, this Bully must have mental issues to do this. Just my luck after all I went through with caregiving for my Mom. We are hoping to move when my husband retires and we still have my MIL to care for. The real estate market here right now is not good....there is a glut of huge, 5 bedroom homes that are not moving.That is just too big for both of us at our age. Anything that would be good for us gets grabbed up right away. We are even tired of this area...maybe an entirely new place would be mentally good someday. I can't even go into the bedroom where my Mom was for so long without feeling some apprehension though I painted it and put new furniture in there. Not only do I have that baggage...but now the Bully next door has made the outside unpleasant.
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Katie, does this man fancy himself as a brilliant gardener, or does he hate plants and all their kind? (I'm always a bit worried about people who prefer paving to grass)

You could take some soil samples, get a little home testing kit from your nearest garden centre, and see if there's anything obviously weird going on. If your own land has been contaminated the board can't just ignore it. But do try to avoid boundary disputes if you possibly can - I can tell you from experience how hideously stressful they are.
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Countrymouse, I am not sure about his love for gardening, but he is the know-it-all type who has to have the best looking garden and patio on the street. He thinks he is smarter than everyone with home buying as well, but I looked into county records and see he put very little down on his home, got it for less to begin with because my nice neighbor died, then he tells me I "gave my Mom's condo away for cheap", which I did not!...it was accurate with the comps in the area and I had a highly experienced realtor. He had an enraged look on his face when my husband bought a new car...nothing fancy or luxury but it angered him with his older models that he has. He told me he is retired but he goes to work daily doing home renovating or something similar.This guy is just insufferable, jealous, and has to appear to top everyone...insecurity issues taken to an extreme. The soil kit sounds interesting, though I think the board would just try to explain it away. We have no boundary lines as it is all common area, but he maniacally began pacing off where he thinks the boundary should be when I was out in my back garden one day....back and forth he went. I try to not go out there when he is home, and I have been doing the minimum.
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If he thinks he is Top Gardener, Canniest Negotiator, Cleverest Man Ever (and winner of the Mrs Joyful Prize for raffia work, don't tell me) that could be very promising.

How Machiavellian are you feeling?

Because what almost works with people who know everything is seeking their advice. The drawback is that you have to keep a straight face, even if the conceit they reply with is completely breathtaking (I did this with a copywriter who'd been getting up my nose, and he answered my humble question as though he really had written the entire world's style guide. It was all I could do not to crack up); but the thing is it *works* - believing you to be an admirer, they will love you forever.

And stop secretly poisoning your plants, with a bit of luck.

Or. Are you allowed big pots?
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CM, the idea is interesting but I tried to seek his advice at the beginning....then he turned on us for reasons we are not sure about but he appears to be the jealous type who cannot help but try to seek a neighborhood competitor. We didn't fall for that and I think he is disappointed. The people on the other side seem to not like him either based on comments I have heard...and now they are trying to sell their place too. I do have large pots of some plants and flowers on a deck and front porch...He seems to favor attacking the ones in the ground on his side and in the center. I am tempted to put fake ones there to frustrate him...:)
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If you're feeling really, really evil...

Not sure I should even mention this...

😈

As a Parthian shot, when you're ready to leave, get some packets of feverfew seeds and toss them exuberantly into the air.

He'll be too busy weeding for the next seven years to give anyone a hard time.
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CM, I will remember that! The vision of him panicking with all those weeds makes me smile first thing this morning!
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