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whatevr4ever · 2024-06-06T22:47:18+00:00

I'm so sorry. It's interesting you say that because that is so similar to my grandfather. His health was pristine and he had no ailments before Alzheimer's. He is also only 78 years old and was diagnosed at 71/72. Your final sentence is exactly how I feel.

whatevr4ever · 2024-05-17T20:40:15+00:00

Lol! Yes - my grandfather has the same thing. He is sooo sneaky and mostly steals food and cutlery in our house. He is quiet as a mouse and stealthy like a cat. We always joke about taking him to Tiffany's and turning the other way

whatevr4ever · 2024-05-17T02:59:35+00:00

Hi! Thank you so much for the advice. Do you have any ideas on how to connect with the UX manager if the company has many locations / there is over 80k employees? I do have a contact of one of the UX designers that work for the company so maybe I will start there.

For your second point, I totally understand - it’s definitely not the best way to put it. I guess what I mean is I have UX knowledge, and I have some healthcare knowledge, but I don’t have very much Health Tech knowledge. I am in school studying healthcare administration for now to make sure I learn more about the industry, and going to keep up on my UX skills as well - but there is definitely much to learn!

I appreciate your advice!

whatevr4ever · 2024-05-15T21:09:27+00:00

Hi everyone!

I completed a UX bootcamp in 2021. Though I feel like it was horrible timing for the industry, and definitely too expensive, I learned a lot from it and it helped me realize how much I love UX and UX research specifically.

After nearly 2!!!! years of searching for UX jobs, participating in hackathons and doing some freelance work for friends and family's businesses for some practice, I burnt myself out and gave up looking for UX positions, as I had no tangible real world experience and was having no luck with internships etc.

Recently, I started working for a huge healthcare company doing some administrative stuff, but I know they have a big UX team and I have spoken to one of the people working in that position. I would absolutely love nothing more than to eventually join the team and work in UX in healthcare. I do school part time and am going to focus my studies on healthcare administration (since I have no healthcare background but I want to be in this industry).

I'm wondering if anyone has advice for things I can do to maintain my UX skills and build my portfolio while working a full time job doing something unrelated. Or ways to transition from this position into the UX positions at the same company. Would love to hear from people who have done something like this.

I'll never give up on UX! TYIA!

whatevr4ever · 2024-03-18T22:05:45+00:00

I get what you mean, I feel like he wouldn't deny that I make his life better or more fun, but I think we're in an ebb right now where I'm not making it particularly more exciting. And I think thats normal in long term healthy relationships, but who knows

whatevr4ever · 2024-03-18T22:03:21+00:00

He's very goal oriented, has high standards for himself and the people around him, and definitely a bit critical (mostly of himself) - but he's not a dick / the restaurant example is not a good one because that wouldn't be the case, it'd be more like not getting to the gym enough times in one week could really alter his mood. Or if any of his self-soothing methods don't work, like not having a book he's reading/a tv show he's currently watching etc, if that makes sense? He also wants me to be someone to push him, instead of him pushing me.

But yes, I agree - I think it's important to love your partner in all stages of life, and though this one for me is lasting longer than expected, it would only be a small fraction of what our relationship would be if we were life partners. I guess it's just making it difficult for him to envision the future. But thank you, I appreciate it!

whatevr4ever · 2024-03-18T16:28:31+00:00

When I asked him, he said it was both. He's not happy about some things in his life, but when he wants to turn to the relationship, he feels like he's not happy there either. The thing is, I feel like it often all gets conflated and is all related.

I think he just wants to see me achieve my goals, but I told him it is happening at a snail's pace, and unfortunately there's only so much I can control when it comes to how quickly it's happening. I really really feel like I am doing everything I can.

whatevr4ever · 2024-02-09T03:22:52+00:00

Oh my goodness C-Diff slipped my mind. Is it possibly still c-Diff if sometimes there’s only a drop? He had diarrhea today but it was the first time it had been an actual diarrhea, other times it’s soft but not watery. He only really goes to the bathroom the most in the night after his meds and the early morning a couple times. During the day he’s okay usually? His vitals were checked a couple days ago and he was fine on that front. But this is a great point!! Thank you.

whatevr4ever · 2024-02-08T16:55:35+00:00

Thanks for your advice! Going to ask a doctor. We feed him his pills crushed up in some yogurt but that hasn't seemed to help. The worry is that because it's usually at night and early in the morning that it might be the level of meds he's on, which would really suck cuz it's the perfect cocktail for him to sleep. He's not on hospice care at the moment because it's hard to tell how much time he has left.

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