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Post by Artista/CN on Sept 15, 2020 4:57:42 GMT
Anna called at 1. Was sleepy but went over to her hotel anyway. Best Western. 122 a night. Yikes! Browns and nothing to write home about. Seems clean. Has fridge and microwave. Good to know if for some reason I need to leave here, assuming they aren't in evac themselves. It's by the freeway.....I'm a block or 2 from the hills. So 7 miles or so apart. The fridge part is awesome. I'd take b n b veggies.
Mother in bad shape. Back to not interacting much and some pain. Doesn't want to eat. Man. Just a couple weeks ago she looked and sounded normal, no sign of dementia. Now it's almost 180. How fast they can turn. So sad.
Left at 4. She went to feed mother. Decided to not go back at 6 so tomorrow I'll just visit anna at her hotel at 6 when she's done with mother. Will order in and chat. Leaves wed afternoon.
Probably will be coming sun thru wed while mother is in this shape. She would have to get much better before she'd go to sac.
The 2 caregivers went to interview at pop's. One is great, can handle carrying pop when needed. Her friend wasn't strong enough. So Marial can do tues thurs. She'll ask around for wed and fri. If no one then will post ad. I didn't get if marial is for sure a go and hiring will be around her... Siu has a friend who may be interested that bro will call tomorrow. All the work helping pop all day, trying to hire, doing all the errands makes my head hurt. God bless him..
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Post by Artista/CN on Sept 17, 2020 20:33:54 GMT
Saw Anna Wed. Ate dinner in her hotel room. Thinks her mother's had a stroke since yesterday. Face is droopy some. So sad. Hospice going over more to make sure is comfortable. Hospice is only comfort care. It's been 2 years since she was last in hospice where she really went from say your goodbyes to really bouncing back. Alzheimer's is an unpredictable disease in her case. So again we're thinking it's coming but who knows. This is time # 4 we're thinking this is it. Isn't planning on coming back next week but the week after but we'll see how it goes with her.
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Post by Artista/CN on Sept 17, 2020 20:38:12 GMT
Great news on finding pop caregivers for tues thru fri! So happy for bro and pops!
"God sent the right 2 ladies...Oli and her niece Fita. They are Dad's new caregivers! Hallelujah! They are big strong ladies, excellent attitude, very calm natured modest women. Fita will work Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Oli will work Thursdays and Fridays. Now the real good part, they agreed to Dad's offer of 150 a day! I will still tip them 50 a week. So now in retrospect, I am glad the Filipino girl couldn't lift him lol... these ladies seem to be willing to be in for the long haul. They have no kids or other commitments except working for an agency the days they are not here... so thank God. I will be training them next week... chiropractor today, so going to eat before we leave. Take care, have a good day 💓🙏"
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Post by Artista/CN on Sept 21, 2020 1:58:35 GMT
Anna's coming back tues. It's her mother's 94th birthday. She'll stay in the same hotel. Back to sac sat. Exhausting, and I'm not involved. Even in pop's stuff, I just hear the latest. Poor Anna and my bro..
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Post by Artista/CN on Sept 22, 2020 6:35:24 GMT
Decided to get nationwide pet insurance for my 2 guinea pigs. Bella may very well need a spay as she has ovarian cysts. Pretty good deal. Got the highest coverage for both. $100 deductible, 60 a mo for both, 90% reimbursement. So it should be in effect for when I take Bella and Bianka in for physicals on oct 14. It's a 2 week wait so oct 5. Can cancel anytime. I may Bianka since she's little. So hard to know. Anything can happen at any time. Bella though at 3 is around middle age. Bianka is coming on 3 mos. So we'll see..
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Post by Artista/CN on Sept 24, 2020 4:03:59 GMT
Met anna at 5 to go to dinner. Anibal was pulling in the hotel lot. He had the dog. While we went to dinner he showered in her room. We looked in his rav 4, Anna's old car, and it's packed. Only way he can sleep is in the driver or passenger seat. Very sad.
We went to a place called lazy dog. Has a large covered patio. Had a delicious seared ahi yellow fin with mashed cauliflower and veggies in a cauliflower curry sauce. Talked about mother. She managed to eat some and was a little less out of it today. Really appreciated anna. Anna was crying all day. She has to wear what looks like a hefty bag dress with sleeves in addition to a mask. Says it's like a sauna wearing it. Anibal would love to see his mom too but the facility says needs to take covid test. He looks awful but it's expected being a druggie living in his car. Anna got him dinner and she went back. On Fri going with her in the am to the vet to get bella checked out..
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Post by Artista/CN on Sept 26, 2020 12:03:31 GMT
Went with anna to the vet this am. Waited in the car. Took a whole 5 min. My vet takes a lot longer to examine everything. So he comes out and says everything looks good. Gave me the record which itemized everything he checked and no preexisting conditions! Awesome! He didn't feel for lumps and bumps. He may see gps but he's not gp savvy. Then an hour later I get an email from nationwide saying bella is approved, no preexisting conditions. I haven't sent her medical record yet. Called to verify and yup. They didn't need her medical record so the gal misinformed me. Sucks. $84 for nothing. Already set her as no preexisting conditions. Thanks. 🙄 Both girls are effective 10/5 which is great as they are already scheduled for a routine exam. No more thinking should I take them in...the costs. So relieved!
Anibal calls wanting anna help him set up tv on his ipad. Said would be right over so we waited in her room. No show, no phone answer. So we went to lunch. Sat out on the patio. Great weather this week. Sunny but not real warm. I came back home while she went to see mother. She gets back to her room and anibal had smoked in there, dirtied the bathroom and.....she found beer in his water bowl! WTF! That could kill him! Oh but he likes it. I've given it to him before. OMG. No wonder this dog has stomach issues. She's was going to let him stay there with the dog while she went to dinner with another friend but she took the dog and kicked him out of her room. She plans on coming weekly until something changes with mother unless she doesn't feel up to it. 2 hour drive, having the dog add to her low energy.
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Post by Artista/CN on Sept 28, 2020 14:18:18 GMT
Meh, happy birthday to me. Just another day really. My gift is a hot day on tap and the haze is back. Awesome!
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 1, 2020 3:07:17 GMT
Anna went back to sac yesterday and will be back fri thru mon. The caregiver she hired that's there 730am to 730pm is calming mother nicely. Man, aging parents is tough.
I have no appts for myself in oct. Yeah! Bella and Bianka have a wellness check with their vet oct 14.
After a good 2 weeks or more bro went back home in la. Oli and fita are doing a great job. They really tend to pop. He'll go back late fri night and go home mon night. Finally a schedule for him that gives him 4 days away. Not off as pop loves to call but at least a physical break.
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 2, 2020 4:40:41 GMT
Today anna posted a pic of her mother dressed and sitting in a wheelchair with mask on. Anna come tomorrow. The private caregiver is doing a great job getting her up and dressed and outside. So we're back to I guess who knows. She's still on hospice. On sun we're going to do lunch and if mother is having a good day and anna can bring her out, I may be able to see her..
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 3, 2020 0:36:28 GMT
All I can say is......you reap what you sow. #karma
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 7, 2020 4:33:18 GMT
Last week was warm and smoky so postponed my bday dinner with aunt, her husband and her son who lives not to far from me. The Iranian place here closed for good. Bummer. So second choice close by was outback. It's a block away from my cousin's which was perfect. He works from home and he could take an hour break at 4 before a 5 pm meeting. We ate there on the patio. I remembered outback putting too much spices for the seasoning on steaks. I hadn't been there in years because it was terrible. I said no seasonings, just salt and a little pepper. Everyone followed suit. Turned out delicious. Cousin paid for us all and left. We sat and chatted. I had a minor breakdown when talking about my dad's situation and poor bro. Sad for mom too stuck in Seattle and too scared to fly down due to her age, conditions which increases the chance of getting covid and her not just getting through it fine and quick. She's 76. I hate crying in front of others. I save that for my pets. But not having had anyone to just let off some emotion to forever now it just finally flowed. I don't bother Anna. Her anxiety is very high as her mother teeters back and forth. I'm also very sad for her mother. She saw me as a daughter and loves me. Always been kind to me. Just one big ball of sadness. I told my aunt sorry I fell apart. I don't see her often. We all have our shit. Shes a fantastic loving caring aunt. I'm lucky to have her as a second mom. No way can I or bro talk to mom about our issues. She'd have high anxiety all the time with worry. I mean no exaggerating. Dad too. Everything to them is we're fine. They'd also drive us insane as well wondering everyday, are things better??? Dad still worries about my knee. I'm 1.5 years out from knee replacement. Let alone anything not a closed book for sure like cancer which could come back....
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 10, 2020 2:19:53 GMT
Got everything in the mail to vote. Plan on dropping it in a ballot box. Getting political texts and junk in the mail. I don't listen to anything politics for awhile now. Just too nuts. One less sucky thing to subject myself too. I never really paid attention to politics until trump in 2016. Now I'm bored. Same shit back and forth, mud slinging...ah yes, democracy. No doubt whoever wins the loser will contest it and it'll be a shit show for awhile. ...
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 12, 2020 16:41:39 GMT
Think pink? Think not. Appropriately I hate the color pink. Being bombarded with events and dates. Turns my favorite orange month and color, pink. Boooo.
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 15, 2020 2:35:41 GMT
What a very damn long day. I'm wiped out big time. So I took the B gps to their regular vet 45 min away for their 1100 appt. Tech came out to parking to take them in, each in their own large cat size carrier. I ran errands since with covid, no waiting inside. Thankfully it wasn't hot, just a bearable warm. Vet called me while I was in Safeway. First Bianka, my 3 mo old baby in my profile pic. Theyre all raving about how gorgeous she is, doesn't look like the average guinea pig she sees. Perfect health. I'm shocked. Mooshy my first gp came with pricey issues off the bat, same with Bella. Bella, my 3 yo- seems to have a little fungus on her feet so feet soaks with Davies antifungal shampoo followed by antifungal cream. They were going to sell me a $35 antifungal shampoo but have a $7 one ar home. I watch Saskia LA Guinea Pig Rescue vids on YouTube on how to treat basic things. She felt a mass on each kidney. At that time she said it could be those ovarian cysts grew fast in a year. But wasn't sure so I okayed radiographs. Found on her back her heart from the front is a little larger than last year. But the side view is the same. She's not concerned saying it could be a positional issue. Heart sounds fine. Kidneys though have something going on. So they proceeded with labs. Meanwhile I had been back for over half hour just running the fan for air in my car. It got too warm so I tried starting the car and it sounded like machine gun firings. WTF?? I call AAA. Call my mechanic who is so nice, made the noise it makes, and he said battery. Relief! If it was a tow, 5 miles free the rest $18 a mile! I'm 35 miles away! Plus I have 2 animals that need to get home. Was a 2 hour wait. They stayed in ac office while I sought shade. $170 later I'm off with a new battery. 10:00 am and got home at 5:00. Way too exhausting. Lab results should be given within a week. My heart sank. I know she rests more/sleeps more, some days drinks a lot than others. She didn't see the ovarian cysts but Aug 2019 it was 5 mm on one, 8 mm on the other on ultrasound at a different exotic vet. But the worry is what is up with her kidneys. I pray medication fixes them and it's not cancers. She said mass so that wouldn't be renal failure. My mind is just going nuts.
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