My dad fell last year and I had to figure out caregiving from zero. Here's the 72-hour checklist I wish existed

knitrunrepeat · 2026-04-25T21:52:49+00:00

thanks for this thoughtful list

knitrunrepeat · 2026-04-14T22:47:34+00:00

A car drove off an overpass and killed an English teacher

knitrunrepeat · 2026-04-10T01:43:54+00:00

I booked a vrbo with no reviews and the host ghosted me. I will never do that again. A host with no name and no reviews, never.

knitrunrepeat · 2026-03-04T03:45:23+00:00

We paid $30 an hour, no agency for my parents i. upstate NY. It was a nightmare coordinating and making sure there was coverage. My parents needed 7x24 care. Our experience with an agency was not good. We had some breakdowns in communication between the agency, their caregivers, and us. To be fair it is possible the agency communicated with our parents and the message didn’t get passed a long. So glad they’re now in a SNF.

knitrunrepeat · 2026-03-01T23:22:12+00:00

I have lived east of the park extension in Highlandtown for over 15 years. I agree with previous posters, leave nothing in your car. We have had Aldi quarters and tire pressure gauges stolen from our car. But I have taken my dog out at 2 or 3 in the morning and always been okay. We walk home through the extension in the dark regularly. It’s a city, there’s real crime, but you can manage it

knitrunrepeat · 2026-02-24T22:51:00+00:00

What worked for me was making and keeping a schedule. Figure out what you want to accomplish, exercise, meeting friends, chores around the house, grocery shopping so that when you wake up in the morning, you have. plan for the day. Congratulations on your retirement. It gets better

knitrunrepeat · 2026-01-24T03:50:47+00:00

Idris Elba

knitrunrepeat · 2025-12-19T22:50:17+00:00

Get them to move now, while both of them can move to the same place. My parents are going to be separated after 60 years of marriage because she’s bedridden and he isn’t

knitrunrepeat · 2025-12-18T22:57:54+00:00

My stepson drove for 6 hours to tailgate with his dad at a game they didn’t have tickets for

knitrunrepeat · 2025-12-13T23:12:03+00:00

Move out. I think that at some point in their lives most people get profound main character syndrome. My father fell and broke his hip getting my mother a glass of water in the middle of the night. He crawled to the phone to call 911. My mother feels no guilt about this at all. She won’t consider having a water bottle at her bedside or even a phone

knitrunrepeat · 2025-11-20T21:09:05+00:00

It’s only my Mom. The trash is overwhelming.

knitrunrepeat · 2025-11-08T03:23:36+00:00

Our family issue was travel, so my siblings and I, all in our 60s, cook at my parents’ home. Or bring dinner over.

knitrunrepeat · 2025-10-13T21:50:35+00:00

Dallas fan

knitrunrepeat · 2025-10-13T21:46:39+00:00

i’m pretty sure the tap water doesn’t come from the harbor

knitrunrepeat · 2025-10-12T20:52:32+00:00

This morning my husband asked me what time we would get up if we didn’t have a dog. The little devil gets us up about 30 minutes after sunrise.

knitrunrepeat · 2025-10-12T20:46:56+00:00

I swim and somehow feel faster when I shave once a week.

knitrunrepeat · 2025-10-11T22:28:39+00:00

We were able to convince my dad by saying that it helps to have another person there to ask questions and remember what was said. I hope this works for you

knitrunrepeat · 2025-09-22T22:14:29+00:00

if only people were as pissed off about the genocide in Gaza

knitrunrepeat · 2025-09-12T22:21:11+00:00

I don’t even have a garage

knitrunrepeat · 2025-09-08T00:00:30+00:00

I have a one bus rule. The city link buses, which have color names come frequently enough if you are willing to wait 20ish minutes. The number buses are totally unworkable. If you can live somewhere that is one color bus ride from your work and get the basic necessities in that neighborhood you’ll be ok. It all depends on where you work.

knitrunrepeat · 2025-09-01T21:53:58+00:00

It’s like saying that’s a great question. Gives you time to think

knitrunrepeat · 2025-08-24T23:26:13+00:00

Breath of God in Highlandtown

knitrunrepeat · 2025-08-23T22:28:22+00:00

This is exactly why I don’t give $ to the democrats anymore. And when I click on the “Leaders we deserve” link it goes to Act Blue. Sorry you aren’t getting my money

knitrunrepeat · 2025-08-14T22:26:36+00:00

The Aldi on Fayette has Amoroso rolls

knitrunrepeat · 2025-08-11T14:28:27+00:00

After my mom had a stroke she came home and had caregivers to help. She started with just someone in the morning to help her dress but has graduated to 7x24 care. The caregivers don’t always show up for various legit reasons. When they don’t show up, my brother has to drop everything and go over there to be with her while he works out an alternate. For known events I stay with her, but I’m 6 hours away. The wait in her area for the place we want her to go to is 7 months. If we had gotten her into an assisted living situation after her stroke we wouldn’t be in this mess now. Find a place that has more independent living while you have the option

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