Bailey & Sophie

On 10/10/2022 at 6:54 PM, LucasLikesToCruise said:

 

Good evening everyone,  

I’ve been thinking about the best way to respond since Dani first asked about a month ago. I started to and deleted many replies.  Then when Sunshine asked I figured I would take a few minutes to myself, which I really haven’t had the past couple of months, and join the conversation again. 

The past couple of months have been really hectic and kept me quite busy and frustrated.  From the end of July to the last part of August I had to call EMS twice due to my moms Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis. For a little old lady (barely 5 foot tall on a good day) with dyskinesia from the Parkinson’s she sure could go from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde with no warning.  During the second time in The hospital she was started on Nuplazid, which is specifically for the hallucinations and delusions of PDP.  Since it usually takes four weeks before the effects of Nuplazid are seen, the plan was for her to go to a rehab facility for a few weeks to help build up her strength again as well and work on the doses of her other Parkinson’s meds and Seroquel and Haldol to help with the delusions.  

She was in a good mood when I took her to the rehab place the first evening, she ate well and settled into bed alright.  Well, the next day when I went there, she was a totally different person.  I just didn’t know what else to do anymore, I was beyond frustrated and exhausted from taking care of her 24/7 the past few years.  I spoke with the case manager there about options.  I said I can do almost everything myself with  her at home except when she goes bat ***** crazy on me.  That’s I hated having to call 911 but didn’t have any other options at the time.  She suggested going with a Hospice/Palliative care regimen.  With that we would have all the support that I needed to take care of her at home.  Especially since the last scans showed that the lastest chemo treatments were no longer keeping the tumors in check.  The only other treatments for trip,e negative metastatic breast cancer is very aggressive, and her body wouldn’t tolerate it any longer.

So it’s been about two months now since we’ve started hospice, and she is slowly goi g down hill.  Seems everyday I notice her a bit slower with thinking, moving and talking.  It’s just the nature of the beast with Parkinson’s, dimentia and cancer.  So far the nurse comes twice a week and an aid comes twice a week to help with bathing so it doesn’t fall completely on me.  There are several others in the office for the case manager or social workers that call and check up on how I am doing with everything.  This is the first time in all the years that I have been taking care of her 24/7 that anyone (including family)has asked how I am doing or if there is anything they can do for me.  

Anyways, I didn’t want to this to be long and drawn out, but sometimes I just can’t shut up, maybe it’s because I only have Oliver to talk to on a daily basis for so long LOL.  And I thought that maybe if anyone else is going through that same sort of thing with their fa,I.y members that I could possibly help with any questions.  One thing I will say for sure, hospice is nothing like I thought it was.  
 

So, this has been my life the last few months.  Now that I have a chance to come up for air, I’ll be more likely to join in the regular conversations although I didn’t have any trips planned for obvious reason.😎

 

 

My mom recently went into hospice. She is in memory care and it does take some of the pressure off of the regular staff there. Hospice is amazing. 

I'm already paying extra for a suite. I really don't want to fork over yet MORE money for a cabana. 

2 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I will be very surprised to see this show last.  It didn't take very long to decide it was worthless for us. 

Well, I saved some time by not watching it. I've always felt that the re-dos of those old shows just aren't as good as the originals.

5 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

Rory and D got a bird. Blue Gold Macaw

 

No name yet, waiting on gender verification

 

Of course it has a leash🤣🤣

 

And Maria got a 'puppy'

 

Bell hasn't met it yet

Bird is beautiful. I expected no less of a leash! I do miss his posts of working with the police.

7 hours ago, h20skibum said:

This afternoon was a difficult one to be with our grandkids.  We knew it was only a matter of time before Lucy would pass on. 
 

She was so tiny when our daughter got her. 

 

And, of course, she had grown by the time our grandkids came along, and she loved those Christmas presents. 
 

 

Always tolerant of getting decorated. 
 

 

Many tears were shed.  RIP Lucy. 
 

 

 

So beautiful. I'm so sorry. I hope your hearts fill with sweet memories.

58 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Here's one from the beach

Amazing.

1 hour ago, Bailey & Sophie said:

 

Thanks. It was a super overcast day so getting contrast was difficult. I had also zoomed my phone and any little shake equals blurs!

 

I don't think it's a Cooper's - the tail isn't long enough.

I don't think it's a Red Shoulder. This one is only black and white. No hints of red.

Here's a pic of him from a few days prior. He is gorgeous!

 

 

Anyone think this might be an Osprey?

4 hours ago, F27TW said:

I thought Harmony was based in Port Canaveral.    

Hope not. We're booked on Harmony next month out of FLL.

24 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

 

No, too dark for a Cooper's hawk.

 

This is a Cooper's that took up residence at our place a few years ago. 

 

 

Wow. He's so beautiful! We've had a few in our neighborhood over the years. One was sitting on our back fence for quite a while. And we only live about 2 miles from downtown Minneapolis! I'm so glad they've made a strong comeback.

5 hours ago, Keksie said:

Kind of hard to tell but my guesses would be 1. Coopers Hawk, 2 Red Shouldered Hawk.

Thanks. It was a super overcast day so getting contrast was difficult. I had also zoomed my phone and any little shake equals blurs!

I don't think it's a Cooper's - the tail isn't long enough.

I don't think it's a Red Shoulder. This one is only black and white. No hints of red.

Here's a pic of him from a few days prior. He is gorgeous!

We went for our daily walk today and saw this beautiful hawk (?). Does anyone know what kind it is? He may just be passing through our area. He was enjoying an early dinner.

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

Pack a roll of Duct Tape.

Oops...I didn't see yours.

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Well against my better judgment I pulled the trigger again. Should I take it on Liberty next week for a live review????? 

Duck tape is your friend.

12 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

No kidding. A chef having such a filthy galley galley says even more about him. He is disgusting on so many levels.

I was washing up dinner dishes...what happened? A flood? Broken pipe? Was there water all over? I missed it.

8 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Do you think making the changes with just two charters left is worth it? 

OMG...that kitchen was so gross. I'm surprised they didn't have rats.

4 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Do you think making the changes with just two charters left is worth it? 

Frankly, no. It will take these 2 charters for the newbies to get up to speed. They both should have been fired at Charter 2. Magda was clueless and Ryan was a jerk who didn't  respect his own Capt, his BOSS.

44 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Below Deck DU tonight. I wonder if this is the night chef gets the boot?

Blink and you might have missed it!

Other than the build-up anticipation of who may or may not be fired, this group is quite the yawner.

What a wonderful review of a fabulous cruise.

Thanks...look forward to meeting you next March!

6 hours ago, brillohead said:

I agree. Did that itinerary in January, and it was SO annoying.  So much easier to just tell everyone EVERY DAY to "remain on ship time" than to change four times in seven days!

I just turn my phone to Manual Settings when I cruise, so I never have to worry about it picking up a rogue time zone.  Why not publish info on how to do that instead of doing all the back-and-forth crap?

 

We make it even easier. John wears a Timex. Never fails.

2 hours ago, George C said:

My mom passed away earlier this morning had a good long life was 96.

I'm so sorry for your loss. May your family find peace during this sad time.

6 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

 

 

Now after next months sailing with me as a solo in an inside and across the hall Linda in a Balcony that should be another 28 points to push us to Diamond with 84 points. Finally get to hang out with the big people.

Welcome to the "cool" club. 

On 9/28/2022 at 4:50 AM, Ocean Boy said:

I've been thinking about it. However, I don't really like sailing out of Miami or the Western Caribbean.

I think this one is gonna be more like a floating spring break. Down a few drinks & you'll be able to forget you're sailing the western Caribbean out of Miami. 

After a few days, if you really don't like it, just have another drink or 2 and it will be over soon. 

Looks like the hurricane is Cat 1 now.

Is everyone ok?

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

 

Oops

 

These are all great. Can't wait to see what you did with the rest of your free time.

46 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

@singinalot  I don't know if it's just my desktop computer on my android phone, I can never see any of your video's.............Anybody else have the same problem with her video's?

Sometimes the .mov works for me, sometimes not. I can view these. After downloading I have a choice of how to view. Only 1 option works for me. They show up in my Gallery download folder. I have a Samsung android.