July 13th 2023

[Tiggnutz]

Unfortunately my moms health took another downturn. She has very advanced emphysema and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dealing with a lot right now so if I'm absent from the boards thats why.

[DAEBO]

Happy Birthday, DWW!

[DAEBO]

Unfortunately my moms health took another downturn. She has very advanced emphysema and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dealing with a lot right now so if I'm absent from the boards thats why.

Ah shit. That really sucks, bro.

[DAEBO]

Herrrrooos Dream!

oh shit, hey Dream!

In 6 months this will all be a bad dream. (Pun kinda not intended.. But noticed :p}

I've missed you guys.

I'm honestly just hoping I don't have a new boss in six months. It's more job than any of them realized and our board president is still causing problems every which way. In the past year we've had six board members quit. We are struggling to keep more than 6 on and we're supposed to have at least 12, I think. It's a giant fucking mess and I am not getting into that side of things. I have a brand new payroll system to learn now. I've been working on setting up everyone's schedule in the new system and turning a tablet into a kiosk for clocking in. Finding workarounds for employees who don't have emails and begging people to read a fucking 3 page instruction sheet instead of asking me twenty times over. Fun!

That does sound like an awful lot.

We missed you too!

[Tiggnutz]

Happy Birthday D

[Reign in Blood]

Happy Birthday Brother DomD!

[Reign in Blood]

Unfortunately my moms health took another downturn. She has very advanced emphysema and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dealing with a lot right now so if I'm absent from the boards thats why.

Oof, I'm sure you're dealing with tons, sorry to hear my man. Let me know if there is anything I can do.

[Jigsaw]

Deepy sorry about your mother's health, Tigg.

I truly wish you and her the best.

[Tiggnutz]

Thanks friends. My mom is getting sent home today so at least that's good

[DAEBO]

Thanks friends. My mom is getting sent home today so at least that's good

[DancesWithWerewolves]

Unfortunately my moms health took another downturn. She has very advanced emphysema and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dealing with a lot right now so if I'm absent from the boards thats why.

Damn, sorry man.

[DancesWithWerewolves]

Happy Birthday Brother DomD!

Thanks guys. It's been a long tiring day at work, but home now and chilling.

[Dream]

Unfortunately my moms health took another downturn. She has very advanced emphysema and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dealing with a lot right now so if I'm absent from the boards thats why.

Sorry to hear that Tigg.

Look into alz.org for some good information on managing that side of things. Alzheimer's is, in my opinion, so much worse than declining physical health. Death is unfortunate but guaranteed with life, you hate it but expect it at the same time. Alzheimer's is watching the person you know fade into someone who is often the opposite of their normal personality. It's exhausting and trying, especially if they get to the stage where they become combative, paranoid and violent. One of the key things with Alzheimer's is safety. Two of my residents have permanent jewelry (a bracelet without a clasp, it's welded closed so they can't take it off of their wrist) that contains a waterproof air tag pendant thing. It looks like pretty jewelry, but if they leave the house and wander off/get lost, we can find them quickly. And because they can't take the jewelry off there's never a risk of it not being on them. It sounds like your mom probably isn't at that stage, but it's something to keep in mind because it is one of the most effective safety measures I've seen.

Also, don't be afraid to look into Hospice care for your mom. It's not an "impending death" organization. It's a type of medical care offered by different companies. It's not immediate morphine on the death bed. It's massage therapy, daily ADL aides, home nursing visits, medication oversight, offering medical care in the home whenever possible, and grief counselors for the patient and their family among many other things. I've had residents on hospice care for years, they just have to get re-qualified every six months. Hospice shouldn't be a dirty word, but I feel like everyone thinks of it as accepting death as soon as possible. The reality is many people would qualify long before they actually sign up for services and their quality of life would've been much higher with fewer stressful hospitalizations and more personalized care at home, but it's been stigmatized as strictly deathbed care so people avoid it as long as possible which furthers that stigma by making it more likely their care will be deathbed care.

Some links that might be helpful for you:

https://training.alz.org/?_gl=1*eqajzs* ... 1689310852 <-- Free training programs on Alzheimer's

https://www.communityresourcefinder.org ... 1689310852 <-- Community resource finder

24/7 Alz Helpline: 800.272.3900

https://alzconnected.org/?_ga=2.1270894 ... 4zLjAuMA.. <-- online community for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's.

[Tiggnutz]

Unfortunately my moms health took another downturn. She has very advanced emphysema and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dealing with a lot right now so if I'm absent from the boards thats why.

Sorry to hear that Tigg.

Look into alz.org for some good information on managing that side of things. Alzheimer's is, in my opinion, so much worse than declining physical health. Death is unfortunate but guaranteed with life, you hate it but expect it at the same time. Alzheimer's is watching the person you know fade into someone who is often the opposite of their normal personality. It's exhausting and trying, especially if they get to the stage where they become combative, paranoid and violent. One of the key things with Alzheimer's is safety. Two of my residents have permanent jewelry (a bracelet without a clasp, it's welded closed so they can't take it off of their wrist) that contains a waterproof air tag pendant thing. It looks like pretty jewelry, but if they leave the house and wander off/get lost, we can find them quickly. And because they can't take the jewelry off there's never a risk of it not being on them. It sounds like your mom probably isn't at that stage, but it's something to keep in mind because it is one of the most effective safety measures I've seen.

Also, don't be afraid to look into Hospice care for your mom. It's not an "impending death" organization. It's a type of medical care offered by different companies. It's not immediate morphine on the death bed. It's massage therapy, daily ADL aides, home nursing visits, medication oversight, offering medical care in the home whenever possible, and grief counselors for the patient and their family among many other things. I've had residents on hospice care for years, they just have to get re-qualified every six months. Hospice shouldn't be a dirty word, but I feel like everyone thinks of it as accepting death as soon as possible. The reality is many people would qualify long before they actually sign up for services and their quality of life would've been much higher with fewer stressful hospitalizations and more personalized care at home, but it's been stigmatized as strictly deathbed care so people avoid it as long as possible which furthers that stigma by making it more likely their care will be deathbed care.

Some links that might be helpful for you:

https://training.alz.org/?_gl=1*eqajzs* ... 1689310852 <-- Free training programs on Alzheimer's

https://www.communityresourcefinder.org ... 1689310852 <-- Community resource finder

24/7 Alz Helpline: 800.272.3900

https://alzconnected.org/?_ga=2.1270894 ... 4zLjAuMA.. <-- online community for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's.

Thanks Dream

[Tiggnutz]

Unfortunately my moms health took another downturn. She has very advanced emphysema and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dealing with a lot right now so if I'm absent from the boards thats why.

Sorry to hear that Tigg.

Look into alz.org for some good information on managing that side of things. Alzheimer's is, in my opinion, so much worse than declining physical health. Death is unfortunate but guaranteed with life, you hate it but expect it at the same time. Alzheimer's is watching the person you know fade into someone who is often the opposite of their normal personality. It's exhausting and trying, especially if they get to the stage where they become combative, paranoid and violent. One of the key things with Alzheimer's is safety. Two of my residents have permanent jewelry (a bracelet without a clasp, it's welded closed so they can't take it off of their wrist) that contains a waterproof air tag pendant thing. It looks like pretty jewelry, but if they leave the house and wander off/get lost, we can find them quickly. And because they can't take the jewelry off there's never a risk of it not being on them. It sounds like your mom probably isn't at that stage, but it's something to keep in mind because it is one of the most effective safety measures I've seen.

Also, don't be afraid to look into Hospice care for your mom. It's not an "impending death" organization. It's a type of medical care offered by different companies. It's not immediate morphine on the death bed. It's massage therapy, daily ADL aides, home nursing visits, medication oversight, offering medical care in the home whenever possible, and grief counselors for the patient and their family among many other things. I've had residents on hospice care for years, they just have to get re-qualified every six months. Hospice shouldn't be a dirty word, but I feel like everyone thinks of it as accepting death as soon as possible. The reality is many people would qualify long before they actually sign up for services and their quality of life would've been much higher with fewer stressful hospitalizations and more personalized care at home, but it's been stigmatized as strictly deathbed care so people avoid it as long as possible which furthers that stigma by making it more likely their care will be deathbed care.

Some links that might be helpful for you:

https://training.alz.org/?_gl=1*eqajzs* ... 1689310852 <-- Free training programs on Alzheimer's

https://www.communityresourcefinder.org ... 1689310852 <-- Community resource finder

24/7 Alz Helpline: 800.272.3900

https://alzconnected.org/?_ga=2.1270894 ... 4zLjAuMA.. <-- online community for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's.

Thanks Dream

My mom worked at a nursing home for almost 30 years and helped people who were dealing with what she is now.