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Post by the4thpip on Jul 23, 2015 13:57:01 GMT -5
(...) will be placed in assisted living in 1 or 2 months from now and that's would ease the burden of my nephew for good. At some point that becomes unavoidable, much as we'd wish otherwise. My own dad became dangerous to himself and others, and his not sleeping at night made watching over him impossible. At some point he did things like inadvertantly starting fires or jamming things in power outlets, and the look of helplessness and puzzlement on his face was heart-breaking. Dementia is the cruelest blow that old age can give us and our families. My heart goes out to your family. The most heartbreaking moment I ever had with my dad was when he had an odd period of confusion, when my mom called me in tears one morning at 6 am saying my dad had been up all night, pacing the apartment confused and naked and only making weird grunting noises, shrugging her off when she tried to get him to bed. I went over, helped him go potty (that was a first for me), managed to get him to lie down. Then he suddenly looked at me, himself for a brief moment, and asked me "why do people get this way?" I realized that he was aware of what was happening to him, and that made it so much worse. He was hospitalized the same day, they ran some tests, he was perfectly fine and lucid again in the afternoon and they never found out what had been the cause. Of course, he had some cerebellum damage from his drinking years and may also have been dehydrated from the intense heat that summer, but they still could not explain it properly. He died of a heart attack 3 1/2 years later, and while he was forgetful sometimes, he never had another episode like that. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 23, 2015 14:02:49 GMT -5
At some point that becomes unavoidable, much as we'd wish otherwise. My own dad became dangerous to himself and others, and his not sleeping at night made watching over him impossible. At some point he did things like inadvertantly starting fires or jamming things in power outlets, and the look of helplessness and puzzlement on his face was heart-breaking. Dementia is the cruelest blow that old age can give us and our families. My heart goes out to your family. The most heartbreaking moment I ever had with my dad was when he had an odd period of confusion, when my mom called me in tears one morning at 6 am saying my dad had been up all night, pacing the apartment confused and naked and only making weird grunting noises, shrugging her off when she tried to get him to bed. I went over, helped him go potty (that was a first for me), managed to get him to lie down. Then he suddenly looked at me, himself for a brief moment, and asked me "why do people get this way?" I realized that he was aware of what was happening to him, and that made it so much worse. He was hospitalized the same day, they ran some tests, he was perfectly fine and lucid again in the afternoon and they never found out what had been the cause. Of course, he had some cerebellum damage from his drinking years and may also have been dehydrated from the intense heat that summer, but they still could not explain it properly. He died of a heart attack 3 1/2 years later, and while he was forgetful sometimes, he never had another episode like that. Wow, that's one unsettling story, Pip! I'm glad it was temporary and that your dad remained himself for the rest of his days... it's a small blessing, but in the face of calamity we settle for what we can. Your poor mom... I can imagine how helpless she felt. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 14:32:30 GMT -5
Unnerving indeed, Pip. Reminds me somewhat of the weekend I came home from college during my freshman year to find my mother completely out of it -- she was calm, though obviously quite disassociated, but seemed convinced that my sister was living in the wallpaper. My sister was living in a state facility for the developmentally disabled, & my immediate fear was that something had happened to her & the resulting shock had knocked my mother for a profound loop. That turned out not to be the case, thankfully.
This lasted all weekend & AFAIK never recurred to any real extent (though on at least one other occasion over the remaining 6 or so years of her life she wasn't herself, as it were, though in that case she was ... well, borderline aggressive at times). As best the doctor could figure, she'd mixed & matched psychotropics one too many times. (Surprising that that could happen, since the town's two pharmacies were only about 8 storefronts apart on the same side of the street, but in retrospect without computers I guess it wasn't that unlikely, since along with the doctor's office I guess she was getting prescriptions from the county's mental health agency as well.)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 18:21:58 GMT -5
I've been waking up at 3am and commuting four hours a day for work for the past week, and looks like next week will be much of the same. I'm already very tired of it, but it came at a time I couldn't afford to say no. These two weeks have been great for pay, digging myself out of a... not quite a hole, but an almost hole. Brokest I've been in probably close to ten years for a little while there. A couple more weeks like this and I'll be back to a comfortable zero balance on the credit cards and four figure savings.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 23, 2015 19:58:05 GMT -5
At some point that becomes unavoidable, much as we'd wish otherwise. My own dad became dangerous to himself and others, and his not sleeping at night made watching over him impossible. At some point he did things like inadvertantly starting fires or jamming things in power outlets, and the look of helplessness and puzzlement on his face was heart-breaking. Dementia is the cruelest blow that old age can give us and our families. My heart goes out to your family. The most heartbreaking moment I ever had with my dad was when he had an odd period of confusion, when my mom called me in tears one morning at 6 am saying my dad had been up all night, pacing the apartment confused and naked and only making weird grunting noises, shrugging her off when she tried to get him to bed. I went over, helped him go potty (that was a first for me), managed to get him to lie down. Then he suddenly looked at me, himself for a brief moment, and asked me "why do people get this way?" I realized that he was aware of what was happening to him, and that made it so much worse. He was hospitalized the same day, they ran some tests, he was perfectly fine and lucid again in the afternoon and they never found out what had been the cause. Of course, he had some cerebellum damage from his drinking years and may also have been dehydrated from the intense heat that summer, but they still could not explain it properly. He died of a heart attack 3 1/2 years later, and while he was forgetful sometimes, he never had another episode like that. Reading this broke my heart. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Jul 23, 2015 22:32:46 GMT -5
Oh man, I may be seriously and thoroughly f**ked. The exterior drive where I keep all my work seems to be dying and it won't even let me access the data to copy/move it someplace safe. This could be very, very bad, kids.
Cei-U!
I summon the impending catastrophe!
UPDATE: Okay, crisis averted. All my irreplaceable files are now stored on Google Drive and my tech support-savvy nephew-in-law assures me he can retrieve the data I had to leave behind (my entire DC library). Whew!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 7:31:07 GMT -5
As soon as I find out who let this mosquito in my house, heads are gonna roll.
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Post by The Captain on Jul 24, 2015 7:51:30 GMT -5
Oh man, I may be seriously and thoroughly f**ked. The exterior drive where I keep all my work seems to be dying and it won't even let me access the data to copy/move it someplace safe. This could be very, very bad, kids. Cei-U! I summon the impending catastrophe! UPDATE: Okay, crisis averted. All my irreplaceable files are now stored on Google Drive and my tech support-savvy nephew-in-law assures me he can retrieve the data I had to leave behind (my entire DC library). Whew!!! Glad to hear it, Kurt! That would have been disastrous, both for you and for all of the folks you support with that information. |
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Post by Confessor on Jul 24, 2015 8:26:41 GMT -5
UPDATE: Okay, crisis averted. All my irreplaceable files are now stored on Google Drive and my tech support-savvy nephew-in-law assures me he can retrieve the data I had to leave behind (my entire DC library). Whew!!! Really pleased to here it. I felt your anxiety, my friend.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 10:18:36 GMT -5
As soon as I find out who let this mosquito in my house, heads are gonna roll. I hate mosquitos more than any insect that I know ... they are the nastiest insect that I know of! |
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Post by impulse on Jul 24, 2015 10:21:16 GMT -5
I just want to report that my daughter, at 8 months, is the cutest baby who has ever lived and is unquestioningly adorable, especially right now as she's asleep. That is all.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 13:08:30 GMT -5
Oh man, I may be seriously and thoroughly f**ked. The exterior drive where I keep all my work seems to be dying and it won't even let me access the data to copy/move it someplace safe. This could be very, very bad, kids. Cei-U! I summon the impending catastrophe! UPDATE: Okay, crisis averted. All my irreplaceable files are now stored on Google Drive and my tech support-savvy nephew-in-law assures me he can retrieve the data I had to leave behind (my entire DC library). Whew!!! I've had several exterior hard drives go out on me. After a little searching I realized most of the problem is in the USB adapter, which goes out very easily. it will appear your hard drive is destroyed when you could actually open the case and remove the hard drive and install it in your computer just fine. Rather than buy exterior drives, I'd recommend installing a larger hard drive into your computer directly to the mother board with the SATA cable. If your motherboard and case support two drives (they probably do) you could just install that external into your computer for the cost of about two or three dollars. It would be basically the same, except you always know where your hard drive is, and never have to plug it in to use it. I have four hard drives stuffed in my case. All were salvaged from old computers and external hard drives I already had laying around. Two were thought to be broken until I busted them out of their cases. They all work fine now. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 24, 2015 13:20:39 GMT -5
We are in the midst of a crisis which no one is discussing
For years we have had female "celebrities"/ "stars" going through public meltdowns or run ins with the law. Generally making an embarrassing public scene to keep our minds off serious and depressing topics. From Paris Hilton to Lindsey Lohan, from Winona Ryder to Britney Spears to Amanda Byrnes. And all of a sudden it has seemed to stop. Just the steady drip,drip drip of Bill Cosby revelations. Cosby accusations are revolting in and of themselves but lack the entertainment value we were used to from the femmes I mentioned previously.
Come on Hollywood starlets. Get your act together and keep us distracted from further hogwash coming from the 58 schmucks running for president
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 14:22:42 GMT -5
The real crisis is one of those reality show celebrities who thrives on tabloid attention is a presidential frontrunner
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Post by impulse on Jul 24, 2015 16:58:47 GMT -5
Somewhat on that topic, apparently WWE is cutting ties with Terry Bollea, better known internationally as Hulk Hogan. Rumors are that in a private sex tape that was leaked Hogan made some racist remarks, so WWE is saving face and preemptively cutting ties. From what I can tell, it looks like the tape hasn't been released in full to the public, but several "news" organizations claim to have it and there is a legal battle going on between Hogan and them. The last I saw on this the official statement hasn't come out yet, but I expect we will see more on that by Wednesday. Not as amusing as the Lindsay Lohan train wreck express, but it will have to do.
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