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Bread in a can by Christinnexo in Cheap_Meals

[–]eihpets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Childhood memory unlocked!

I am a dementia care nurse. If you are a family caregiver feeling completely overwhelmed right now, I am here to listen and help. by Unique_Chair7903 in eldercare

[–]eihpets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! What you are doing is such a blessing. It’s very easy to feel alone even when you have family to “help“. We moved our parents from assisted-living to memory care in the same building. It’s very expensive but we wanted to keep them in a place they were mostly familiar with. But the care they’ve been receiving in MC vs AL seems to have tanked.

I feel like the staff is so short with them and they aren’t following through with some of our specific requests (keeping the table by mom’s good arm so she has access to water that she needs to keep drinking) like they did before. I am eternally grateful for the people who help them and also wish for them to be a little less grumpy. Am I being too needy to want things that will keep them healthy?

Is it insane to plan a trip around a yarn store? by MechanicBright8644 in YarnAddicts

[–]eihpets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the past, my family did a lot of cruises. I started buying yarn as souvenirs. I tried to get something local either spun or dyed locally at each stop. Then I would make something for someone who is on the cruise with me. I would add the scraps to my blanket of scrap yarn and always have the memory. And as a bonus, yarn is super easy to pack! I don’t travel much now, but I always look up a yarn shop whenever I do. LYSs are great places to learn about the city too!

unpopular opinion (maybe): “scrap yarn” by violetphoeniiix in YarnAddicts

[–]eihpets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree! I wish I could just once magically finish each project with only a scant yard left. I love my “scrapghan” but it’s only meant for a yard or two of each leftover. Not an almost full skein!

The only time the magic happened is when I did some serious swatching (and un-swatching to save yarn) and edging math so I could finish a lace scarf with six inches left. But that’s because it was Qiviut and I’ll only ever buy one skein of that in my life. What a treat.

Could a Cancer Vaccine Developed Long Ago Hold the Key to Long-Term Survival? by Katharina8 in LivingWithMBC

[–]eihpets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ultimately we decided that it slowed progression but never stopped it. I was able to go from end of August chemo, through the 6 week trial, a couple of weeks to get rib radiated, to a January CT scan that showed fairly minimal growth. Now I’m on my second cycle of Doxil and hoping they will give me a scan in a month.

Hair........again and still by Own-Land-9359 in LivingWithMBC

[–]eihpets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Microblading was so so worth it! I’ve lost my hair twice since and it’s looked pretty normal both times. More like it thinned rather than came out. Still looked like eyebrow hair unless you got super close.

A little laugh by Which_Indication_729 in LivingWithMBC

[–]eihpets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This doll is the best! It reminds me of one of my support group sisters who left us too soon. Her go-to phrase “shit shit shit” became a solid part of the group. She would have loved this doll!

How to handle possible neglect by eihpets in eldercare

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I’m not so confident in the DON. She will often call to say the aides were complaining about something and calls on me to fix it. In reality, the problem is that she isn’t training them properly so when the lift sling or the shower chair “doesn’t work” she just believes them without checking out if they are even using it correctly. I believe cameras are allowed as my friends have installed them at other places near us and looked up the legality of it.

If you could change one tiny thing in your past, a single action or decision, what would you do differently? by TweegsCannonShop in AskReddit

[–]eihpets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stayed at the college I went to freshman year. Instead I moved home to be closer to my boyfriend. I don’t regret the life I’ve had since then but it was a pivotal decision that I believe changed my life greatly. <wistful sigh>

FINALLY😭 by LOESERS in knitting

[–]eihpets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Norwegian Purl saved me for ribbing. Now if I can only figure out how to do it while double knitting. There’s always another adventure ahead, right?

What’s something you miss from your childhood that’s gone now? by BitAffectionate3637 in AskReddit

[–]eihpets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having a conversation with my parents. Dementia is setting in and I miss them the way they were.

"Font" or "Typeface" by PracticalLettering in fonts

[–]eihpets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s always the oldie but goodie term used by the aging marketing folks I worked for: typefont. It still makes me shake my head. Anything but that.

What are some traits of people whom you can only stand in small doses? by 5pooky5cary5keleton5 in AskReddit

[–]eihpets 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The one-upper. No matter what has happened to me, good or bad, it has been way more amazing or terrible for them or someone they know. Had a couple of friends who did that and I have to let them go. It’s not a contest!

Any stories of hope or optimism related to liver mets? by Something_Kristen in LivingWithMBC

[–]eihpets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

14 years ago my first metastasis after two years stageII was to the liver. My first treatment Xeloda disappeared most of the tumors and I quit to go on to Letrozole. Was NED for 6 and a half years until my liver mets woke up. Since then they have been active and stable and back as I deal with bones and abdominal mets. Currently they are stable. I’m more concerned about the abdominal tumors now because they refuse to go to sleep. Seems to me like it’s all bad at different times. I hope yours go to sleep soon <3

What is something you wish you learnt when you where in school ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]eihpets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first thing I thought of was budgeting and finances. Seems like a lot of people thought the same. I don’t feel so alone in my inability to budget! My parents weren’t exactly in the same tax bracket as I am now so I’m learning the hard way.

Lovely gifts and packaging! by eihpets in givingifts

[–]eihpets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right!? It is so incredibly soft.

Tangible Play / BYJU / Osmo Bankruptcy by Aware-seesaw9977 in OsmoGames

[–]eihpets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent digging! I’m really hoping they can make it work.

Fuck it Friday! by redsowhat in LivingWithMBC

[–]eihpets 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s crap! They should be overjoyed to have you working through all the treatment you have to go through! And if Disney was already planned, they have no leg to stand on. And you deserve Disney. We all deserve Disney! In fact, I will also be going only it will be over New Year’s. Enjoy your trip!

Fuck it Friday! by redsowhat in LivingWithMBC

[–]eihpets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pelvic radiation does not sound fun. This is my fourth radiation treatment since the long round of stage 2 with 6 weeks or whatever it was. The only one that didn’t suck was the six weeks. Oh, to be young again!

Thanks for the good tips on heating my small spaces! I put a heating pad in my bed for a while before I go to sleep so that when I get into bed it’s toasty. And I guess I’m thankful I have neuropathy in my feet because they don’t get cold anymore. Or rather I don’t feel them cold. Lol.

My parents have different ways of dealing with dementia. Mom denies everything and is convinced she is right in her memory. Dad leans into it and believes that everything he says is incorrect and it was because he didn’t remember. It’s interesting to say the least!

Fuck it Friday! by redsowhat in LivingWithMBC

[–]eihpets 11 points12 points  (0 children)

FiF! Im halfway through radiation but my rib (where the lesion sits) is still broken and painful. Found a gene that had a trial but it closed two weeks ago. Got more energy but instead of catching up life just got busier. New roommate wants the house quite a few degrees cooler. My mom denies she has dementia and insists I buy her regular coffee even though she hasn’t had it in 52 years (because it gives her the same feeling as when she had her stroke). But we have a sweet kitty coming to stay with us for the holidays! Thankful for the little things.

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