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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 16, 2020 4:31:40 GMT
That was fast. Vet called with Bella lab results. All is normal. I had misunderstood. She doesn't have mass on her kidneys but they are enlarged from last year. Could be early bilateral kidney disease that hasn't shown up in labs yet. So she's going to be monitored every 6 mo. Thankfully their insurance is awesome..
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 22, 2020 2:28:11 GMT
Submitted claims for my gps to nationwide pet insurance. Very easy. Took pics of their vet notes and invoices and uploaded them. Got confirmation email it's received. I can go on petinsurance.com to see status. Under review now. Says takes up to 30 days. After paying each $100 deductible I figure I should get around $500 back. The total for both was around $780. Vet recommendations biannual exams so both are going back end of March. I'm certainly going to take advantage of having this great pet insurance plan.
Bro had a Saturday off from taking care of pop, first time since Jan. It was a cousin's bday in a park. So happy he got to go. It's so awesome how good pops caregivers are. Tues/Wed is Fita who is in her early 30s. Thurs/Fri is 54 yo Oli. Other days they work in assisted living. It's an aunt/niece team that live together. Bro says pops mood is better with them. Such a relief to hear. I worry about mom, bro and pop. As for myself my mind is whatever. I can accept bad news for my health but sink when it's one of them.
Anna's mom is needing to be sedated more. She's more agitated. Anna visited her over the weekend and Mon and new staff were there. Mother was almost falling out of her chair. Anna blasted them. She needs a break from this stress so she's coming next weekend. I didn't see her this trip. Probably will next weekend.
Tomorrow Teresa the founder of guineapigcages.com and a former gp rescue owner is coming over. I've been on that forum for almost 8 years learning about the proper gp care and info. She lives half hour away so not far. Wants to meet Bella and Bianka. Bella has a cool vertical hay rack. She's bringing one for Bianka. So I'm excited..
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 23, 2020 2:31:17 GMT
Teresa is very nice. Had a nice chat with her about gps while she was making Bianka a vertical hay rack. Bianka was freshly washed and blown dry. She loved Bella too. Interestingly enough the fleece store and cages store on her site guineapigcages.com are busier than ever. They hand make everything so there is a line. It's around a month for an order that needs to be made to ship. People are finding out how poorly pet store stuff is for gps and are finding the stores and getting correct info on the forums there. That's how I found her site in 2013. The shitty small cage, poor quality food and poor info led me to search. Mooshy at that time was in store bought shit for 4 mo. She was so happy to have the whole get up. My gps live better than I do. So it's nice to have a backup help. Leah is my first contact but if I go in hospital again and she isn't around, Teresa could take them until I recover..
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Post by Artista/CN on Oct 27, 2020 19:12:11 GMT
88 mph winds in OC. Fires too. No issues by me. Love Halloween and fall but fire season sucks. At least haven't had smoke in awhile..
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Post by Artista/CN on Nov 2, 2020 20:18:10 GMT
Got Bianka's explanation of benefits. $114 minus $100 deductible × 90% = $12.60 reimbursement. Just waiting for Bella. Had to send the medical record for that visit since had labs and radiographs done as well.
Aleady voted 2 weeks ago. I don't get why some people wait till the day in long ass lines. Here in Cali we all got ballots in the mail. I didn't mail it, took it to a drop off box. Don't plan on watching results. Movie night. It won't be decided for awhile. Both sides have lawyers ready to go. Just ready for 2020 to be over, not that I think 2021 will be a whole lot better..
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Post by Artista/CN on Nov 5, 2020 23:50:02 GMT
It's hilarious that there are protests saying to stop counting. Historic number of people voted. Many ballots are post marked Nov 3, need to count. All military ballots received in time need to be counted. All votes sent in by nov 3 should be counted. I'm not for either candidate. All politicians suck ass. All are for themselves. Some suck a little less but to think any politician cares about the average person is stupid. But I held my nose and voted. Most important are the props and county stuff. Whoever is declared the winner will say other side cheated. The Rs have already claimed it's happening. 🙄 Yeah because it's hard to believe so many voted because they want the orange out of office and have been saying that all year from the handling of covid to protests of whoever's life mattered. 🙄
My overseas friends are entertained by the shit show. I think it's funny too. Party over everything. I'm just glad the vote ads are done. Annoying as hell as were the text messages.
The reason why we look back over time and say nothing ever changes is because this is a large country with vastly differing opinions, so most changes are temporary.
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Post by Artista/CN on Nov 16, 2020 19:12:21 GMT
And so it begins. Anna called to tell me anibal her heroine addicted homeless bro had sx. He was in a lot of pain and called 911. He called her to say his car is in the bevmo lot where he sleeps at night and need to move it so won't get towed. Doc says he'll be in for about 6 days. Anibal called saying he'll be out in a couple days. Last time he was in the hospital they stopped giving him methadone I think it is so he wouldn't go into withdrawal. They stopped giving it him for some unknown reason and he left. So Anna's going to bring it up to them. He will walk if he starts feeling withdrawal. Told her to let hospital security know his car make model color plate number so they won't tow it. It's obvious it's a homeless car. She'll see her mother too and head back later today.
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Post by Artista/CN on Nov 22, 2020 7:39:23 GMT
I had a couple appts by the hospital so I had checked Wed, Thurs, Fri to see if anibals car was in the hospital lot. It wasn't fri. He left fri am against dr orders. Probably stopped giving methadone. Anna got him a room for 4 days at best western. She spoke with his fellow street friend and he said he looks worse and moves worse. She was worried about him not aswering his phone. I offered to go see if all's well there. If he's too week to pick up food at dennys down the street I'd do it. He was ok. Thanked her for saving his life. It's cold out to be in a car. He very well may not make it the poorer shape he's in. So I was happy she said she booked him a room. They give packaged breakfast items for free. She's been writing on fb how much she's fearful for him, sad, loves him regardless. Then I see a response to someone that it's for 4 nights. Wtf? ? It's cold out. It's mother's account. She'd have a fit if she knew her son is out in the cold! Anna's already divided up the money from the estate. Mother will always gets what she needs. But what I can't understand is being ok with putting your bro yhat you say you love back in his car in a couple days in the cold. Why not let him stay in the hotel till warmer weather which here tends to be jan. He's dying slowly. Doc said as much as it's starting. There's money. Anna has a savings, 401k, gets ss, unemployment and has a rich son in law if it gets down to it. Anibal won't outlive his portion of the estate. Even if he does, you wouldn't help your bro with your money?? My God. Then don't tell everyone you love him. She. We all know he's far far gone from getting off drugs.His body wouldn't be able to survive the shock and stress of withdrawal. He'd die a very painful death. His stage is comfort care. Don't give him all his money but keep a roof over his head these cold months at least. We've had this convo a time or 2. I don't get her. In my fam no one would be in their cars. Your very basic needs would be met. Everyone would have to be in trouble for them not to help. But obviously not in her fam. Good thing mother has dementia and still thinks anibal is living in their house. I don't say anything anymore when I read her fb stuff but if she says it to me, I will again. I mean damn, if I was in a good financial situation I'd help some. But I'm not. She is. So, does she really love her bro? Not in the definition I use. I couldn't sleep at night in my warm place knowing my bro in such horrible shape is in the cold in his car, a week after surgery to boot!
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Post by Artista/CN on Nov 28, 2020 6:08:22 GMT
Thanksgiving is pretty depressing. Not because of covid but everyone is suffering. Pop used to make great turkey dinners and yesterday bro picked up turkey sandwiches. Both are miserable in their own right. We are blessed that bro continues to help him physically and mentally. Emotionally is a different story. How can you be ok with what's happening. I never knew how devastating it is until it came in my backyard. Mom up in Seattle is alone and has some physical slow downs. I know it's all a part of aging but why can't I accept for my parents? Anna has gone through a lot of loss. Father died when she was 23 from cancer. Sister died of cancer at 62. Bro at 59 from cirrhosis. Now mother is in assisted living hospice hanging in despite thinking she's done a few times. And other bro is a walking dead living in his car. She's not doing well but better than I've imagined.
She's looking for a small house in sac now. I have trouble getting how she can upgrade from her apt while having her bro back out in the car on these cold nights. At least put him inside until jan when it isn't as cold or even sometimes warm here. Blows my fams minds too.
Tomorrow cousin and wifey that live near me are coming to visit. Pizza outside. They love animals too and love seeing my guinea pigs.
Holidays are here. Mom unable to visit her annual 3 weeks here. Bro not coming because mom not and because of pop. Just depressing. So ready for 20 to end but with aging parents, one who is pretty crippled, it's a general feeling of gloom and doom. The 3 people in my fam are having a rough time and no relief. How to stay up with all this...
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Post by Artista/CN on Dec 1, 2020 5:27:49 GMT
Susana came and helped me toss some stuff out and organise and do the usual cleaning. Had a nice chat. Very nice lady. I gave her a $40 tip. She did more than usual. She also always says if I get in a bind financially that I could always move in with her. That's great but today she says she has a bf now and is moving in. And she lives like 10 miles from me but wants to sell her house and move 90 minutes further north. Oy. I'd be way far from here where I can at least see my cuz and aunt from time to time. And offer stands bf or not. So this is more like plan z. But it's always good to have a backup backup. Not many options. I've done the roommate thing. A lot of horrible ones and the good ones are never permanent. Sucks how pricey it's become in the bay area. So we'll see. Life is a we'll see with uncertainty more than ever..
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Post by Artista/CN on Dec 7, 2020 3:38:12 GMT
Well, Anna found a cute 2 bdr 2 ba 1300 sq ft house in Sac not far from her daughter for 136k. Good location. She's investing part of mother's estate. Mother is still alive in assisted living defying odds and her homeless bro is in his car. So it may just be me but I'd feel guilty with mother still alive and bro in a car though he is getting some money from the estate. The market seems to be not bad here as people are moving. Rents are lower. Well only $30 a mo for me. I sang hallelujah since it's always been raised, but my apt for new peeps is 200 less a month. Lots of vacancies here where I live yet they still build new housing. I never understood these things...
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Post by Artista/CN on Dec 24, 2020 3:46:07 GMT
Odd year indeed. No bro, no mom, no chowing at the Iranian restaurant near here. Mom stayed in Seattle, bro not sure if he could come up anyway with pop's situation, and that restaurant shut down. So my aunt came with kabobs, some home cooked food for me to freeze and a visa card. Since Friday is rainy the gang will be at her house in her large and cozy backyard. I haven't done the fam bam thing since 2014. Mom, bro and aunt would come here for a couple hours then again around NY. I've never been alone for xmas nor has my mom. My bro has always come up for the holidays. Not sure how 2021 will look. They say by June anyone who wants the vaccine can get it. But there's a new strain more contagious and may be more coming. It the vaccine needs tweeking because these are no longer good enough, next holidays could very well look similar to 2020s..
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Post by Artista/CN on Dec 25, 2020 22:12:12 GMT
Almost forgot it's Christmas. Mom as always first one to text. Everyone in their own homes today. Fam got together in my aunt's large backyard with heat lamps and fire tables. Good they did. Windy here with rain coming. Just another day here...
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Post by Artista/CN on Dec 30, 2020 18:12:25 GMT
Went to Whole Foods. All the cashiers are deaf. It got testy at times. 3 cashiers only. Line halfway down the store. One guy had questions. You'd think a hearing customer service person would be around but nope. Not the girl's fault but lousy customer service to not having someone there to help where the cashiers can not. They didn't have their self serve checkouts open probably to keep these gals busy. So while it's great they employed these gals, leaving them alone with a line so long is awful.
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Post by Artista/CN on Jan 1, 2021 22:40:52 GMT
2021. It's another day to me. I'm not one for resolutions and such. New year is really on your birthday. That's when I reflect back and think a bit forward. I am happy at least my aunt is with my bro and pop for a few days. Pop isn't getting any better and from age alone he won't. Makes me wish time would rewind and you can make it stand still. But alas it goes on. Somehow so do we.
We'll see what '21 brings, politically, personally, medically... will it be the same covid precautions or in the fall it will be history as Fauci said maybe. Personally I think '22 will be the year. Time is also needed to see if the vaccines really do work and for how long. If someone gets covid after being properly vaccinated then there's a problem. It will be interesting to see this year.
May everyone have a better '21. Certainly it can't be worse? ......
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