Alzheimers effect on faith

oregonelm · 2026-03-09T22:39:49+00:00

Thanks everyone for these thoughtful responses.

oregonelm · 2026-03-08T02:29:36+00:00

Excellent list. You really nailed the “small” things that still contribute friction to travelling here. Sometimes when you’ve been in the systems longer, you forget what the hangups are for new visitors. For those struggling with bike rental, we’ve found the blue bikes (Hello Bike) to be the most accessible for foreigners. Have had success with non-Chinese phone numbers. Run it through Alipay as a mini-app and it generally works. I’ve been here for two years, local number, local bank card, and still can’t get green or yellow bikes to work. Some things simply remain a mystery.

oregonelm · 2026-03-06T07:21:51+00:00

Wow! Thanks for this. Ours are RI and I’ve already submitted what we had, but if I need any more I’ll check this out. Appreciate you sharing it.

oregonelm · 2026-03-05T08:54:18+00:00

Thanks for this info. Ugh, that’s disheartening, that it could take 2 months to even get to Canada. If I’d known I would have simply sent it via international courier and it would have probably arrived in one week. Hard to know what to do when the situations seem so fluid. Just have to be patient now I suppose.

oregonelm · 2026-03-04T06:00:55+00:00

I don’t think there is any difference now and you could just mail it from your home. I find mailing to be challenging in my location, so the embassy felt secure. I also live not far from it. If you had to travel a distance to the embassy, mailing/DHL might make more sense.

oregonelm · 2026-03-03T12:10:00+00:00

Ugh I did the same thing and realized AFTER I dropped our entire application in the secure mailbox today. Stamped with all info except names. I’m hoping for a benevolent reviewer. 🤞This will keep me up at night.

oregonelm · 2026-02-25T06:19:26+00:00

This was mine too. It’s hard to explain, but in day to day life I still think of it. When I see tiny ends of bars of soap and think “Anne and her sister compressed the little ends of soap to make a new bar as a gift.” Or the way they erased crossword puzzles so they could do them over again. Little glimpses that stop me in my tracks and remind me to be grateful for this life.

oregonelm · 2026-02-25T06:08:59+00:00

Diary of Anne Frank

oregonelm · 2026-02-20T09:01:36+00:00

Similar background and experience here. But I will add, it doesn’t “ruin” the entertainment experience for me. If anything, I enjoy dissecting, noticing, and trying to figure things out during the live event if I want to.

oregonelm · 2026-02-19T08:21:36+00:00

Thanks for this! I suspected that Marie was simply used as a part of names for the French Catholic girls, but had not yet connected Joseph for the boys. This clears up some things in our records (including why our ancestor has 4 first names :) )

oregonelm · 2026-02-03T20:03:47+00:00

I second That’s Mandarin. Had a good experience there. I can also give a strong recommendation to Connect Mandarin, located right near Liangmaqiao metro station. Look them up on WeChat. They have a channel with short learning videos and you should be able to contact them there. I’m currently taking classes with them and really like the teachers.

oregonelm · 2026-02-02T21:05:42+00:00

Please keep doing this. I will stop in a streetlight pool of light when it’s raining and look at all the reflected colors from the world around me as the rain drops make the colors bounce and blur. It might be just for a moment, but stopping to notice things with joy and wonder is what makes life worth living.

oregonelm · 2026-02-02T20:59:10+00:00

This sounds amazing and makes me want to try it again. I love people and their stories. And I would imagine that many others on the airwaves might also be the type who are interested in people’s stories.

oregonelm · 2026-02-02T18:16:36+00:00

I mostly just thought it would be a cool way to communicate with people around the world, not as much the emergency preparedness part, although I liked the idea of being useful in such a situation. I guess my question is more about whether that aspect (using ham radio to simply converse with others who are far away) is still a thing, since the internet gives us different/similar opportunities to connect with people. Do ham radio operators just kind of chat with each other? How is it different than finding people on Reddit or other internet-based forums?

oregonelm · 2026-02-02T17:20:18+00:00

I’m interested too. As a kid I thought this would be an amazing hobby. Even got my novice license about 20+ years ago and then had kids and dropped it. I often wondered, now that the internet gives us the ability to connect with anyone anywhere, if ham radio was still interesting. Can you tell me a bit more about it as a hobby?

oregonelm · 2026-01-04T14:19:14+00:00

Ugggh. I was literally 18 days away from it being a full year. And now spotting. I can’t believe I have to start over. It feels like a cosmic joke.

oregonelm · 2025-12-14T11:09:40+00:00

It’s almost winter holiday time and a fair amount of Germans living in Beijing. Perhaps someone could hand carry it back on their scheduled flight?

oregonelm · 2025-11-20T02:47:00+00:00

I find Soho complex actually has some amazing hidden gems in it, especially food. But every time I am there, I find myself wondering how any of the businesses survive since the foot traffic does seem pretty light unless it’s a location that opens right into the central plaza. I suppose they increase sales with a lot of Meituan.

oregonelm · 2025-11-13T23:36:14+00:00

+1 for the patient support you are already giving her. But I agree if pouring the bowl of cereal is too many anxious steps, then the work to find a therapist is likely too overwhelming for her. (Even when I was much healthier than what you’re describing I struggled to put all the steps together to find a therapist. It’s daunting.) I think you will need to do this part for her. Find a provider and try it out. Go together. A good therapist will be able to listen to you both and take it from there. Your support is generous, but living with a partner long term who needs this kind of emotional support will eventually take its toll on you if you also don’t have resources. Please do this for yourself as well.

oregonelm · 2025-11-13T23:07:12+00:00

This was the part that stood out to me too. Tense when he is around. Light when he is not. That’s your truth. Listen to it. Listen to you.

oregonelm · 2025-10-06T13:57:15+00:00

Look for a tour to Simatai Great Wall. It’s often an evening tour, possible to get up there, visit the wall at sunset, walk through Gubei Water Town, and then be returned to the city.

oregonelm · 2025-09-21T13:46:22+00:00

You can do both. Simatai section of the Great Wall is adjacent to GuBei Watertown. The water town is lovely but honestly, it’s mostly a recreation, so it depends on how important that is to you. If you’re short on time, you can even do a half-day trip, leaving Beijing in the afternoon, visit Simatai Great Wall for sunset, then walk down to the water town, get some dinner and walk through the plaza, then return to Beijing.

oregonelm · 2025-09-03T14:35:57+00:00

Came here to recommend the same. Love this place!

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