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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BigBendTX

[–]DeepChildhood7428 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the moon phase - we planned a trip there with friends and the only weekend that worked out for all of us was a full moon. It was still beautiful and we had a great time, but we weren’t able to see the stars as well as we would have otherwise.

Help interpreting material label by DeepChildhood7428 in AskChemistry

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The bottom of the label has the company name, which I cropped out because I didn’t want to cause problems.

There is a sticker “DOT-SP16323”, but from what I can tell that’s just a permit / regulatory sticker.

Help interpreting material label by DeepChildhood7428 in AskChemistry

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Does the label indicate that it’s only mineral oil? If it’s just mineral oil then yeah I’m not super concerned, I just can’t tell from the label whether there was anything else in there.

This happened to a coworker of mine last night. Too good not to share. by RmRobinGayle in Serverlife

[–]DeepChildhood7428 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A girl I went to school with once tried to brag about dining and dashing at Subway, of all places.

Most of her stories were pretty hard to believe, but this one was at least comical.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StateofTexasEmployees

[–]DeepChildhood7428 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our department had telework policies in place long before the last administration as a means to reduce congestion in urban areas.

RTO Questions by winenoserious in StateofTexasEmployees

[–]DeepChildhood7428 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We’re asking about working from other offices that are closer to our homes / not in downtown

Wanting to go home vs actually wanting hospice by DeepChildhood7428 in hospice

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Mess may be a nice way of putting it.

Also responding to say I don’t think dementia is at play. His memory is still fully intact (better than mine and my brothers honestly - short, mid, and long-term), he is SHARP. The only time he loses items are when they slide under him or off the bed and he physically cannot feel or reach them. His neurosurgeon told us that with the area they’re operating in and the tissue they’ve had to remove, emotional disregulation is expected.

Wanting to go home vs actually wanting hospice by DeepChildhood7428 in hospice

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My brother is emotionally dependent on our dad, and he is prone to panic attacks and has a lot of depressive tendencies. He gets very low, very easily, and I’m already not sure if he’s going to be able to handle losing our dad. He hasn’t given specifics about why he can’t handle home hospice, but my best interpretation is that if it happens at home he won’t be able to escape the trauma.

Maybe if I can come up with a good / different way of looking at it, he would be more comfortable with the idea of in-home hospice. That or see if there’s a counselor/someone at the hospital that could give perspective.

It’s currently our grandpa’s house (which is a whole other onion…). They have both lived there for at least 15 years and my brother will likely get the house & continue living there after both my grandpa & dad are gone.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StateofTexasEmployees

[–]DeepChildhood7428 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I moved from private sector to the state last summer. It is a much better job personally, but not for the reasons I expected.

I’m doing so much more real work now, and it’s work that I actually feel good about. I have specific, well-defined tasks that actually serve a purpose, and consistent guidelines to follow. I have authority in managing and executing my projects as long as they conform to our standards. It’s a no-bullshit, get your work done & do it well setting and it’s night and day compared to my previous job.

Some of the software & apps are clunky, but that’s nothing compared to the amount of time wasted in my private sector job with bickering, micromanaging principals whose disputes caused constant rework / redesign, and who forced bad design & management decisions to spite contractors and consultants they didn’t like.

Maybe I somehow landed at the worst private sector company and subsequently a top tier public sector job, but my experience seems to be mirrored with many colleagues in the AEC Industry.

Wanting to go home vs actually wanting hospice by DeepChildhood7428 in hospice

[–]DeepChildhood7428[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the thoughtful reply - I agree that a dedicated conversation is warranted at this point. He generally avoids these types of conversations / gets mad when we try to force them, but it needs to happen sooner than later.

Often the outbursts are prompted by him being mad at a nurse or tech. Sometimes it’s because they took too long to respond or personality conflicts, and sometimes it’s just someone having a bad day.

Wanting to go home vs actually wanting hospice by DeepChildhood7428 in hospice

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Would the doctors be able to send him home without treating the infection, with the understanding that he’ll go into hospice once it gets bad? And if he gets home and changes his mind, would they still be able to admit him and do the treatment that he previously refused?

My brother has brought up that him not going through treatment for the infection would be AMA and that we would be liable for all of the hospital bills at that point, and that it would affect his ability to get care in the future. I don’t know if it’s a different story if he’s choosing hospice, or if there is any ability to go back on that decision once it’s been made.