Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
Solar Annual Eclipse.
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Cool story about the daughter and her chess playing father.
My mom and her older brother both had Parkinson’s disease. They wanted to remain involved in life as long as they could.
My mom played solitaire every single day at the kitchen table. My uncle played his guitar daily until he entered the later stages of his Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s affects everyone differently.
One thing that I always found fascinating with my mom was that she often had tremors when she was holding her coffee cup but when she wanted to sew, she could hold steady enough to thread the needle.
I've been mulling this over and my suspicious mind thinks that this person wants more than a simple chess player. That level of commitment either means the father is an obsessed master level player or is suffering from dementia and ruminates endlessly about playing - in the first case it may be difficult to find anyone to match that level of ability, and in the second scenario attempting to play would be quite challenging.
Someone is willing to pay $30 an hour for someone to play chess with her elderly father .
And a vacay for Pamzi!
Things are settling down here at home, the unsettling emotions that often come with a full moon are subsiding. Taking a break from too much phone and internet time helps too.
Just read online of a job that pays $60 for 30 minutes time, being an empathetic ear over the phone. No comment, I just thought many here would qualify. Tee Hee.
So very sorry for your loss of Merlin-cat.
It is so special when they choose you to be their person, and to live in your home by choice all those 16 years!
Very sad.
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May another precious kitty come into your life at just the right time. Hugs!
Wow! Quite a turn out for the class. Sounds great!
So sorry about your kitty. I agree that as soon as you know that he’s uncomfortable, it’s time to bring him to your vet.
Thanks, our granddog will be here in the morning. I can’t wait! My daughter says, “Mom, you tell the dog hello before you even speak to me.” LOL 😆 It’s true.
Merlin is hanging in there. He is about 5 lbs these days, and greasy looking as he only grooms his front legs ( or licks off the cream I put on his one tumor.) Actually since I accidentally brushed the scab off it, which is how I found it, it is scabbing back over so I guess that is good. He would not survive any surgury, and so we just keeping him happy . He doesn't seem to be in pain, and spends his time sleeping in the sun and our bed at night, meowing at my DH for treats all day, and having a small bowl of milk at night when hubs has his snack. Using the litter box and otherwise seems content. When he is no longer happy, we will take him to the vet and hold him as he goes ( if he doesn't just pass away in his sleep.) It;s hard but we've done it before.
Enjoy your grand dog!!
How many people were in attendance? Glad that you enjoyed it!
How’s the kitty doing?
My youngest daughter is going to the beach for the holiday weekend.
She’s dropping off her dog at our house so we will get to spoil him while she’s away.
I already bought special treats for him and a new toy to add to the basket of toys that I keep for him. I have fallen in love with our granddog. 😊
Senior centers have all kinds of activities. Hope that you enjoy your class. It’s great that a friend will be joining you.