I’m so sorry for everything you’re going through. I relate very hard to hiding my tears from teenagers (I only have one, but he can always tell when I’m sad—which is nice, but I don’t want him to worry about me). I’m glad your cat was there for you. Hugs.
Such a good point, thank you!
This is an excellent point, and I should have added links to professional-help resources initially. I have just done so. Thanks!
Good to hear they’re on top of their health—any medical professional would be on the lookout for signs of depression in the elderly!
Can you push to get him evaluated by a professional?
Yeah—it’s very, very hard at that age to differentiate between early stages of dementia and clinical depression.
I am so sorry. If it helps: My father died in August from complications of Alzheimer’s. But his early stages really became noticeable around nine years before. No one can say how Alzheimer’s and related dementia will progress, but it’s possible that, if it is indeed what’s happening, you’ll have some time—maybe even… Read more
Thanks so much!
May I ask what steam cleaner you bought?
100% yes
There’s always* an unspoken parenthetical “unless it’s for money.” Read more
You seem fun
This is poetry
We’re going to dig up some research on that for you
you are. (got ‘em!)
you’ll be ok
I would only toast my bagels at home. (They also wouldn’t give you an open-faced dealio, either.)
Lightly. Lightly!
I realized when I wrote it that even lightly toasting my bagel would be considered an affront. The thing is, in order to break the rules, you have to know them first, and I know them.
Deep fried capers! OMG! (Claire, is that you)
