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Life goes in the blink of an eye. I'm 70 no children divorced think about it all the time . Just had a training partner a 2:34 marathoner 100 mile a week runner have a stroke @71 . Now he's draging one leg around . Rob reading your experience is what the real world is. Class in life isn't what you own or how much you make its how you treat others.. Carl
Hey guys, i wanted to give you all an update. I visited my mom today and she is almost 100% mentally, and she had a good PT session. The doctors think she will be back home later this week, so I feel good leaving tomorrow knowing she is going to be fine.
I went out to get some food tonight, and on the way back the emotions just let go. I guess my body just needed to let it out after such a crazy ordeal. I sat in the car outside my mom's apartment, just reflecting on everything we had been through this week. I am nowhere close to understanding this, still trying to process it all.
Anyways, it helped me to share the ordeal. Hopefully our story helps someone avoid a situation like this in the future. Thanks again for all the kind words and wishes.
Hoping the weather stays nice this week so I can work on getting that CEL. lol
Would it be weird for you to make a hitler video on bad skilled nursing facilities? You never know, it could be a catalyst for change in the industry if people share it
Im really sorry to hear Rob. My mother had alot mental problems after her parents died. Its put her in a severe depression. shes never been the same person.
Would it be weird for you to make a hitler video on bad skilled nursing facilities? You never know, it could be a catalyst for change in the industry if people share it
The thing is, I don't know if this place was bad. My mom definitely got sent to the wrong place, but the staff was calm, professional and compassionate. Whenever someone asked a crazy question, they responded to them as people, with dignity and respect. "Mr. Jones, please go back to your room. It's over there."
I wasn't prepared for this place, and unfortunately my mom spent two nights there. But with a population of ~100% Alzheimers / Dementia there is no way not to have crazy **** going down. The staff are really heroes, dealing with stresses and situations that are very hard to explain. We just got sent to the wrong facility.
Somebody should make a movie about this place. It demonstrates the absolute best and worst aspects of the human spirit. People losing everything that essentially makes them people, while another group fights the odds to show them some dignity as their time winds down.
A horrible experience in the Asylum, but well described and written - Super glad it all worked out well
for you. BTW, while you were there, did you run across the big guy with Orange hair that imagined he was President?
Brutal experience. Sorry you had to go through that and glad it's working out in a positive direction.
Personally, I've found the hardest part about planning for these situations is often simply getting the elderly relative to commit to the idea that they will need assistance at some point and to think about it ahead of time. Some people are just so stubborn about growing old that they make decisions that ultimately magnify the burden on their surrounding family members. I've promised my kids that my wife and I will not be such a burden.
Your post really hit home. Literally and figuratively. My mom was in and out of several care facilities in the SF Bay Area as well as a few in Manteca (south of Sacramento).
If you believe you parent may fall victim to Alzheimer's/dementia, as mine did, start researching and visiting facilities. Sign up on the wait list, as some have extremely long lists and waits. Do your homework now, rather than having to do it suddenly, unexpectedly and totally unprepared.
Rob, glad to hear your mom is doing better! My business partner got a call this afternoon that his 77 year old father in law had taken a fall. Fortunately it was limited to scrapes and bruises. Your a mother is blessed to have a very loving family around her. A few 9k blast are calling
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