Your Day

FETCHER. · 08-28-2009, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by right-track

Visited my Dad in the home today for the first time since going on holiday.
He has senile dementia, parkinson's, angina, a suspected internal bleed awaiting an exploratory operation, crohn's disease, depression (unsurprisingly).
When I arrived he was trying to eat his tea (most of which was down his front) without any teeth, sitting in his own piss and totally confused.

Ain't life grand!

thats heartbreaking, i cant possibly imagine what your going through. i take my hat off to you for dealing with it better than i ever could.

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Originally Posted by dreadnaught

I've been working at a retirement home for going on 3 years now and there are residents who have been there longer than me that still don't remember my name. There's a woman there who recently lost her husband a little over a month ago (they lived together in the home) and she comes up to the front office at least once a day to ask where he is.. it's heartbreaking. With illnesses like Alzheimers and dementia, the best thing you can do is just go along with it honestly, while still trying to point them in the right directon.. and a visit from the family every now and then helps more than people realize I think.

this almost made me cry, that what i worry about as im getting older, as i only have one grandparent now (papa) hes a very healthy, active man in his late 70's, he walks about 10miles a day, and now his dog passed away he walks even more. so i cant say ive ever been in a situation anything like yours, you must have a very strong front to work in a place where stuff so heartbreaking goes on, id come home everyday in tears.

anyways today i have swimming lessons, yay! should be fun, i love my little pre-school class (3-5yr olds) its so fun, its more games than teaching them how to swim

. then i have a dear friends 18th party tonight, i have no idea what to expect or who to expect even...

TheBig3 · 08-28-2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

It's a dodgy one because if you're like my gran (who has alzheimers by the way) you'll end up having rampant moodswings and will lash out due to her confusion over anything, apart from my mum and my aunt she doesn't recognise anyone anymore. Getting her into hospital was an effort itself.

this happened to my grandfather when he had it. It was the worst thing to experience, screaming at his own children. Attacking his grandkids. I was mercifully saved from seeing any of it, just by chance. I got to remember him as I always had, but just to know it happened is heartbreaking on its own.

Double X · 08-28-2009, 05:49 PM

ugh, realizing school starts on tuesday...

scottsy · 08-28-2009, 09:02 PM

Yeah school start up puts the brakes on my lifestyle a little too... I start working at my job as a teacher's aide at the local high school, as well as keeping up my minimum hours in the Deli to keep my health insurance... busy times ahead! Gotta enjoy my last final blast of time freedom while I can....

Which made it all the better to enjoy today! Mostly great and relaxing, though a little chilly here in Wisconsin... kinda feels like summer never quite came and is now on the way out.... quite odd...

FETCHER. · 08-29-2009, 01:58 AM

Im extremely hungover .. Skint & tired. And im on my way to work

my hangover couldnt possibly get worse.

Antonio · 08-29-2009, 02:07 AM

had a pretty good band practice today and got home to do some design work, stayed up till 4 now.

scottsy · 08-29-2009, 09:02 PM

I guess I could easily hang out online till 4 myself, but the knowledge that my two year old usually comes in and wakes me up at seven usually has me heading to bed...

Laces Out Dan! · 08-30-2009, 12:48 AM

Just got back from a music festival. The big tickets were Thrice, Protest the Hero, and Classified. Thrice was fucking unreal, and Classified put on a wicked show.

Vanita · 08-30-2009, 03:50 AM

Attempted to finish
his excellency
A book about george washington which I have to write an essay on
status: FAIL.

Zarko · 08-30-2009, 06:06 AM

Played some basketball and tennis with a mate, then watched some kung fu movies, went down and had a countery at the local, then just chilled to some tunes.

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Yeah school start up puts the brakes on my lifestyle a little too... I start working at my job as a teacher's aide at the local high school, as well as keeping up my minimum hours in the Deli to keep my health insurance... busy times ahead! Gotta enjoy my last final blast of time freedom while I can.... Which made it all the better to enjoy today! Mostly great and relaxing, though a little chilly here in Wisconsin... kinda feels like summer never quite came and is now on the way out.... quite odd... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I guess I could easily hang out online till 4 myself, but the knowledge that my two year old usually comes in and wakes me up at seven usually has me heading to bed... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,614	Just got back from a music festival. The big tickets were Thrice, Protest the Hero, and Classified. Thrice was fucking unreal, and Classified put on a wicked show. __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

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Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	ugh, realizing school starts on tuesday...

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Vanita Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1	Attempted to finish his excellency A book about george washington which I have to write an essay on status: FAIL.

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Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	Played some basketball and tennis with a mate, then watched some kung fu movies, went down and had a countery at the local, then just chilled to some tunes.