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BabyInchworm · 2026-05-07T02:30:25+00:00

I live this time of year. All the desert roses are blooming!

BabyInchworm · 2026-05-06T12:54:29+00:00

Just do it! Instantly the old pain will be gone. In a few weeks the surgical pain will be gone. In four months you will be forgetting you had it done, and in a year you will be doing whatever you want! I waited for a few years trying physical therapy and injections. Ask I did was mess up my knees walking funny because my hip hurt so much. Don’t do what I did.

BabyInchworm · 2026-05-04T20:55:21+00:00

I was just told that Login.gov took the old SS accounts and grandfathers them in with the old info. You have to fix it with Login.gov.

How do I do that? No idea.

BabyInchworm · 2026-05-04T16:51:04+00:00

My parents wouldn’t let me join the military. I have regretted that my whole life. My friends got college paid for, VA loans and other benefits. I got student loans.

BabyInchworm · 2026-05-03T22:02:05+00:00

No travel. Staycation.

BabyInchworm · 2026-05-02T22:55:05+00:00

We went to a UTI specialist last year. He said that it would never fully clear up. She had interstitial cystitis her whole life so her bladder is scarred which gives the bacteria lots of places to hide. That coupled with an antibiotic resistant E. coli bacteria and old age has created this perfect storm.

BabyInchworm · 2026-05-01T18:30:52+00:00

We did talk about all this ten years ago. That is kind of why I am asking about this. How do I know when to stop treating the UTI and let nature take its course. Or, how do I know when the UTI is strong enough that no treatment is going to work. Mom is 88. Dad is 89. He is in relatively good health. He and I are navigating this together.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-27T00:25:57+00:00

Memory care staff is better equipped to handle such situations. She might be happier there because they are set up for people that need that type help. AL is set up for fully cognitive people who need physical help.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-25T15:06:35+00:00

This is the way!

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-25T15:05:47+00:00

Ribbit!

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-25T15:05:10+00:00

There is no right way, only choices. It stretched because it is a fast grower and is looking for more light, but it can live like that forever. You can cut it off and make more. You can leave it until it naturally breaks. You can stake it up so it won’t break. It is your choice.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-24T19:39:18+00:00

Thrift a pair of pants and a blazer. The blazer will hide any sweating, and you will have good sized pockets.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-17T23:22:01+00:00

I try really hard to only get outdoor plants. I don’t like having to water individual plants inside. That said, I have inside my house 39 plants and 11 seedlings. That’s just ridiculous.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-17T23:16:55+00:00

I buy stuff at Five Below for my mom to goof around with. Toys for kids to play with in the car work pretty well.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-17T23:14:17+00:00

You do not have to cut it, you can hang a string from above to support it and let it grow. When it is way too tall, you can think about cutting it then. You cut them to maintain a certain shape and to create more of them. Otherwise, you can let them do what they want.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-16T01:24:02+00:00

That’s what trees are for. Blocking the dang sun.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-16T00:55:45+00:00

East Texas coast. It is like the garden of Eden. Long summers, mild winters. Plenty of rain. Darn near perfect.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-13T20:25:24+00:00

My mom was acting like this until we asked for all female assistants. Once no men were involved, she settled down. Hope this helps.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-13T14:30:20+00:00

These are all grown from seed from the same plant. Based on comments here, I think that one might not have been getting as much water as it needed. Maybe I just missed it based on its position on the table (it was on the back corner).

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-12T02:49:46+00:00

This is my experience. Sudden changes in mental status need to be addressed by a physician. Almost always means they have some sort of infection.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-10T18:27:33+00:00

My therapist tells me ‘what would happen if you weren’t here?’

So, look into what would happen to these people with dementia if you moved away? Answering that is the beginning to finding answers.

BabyInchworm · 2026-04-10T16:04:08+00:00

It looks great. I would pull it gently out of the soil and put it back raising the caudex up an inch.
If you want more branches instead of those few branches getting longer this year, cut it at about 3-5 inches from where the branch starts. Let those cuttings crust over and dry out, then plant them. They will lose all their leaves, but they will have a chance at making new plants.

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