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Poll: Rep Retirement Lodge 204: Covid 19

Poll: Rep Retirement Lodge 204: Covid 19

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Good morning Lodge! Got a late start last night. I went to the Madonna concert at TD Garden. She didn't go on stage till about 10:10-ish. I slept in this morning but I'm still tired. I want to say I'm getting a little too old for concerts but she's 65 and coming off a serious illness over the summer so if she can put on a 2 1/2 hour full blown spectacle of a show, then I should be able to make it thru a show sitting in the stands - ha ha!
 
Good Afternoon Lodge! At the Retired Resort. No idea if we were even playing. Probably better because I don't think we win much.
 
Quick update on mom. On Dec 27 she went to urgent care feeling dizzy & light headed (again). Diagnosed with influenza A and her 3rd UTI in 7 months. Urgent care sent her to the hospital where she spent a week and missed Christmas. She then transferred to short term rehab for physical therapy.

After a few days there I was asked if she ever had a dementia diagnosis, which she hadn't. Well, long story short they said no home release without 24hr care. With that being physically and financially impossible the process for Title 19 was started and she will be (has been?) transferred to long term memory care.

Toughest decision I've ever had to make but she will be safe and cared for and I won't have to worry everytime the phone rings. Now comes the "fun" part... packing up 94 yrs of someone's life.
 
MarkEagleUSA said:
Quick update on mom. On Dec 27 she went to urgent care feeling dizzy & light headed (again). Diagnosed with influenza A and her 3rd UTI in 7 months. Urgent care sent her to the hospital where she spent a week and missed Christmas. She then transferred to short term rehab for physical therapy.

After a few days there I was asked if she ever had a dementia diagnosis, which she hadn't. Well, long story short they said no home release without 24hr care. With that being physically and financially impossible the process for Title 19 was started and she will be (has been?) transferred to long term memory care.

Toughest decision I've ever had to make but she will be safe and cared for and I won't have to worry everytime the phone rings. Now comes the "fun" part... packing up 94 yrs of someone's life.
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So sorry to hear this. It is very hard. I talked my Auntie through this with the other Auntie. When the Auntie finally went to Memory Care it was a relief. She was safer.

The unexpected thing was the Aunt with dementia seemed much happier overall. Yes, she said she wanted to go home. That was hard. But, she also seemed to be less worried and anxious. When she was at home she knew she was not alright and was forgetting things. She didn't know what was being forgotten so spent a lot of time anxious and worrying. Being at home seemed to trigger her to know she should be doing something but not what. When she went to memory care she didn't have those cues and could enjoy some of the activities and socializing.
 
leswp1 said:
So sorry to hear this. It is very hard. I talked my Auntie through this with the other Auntie. When the Auntie finally went to Memory Care it was a relief. She was safer.

The unexpected thing was the Aunt with dementia seemed much happier overall. Yes, she said she wanted to go home. That was hard. But, she also seemed to be less worried and anxious. When she was at home she knew she was not alright and was forgetting things. She didn't know what was being forgotten so spent a lot of time anxious and worrying. Being at home seemed to trigger her to know she should be doing something but not what. When she went to memory care she didn't have those cues and could enjoy some of the activities and socializing.
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I think mom knows this is what's best for her but won't admit it. Today when we visited her she was holding court in the TV room with 3 or her new friends, all who appeared worse than her. She was actually giddy telling us how she "looks after them" while the nurses and aids do other things.

She was in her element (she was a CNA for over 40 years) and quite happy. Of course, she introduced my wife and I to them 3 times in the first five minutes, alternated with asking what the weather was. The repetition has gotten markedly worse in the past few months.

I truly believe that the daily social interaction she will get in the facility will be the best thing for her. There's no freedom or independence when you're alone at home stuck in a recliner watching TV. Not to mention the difficulty she's had doing the things required when you live alone.

She's now safe and has people nearby to help whenever she needs it. My sister, children, and remaining members of her family all agree this is best for her. I've decided I can be "the bad guy" as long as she's OK. That's the important part.
 
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