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Talked to my sweet Aunt tonight for the first time in weeks, because I had to clean up my brothers mess(long story)! I am caring for her from over a thousand miles away.

She sounds great, but after 13 months of AL and memory care she is still wanting to go home!

I know it's not abnormal when dealing with Alzheimer's, but it still breaks my heart!!

In the beginning I tried to deflect. Then I began reminding her that her house was sold. Now I'm back to deflecting (Thank You Covid)!
It's exhausting!!

I adore her!!! And I pray that I am doing the very best for her, but it's a double edged sword!!
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xrayjodib: Good job with your dear aunt. Bless you.
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Thanks Llama!! I needed that!!

You're amazing!!

(((Hugs)))
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xrayjodib: You're very welcome. Glad to be of help. Thank you, though I am a mere mortal. You're too kind.
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I have a new grandpuppy! He’s a Siberian husky.

I haven’t met him. He’s in Denver but my daughter sent pictures to my phone. He is absolutely beautiful!

My daughter is thrilled to have a fur baby.
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Isn't your daughter living in an apartment or condo NHWM?
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cw,

She is in an apartment. It’s dog friendly. When her lease is up she’s going to move to another building that is very dog friendly.

The new building that she is looking at has a floor that has a dog ‘wash’ room with bathtubs to wash the dogs in! Hahaha
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At least it will be nice and cold outside :)

For a moment I misread NHWM's post and thought "gosh, how's a husky going to like New Orleans??? - he'll need to get his hair cut!"
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What I was thinking is that is a lot of dog for anyone living in an apartment, I hope she is a very active, outdoorsy type of person.
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CM,

She sent a video of him playing in the snow. I wish that I could go visit.

Not the right time, my husband is doing his radiation treatments for his prostate cancer.

Even if hubby didn’t have cancer, we don’t want to travel during Covid, so I suppose it’s going to be awhile before we meet him.

Husky’s have the most beautiful eyes!
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cw,

She is very active. She’s in a very walkable neighborhood and there are dog parks nearby too.

Her old dog was a poodle! He was spoiled rotten. She loves dogs and was really sad when he died. He had Cushing’s disease.

She is thrilled to have a dog again. She’s working remotely with her company. Denver is going through a surge in COVID cases.
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NHWM, Huskies are so beautiful. I am happy for your daughter. Perhaps in the near future when the vaccine comes out and all is safe you can visit your daughter and and meet your new grand puppy.
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Thanks, EB

I am enjoying the pictures she is sending to me.
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I don’t know why his photo shows up sideways but that’s my new grandpuppy! Isn’t he beautiful?
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My camellias are blooming their hearts out in my front yard.
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I switched to my flowers because I couldn’t get my grandpuppy’s photo formatted correctly.
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NHWM- your flowers are beautiful.
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Just thought about elaine62 whose mother died last month or so. Have not seen her. Hope she's doing well.
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Thanks, Polar. They bloom beautifully every year. I love them.
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"polarbear,"

I was just wondering the same thing as you posted your comment. I would imagine with this being her first holiday season without her mom it's probably especially hard on her and their family.
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Polarbear,
I was just thinking of her this past weekend. 🤔
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Just heard on the news that Tulane University here in New Orleans is looking for volunteers.

They are planning to introduce a COVID vaccine.

Every now and then I think about an incident that happened many years ago at Tulane’s primate center on the north shore, (Covington, Louisiana) some of their monkeys escaped and ended up in people’s backyards!

I knew that they were working on a vaccine. Tulane wants at least 60 to 70 percent of people to be vaccinated here.
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I think of Elaine too. I hope she is doing better. She felt so badly about finding her mom collapsed on the floor.

Her mom was a terrible hoarder. I am sure that is an awful mess to clean up afterwards.

She said that her mom had a reverse mortgage on the home so I suppose the mortgage company now owns the home.

Her mom had gambled her savings away at casinos. So sad.
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Need: Praying for your DH.
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Llama,

I appreciate that. Prayers are always welcome!

His oncologist says so far, so good. Radiation treatments should be completed near the end of January. He still has hormone injections and another MRI.

We are both very grateful that even though the oncologist described his cancer as ‘aggressive,’ the cancer is contained so it is treatable with radiation.
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Count me as another who thinks often of Elaine and would love to hear from her. I miss those who leave us: Amijoy, The Captain, so many others. For Elaine, with her Mom, I wonder that there might not have been a lot to clean up after the death. I think she was at peace with knowing she did her very best for a rather difficult Mom. I sure think she did.
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On my mind today is something I found when recommended by a Facebook friend who is a New York Pediatrician. It is a series on Netflix, a documentary series, called THE SURGEON'S CUT. I have only seen the first episode. If anyone needs some restoration of a belief in humanity, this is the series for you. I found it utterly MIRACULOUS, and I'm an atheist, so go figure.
If you have Netflix, please give this a try.
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Today my dad FINALLY gets his first chemo treatment! They kept delaying it because he had blood in his urine. Anyway we are very fortunate he is able to get all his care from the VA. The Reno VA is really outstanding, they are allowing family to accompany the veterans to their appointments! My dad has 3 today, I expected to have to wait in the car but to my pleasant surprise, they let me go with him. Right now we are waiting in the cardiology dept to get his pacemaker checked. Then we go to oncology for the chemo. There are other veterans here with their spouses and one just got called back and his wife was surprised she could go with him. The nurse said “everyone gets to come”. Really a big difference here. The regular hospital has cancelled elective procedures and doesn’t let anyone in. But it is business as usual at the VA hospital and I am so thankful for that!!!
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Cali, wishing your Dad a lot of luck. Glad things are finally under way in his treatment.
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Cali,

Wishing you and your dad the very best outcome with his chemo.

You are very fortunate to be able to accompany him. That’s fantastic!
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