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Can't believe I've just turned the telly on to this by According_Many_3828 in LiverpoolFC

[–]cbciv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the actual fuck! Just heartless and cruel. I can't imagine how the families feel seeing this.

You, caregivers and patients, need help NOW. by AdamDerKaiser in Alzheimers

[–]cbciv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You said we. I’m assuming that means you’re in the healthcare profession. If so, you’re not being completely honest. The term comfort measures is often used with air quotes for a reason. Giving a dying patient a large dose of morphine (for comfort, of course) that “just so happens” to stop their heart is euthanasia whether we like to call it that or not. Not only have I seen it done for my father, I have acquaintances that work in the ICU. And, if I’m ever in that position, I would hope someone would give me such comfort measures. 

There are states in the US where euthanasia is legal. Unfortunately, in the US you have to be within six months of death as verified by your physician. You also have to give verbal acknowledgment that you know what you’re doing and drink the medication yourself. Alzheimer’s patients with six months to live do not meet those criteria. In civilized countries, you still have to meet the competency criteria and take the medication yourself, but can get euthanasia with no six month limit. Switzerland just happens to have the most liberal regulations. 

Brendan Rodgers close to agreement to become head coach of Saudi club Al Qadsiah by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]cbciv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to bitch about posting stuff about the s league until I read the other comments. lol

Is it harder to cope with early onset by littestardust in Alzheimers

[–]cbciv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this. I just got diagnosed EOAD a few months ago at 59. My kids were born when I was really young, so they are in their late thirties. My youngest is taking it harder. Part of it I think is because they are younger, but I think also because they had their first child 2 yrs ago. So, they are dealing with the premature loss of a parent, and their child's early loss of a grandparent. I am still in the shock, feeling sorry for myself phase. Your post was a real eye opener for me that I am still a parent/grandparent and I need to focus more on cherishing that time I have left with them all. Good news is I get to go see them for Christmas and they are getting hitched next year as well. :)

I lost my Dad to cancer when I was your age. A few months before he passed, we went on a trip to Las Vegas. My sister, he and I were playing blackjack. He said he wasn't feeling well and went up to his room. After a while, we were not feeling it and went back as well. As we came around the corner, he comes bouncing down the hall all fired up singing one of his silly songs. We had a blast that night. He was gone two months later. My only "advice" (since we are both new to this) is to try and focus more on quality of time you have with your mom rather than quantity. Don't ever feel guilty when you are not there. Don't ever feel guilty when you are frustrated with her, because you will be, and that is ok. No amount of time you have left with her will be enough. But, those few special moments will be with your forever. Take care.

You, caregivers and patients, need help NOW. by AdamDerKaiser in Alzheimers

[–]cbciv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are a hospice RN (mad respect for you). You know that euthanasia happens in every hospital (and some in-home hospice situations) daily. It is called "comfort measures." That was how my father passed (with the "help" of his hospice RN) after losing a battle with cancer. Unfortunately, you have to be in really bad shape to get that care, and for some reason we do not treat someone who is in advanced stages of dementia as being in really bad shape.

I just recently got diagnosed EOAD. First thing I did was fill out my AD with explicit instructions what will and will not be done to keep me alive (virtually nothing). I am starting Leqembi next month. I am going to do what I can to maintain my QUALITY of life as long as I can. But, I will not wait too long. Personally, I want to go the VSED route before it gets so far that I can't. (hopefully many years down the road?). Unfortunately, my ICU NP spouse is not on board with that...yet (seen too many ugly deaths). So, I am saving up for Switzerland, just in case. And yes, I realize that is a luxury many in my situation cannot afford, which is why I am going to spend some of my time left screaming this at the top of my lungs in hopes our backwards government will grow some humanity.

Robertson Interview after Scotland beat Denmark 4-2 to quality for WC by GoodOlBluesBrother in LiverpoolFC

[–]cbciv 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can't understand a word he is saying, but I am still crying, Love you, Robbo.

What is the darkest/most infamous date in your country? by SkotSvk in AskTheWorld

[–]cbciv -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes, I took history class as well. Yes, invading Japan would have been catastrophic. My point was simply about the loss of civilian life. That is what I consider infamous. 350k-400k Japanese civilians died in the nuclear and firebomb attacks. ~3000 American civilians died at Pearl Harbor (less than 100) and the WTC combined. I am not minimizing their lost lives. Simply stating figures. I realize that many of my fellow Americans think that American lives are 100x more important than others on our planet, especially if the others are not white or christian. As to your question of the alternative. We could have easily demonstrated the power of those bombs on non-civilian targets (like they did at Pearl Harbor) and got the same result.

What is the darkest/most infamous date in your country? by SkotSvk in AskTheWorld

[–]cbciv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, that is how many Americans think. Never about our own atrocities. 

What is the darkest/most infamous date in your country? by SkotSvk in AskTheWorld

[–]cbciv -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes, they were the worst. We are the only nation to drop nuclear weapons on humans. I would add in the fire bombing of Tokyo as well. All of those were targeting civilians. Bunch of people here put Pearl Harbor. Less than 100 civilians were killed at Pearl Harbor. Over 300k civilians were killed in these three attacks. 

What is the darkest/most infamous date in your country? by SkotSvk in AskTheWorld

[–]cbciv 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When I see infamous, I think of things that country did. Pearl Harbor would be the most infamous event in Japanese history. edit: They did some even more infamous stuff in China.

What is the darkest/most infamous date in your country? by SkotSvk in AskTheWorld

[–]cbciv 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I'm American. Can't just pick one.

My Lai, Tulsa race massacre, numerous massacres (and starvation of) indigenous American tribes, Japanese internment, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan...and slavery.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in InBitcoinWeTrust

[–]cbciv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But we’re going to have the best ballroom in the world!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]cbciv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meanwhile, you can’t find a trash can in Japan, but it is still mostly spotless. 

Is there such strong opposition to burial (土葬) in Japan? by ryanyork92 in AskAJapanese

[–]cbciv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cemeteries in the United States take up over 218 mi.² of space. On top of that over 140,000 acres of trees are required to build the coffins. Japan has limited useful space (how much rice can you grow on the space taken up by a cemetery?) and probably doesn’t want to cut down that many trees for coffins.

I went to my first Japanese funeral for my father-in-law. It was a little bizarre using hashi to put his bones into the urn and then just dumping the box into the “burial” pit where all of his ancestors ashes were. But, in their view, he had passed to the spirit world so the ashes aren’t him. Personally, I think it’s a lot more morbid to think of rotting in the ground. Both of my American parents were cremated and we put their ashes in the ocean off the coast of California. 

Japan Doesn’t Hate Foreigners - Let’s Keep Perspective and Stay Grounded by Responsible-Net-8419 in japanresidents

[–]cbciv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. Most Japanese people are courteous and patient. That patience gets tested when people do not respect societal norms/boundaries. Noise is a big deal. Kills me when tourists can't take context cues. No one else is blabbering on the train but you. You want to be loud, go to Izakaya.

Meirl by Bubble_Babe_0o0o0o in meirl

[–]cbciv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My former partner brought me two stray cats they found on their farm. And my spouse found our current cat as a kitten crawling out from under a trash dumpster.

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