The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread ΛΕ

[Timsup2nothin]

Have I come off as older or as younger?

It's the avatar.

 

[Gori the Grey]

That dude could be a 53-year-old, couldn't he?

I do remember, though, that when I was thinking about joining the site, I was aware that I was older that most people posting on a game site (hadn't discovered OT yet, where even still, I'm in the older crowd). I had several reasons for settling in on this avatar, but the fact that it acknowledged I was, relatively speaking, an old codger was in the mix.

 

[Arakhor]

Personally, I assumed that you were one of our senior brigade, so to speak.

 

[Silurian]

@warpus you can get lights controlled by Echo and you can get Echo's with a screen

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/12/19/amazon-echo-show-review-alexa-better-screen/

 

[Silurian]

That dude could be a 53-year-old, couldn't he?

I do remember, though, that when I was thinking about joining the site, I was aware that I was older that most people posting on a game site (hadn't discovered OT yet, where even still, I'm in the older crowd). I had several reasons for settling in on this avatar, but the fact that it acknowledged I was, relatively speaking, an old codger was in the mix.

Ahh to be 53 again

 

[Birdjaguar]

Thanks and I'm sorry you had to go through that as well. We currently have a person stopping by to clean and look after my grandmother. I'm not sure if it's a nurse. There might be 2 people stopping by on a regular basis, one for housecleaning, one for more personal requests.

For whatever reason, my aunt's place is not a good place for this, and the rest of the family lives too far. I think the problem might be the stairs, but not really sure.

We are on waiting lists for homes, and they are cheaper here, just comparing to the $6k USD. A lot of them are subsidised by the government and those are the ones we signed up for. I think most are like that? Some are private but they are as expensive as what you quote or pricier, these are outside of our price range. But I think here these are for the "1%"

things can get challenging. When living alone or even having time alone in a house these are the most serious concerns: Falling and not being able to get up; falling down stairs; stroke; other medical ailment that can kill you; not taking medication or taking too much medication; dehydration; wandering off; trying to navigate around the house (to bathroom) in the dark and falling; leaving a stove on and other cooking perils.

My mother in law was living on her own and doing just fine until she had a small stroke at 97 and fell in her bedroom on a Thursday morning. On Saturday morning her neighbors grew concerned because her newspapers were piled up outside her apartment door. they called the office who called us and we went over and found her on the floor. She was awake but disoriented.

The accidents will sneak up on you. My mother made two trips to the ER because of dehydration. She did not like to drink water and needed to be forced to drink it.

Does your grandmother have a DNR? Does she want one?

 

[Silurian]

DNR?
Do you mean a device that is worn that has a button on that can be pushed to get help.

 

[Lexicus]

DNR?
Do you mean a device that is worn that has a button on that can be pushed to get help.

Do Not Resuscitate. It's a legal document I believe.

 

[Arakhor]

Presumably, "do not resuscitate".

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Do Not Resuscitate. It's a legal document I believe.

It's a legal document which, unless it is tattooed on your chest, accomplishes very little.

 

[rah]

My mom just turned 90 and she's in one of those transition communities currently living in the independent section. They have communal meals once a day and force them to sit at different tables so they will socialize. They have the emergency call buttons in the bathroom. They wash the bedding once a week. Check to make sure she's safe once a day. And they provide transportation to stores and church. Hopefully she'll be in the independent section for a few more years.
Her biggest worry was being a burden. She always claims she loves it there during visits. I'm glad she likes it.
It's comforting knowing they have all the additional facilities on site if needed.

 

[warpus]

@warpus you can get lights controlled by Echo and you can get Echo's with a screen

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/12/19/amazon-echo-show-review-alexa-better-screen/

I think this was on our radar, but adding to the list anyway, thanks!

 

[Silurian]

Do Not Resuscitate. It's a legal document I believe.

I was thinking it was a TLA for that but the way Birdjaguar phrased it made me think it was something that he could post to Warpus.
I assume a legal document in Canada would have to phrased slightly differently to the USA.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

That dude could be a 53-year-old, couldn't he?

I do remember, though, that when I was thinking about joining the site, I was aware that I was older that most people posting on a game site (hadn't discovered OT yet, where even still, I'm in the older crowd). I had several reasons for settling in on this avatar, but the fact that it acknowledged I was, relatively speaking, an old codger was in the mix.

When I see it I always think of Moses, who like so many old testament figures was past a hundred.

 

[Arakhor]

Well, maybe not, but the alleged specifics of the stories are not really the important things.

 

[Birdjaguar]

DNR?
Do you mean a device that is worn that has a button on that can be pushed to get help.

Do Not Resuscitate. It's a legal document I believe.

Presumably, "do not resuscitate".

It's a legal document which, unless it is tattooed on your chest, accomplishes very little.

Yes do not Resuscitate. We found it useful. After my mother's husband died, she did not want to extend her life or be kept alive just to be kept alive. The DNR acted as a notice to her caregivers and to any 911 responders that nothing should be done to prolong her life if an event happened. She did not want any trips to the ER or for those taking care of her to interfere with her dying. She was 99 at the time.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Yes do not Resuscitate. We found it useful. After my mother's husband died, she did not want to extend her life or be kept alive just to be kept alive. The DNR acted as a notice to her caregivers and to any 911 responders that nothing should be done to prolong her life if an event happened. She did not want any trips to the ER or for those taking care of her to interfere with her dying. She was 99 at the time.

I retract my comment. For someone who is in a care facility of some sort the DNR on paper works fine. The staff in such places can generally be counted on to have a system for knowing immediately if there is a DNR on file and passing that information on. For people who are living at home, with a system of catch as catch can family member caregivers the possibility of EMTs doing what they are trained to do before anyone thinks to check paperwork is real. That was the basis for my comment, but in retrospect that's not a wide applicability.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I retract my comment. For someone who is in a care facility of some sort the DNR on paper works fine. The staff in such places can generally be counted on to have a system for knowing immediately if there is a DNR on file and passing that information on. For people who are living at home, with a system of catch as catch can family member caregivers the possibility of EMTs doing what they are trained to do before anyone thinks to check paperwork is real. That was the basis for my comment, but in retrospect that's not a wide applicability.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Well, maybe not, but the alleged specifics of the stories are not really the important things.

Yeah, but separately from how long the wanderings actually took, the Bible recounts that he was 120 when he died.

 

[Arakhor]

It does indeed - his eyes were not weak and nor were his limbs, supposedly.