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Thank you, everyone! Your kind, uplifting words mean the world to me, truly. My DH was only recently dx'd with MCI upon my urging to see a neurologist. He also mistakenly took himself off his clinical depression medications, which I discovered 10 days ago, reordering them.
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Oh, Llama. I am so very sorry. This is so very painful. And then the worry about hubby on top of it all. So very sorry. My thoughts are with you.
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Llama,wishing you strength both physically and mentally.
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Oh llamalover what a trial. May The Lord be with you and all of your caregivers, May HE give you strength, courage and healing. May HE touch your dear husband and give him strength, guidance and comfort for this trying time.

Great Big Warm Hug!!
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Llama
Wishing only the best for you and DH. Thank you for letting us know.
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many prayers to you, dear, sweet Llama!! you are always so kind to everyone and have always lifted everyone else up. wishing you a speedy recovery!!!! huggggg.
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Llama so sorry. I hope you get the care you need and I will definitely pray for you and your DH
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Oh Llama, I'm so sorry to this has happened to you. Prayers for successful treament/rehab and for you and dh.to have peace. 🙏🙏🙏

“The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you."
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Llama ,

so sorry to hear that. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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I have been hospitalized since last Saturday due to inability to stand or walk. Two new DXs of spinal stenosis and spinal stricture. I am doing in hospital PT and OT. I will then be transferring to a rehabilitation facility. DH not doing well at all. Prayers needed. Thanks.
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Way, yes it is appalling how awful it is driving in the city. It is scary. We drove to Staten Island from the Bronx. A nightmare of congestion. And there is a total disregard for other drivers on the road. It was a free for all. I don’t think many of these drivers actually care they could kill somebody.
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@Anxiety .

I get it . I won’t drive through Brooklyn or Queens anymore . They drive crazy there in general .
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way - that's crazy. In this province we get medical and eye testes at 75 and then again at 80 and every two years after that. I think it is a good thing. The doctor may recommend a road test even if you pass the medical and eye tests. I'm OK with that too. I figure I would pass it. If not, that's ok as well. I'm already looking at the resources for seniors who don't drive. I'ii need them some day. You've got to be sensible.
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It’s just ironic that I have to prove I’m safe to drive meanwhile I can’t anyone to test MIL .
Don’t get me wrong I don’t mind getting the form filled out . But ……. I think if a family member raises a concern about an 87 year old , DMV should test them .
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Today I got a letter from DMV that I was selected to have a physical and eye exam to renew my drivers license . It says they do this randomly for 45 and over .

Meanwhile DMV ( in another state ) did nothing when I voiced concerns about my MIL’s ability to drive safely .
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Wow I hadn’t heard about him in years so I thought he died a long time ago.
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It gets weirder - I was thinking of Phil Donahue the other day too and wondering if he and Marlow were still together
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Without support it must have been very hard for you, nacy. I think we were fortunate as I was a teacher and had some skills to help them, and also I learned a lot from reading about it. The schools were not kind sometimes and particularly with my middle boy called him lazy, which he wasn't. They wanted him to not take the academic route in high school, but I insisted and also gave him the support he needed. Eventually one English teacher saw that he had talent. The spelling and punctuation wasn't good but he could write and touch people's feelings. Eventually he went to college and took computers/information technology and now heads that department at the college. He is a real success story.

And so are you. Often people with learning disabilities suffer from low self esteem. You have survived that and a dysfunctional family and are still learning . Well done you!!!

Pam Z - isn't it great being a grandma!!!
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I am thankful I still can drive in the city. I went to oldest son's for supper the other day in a part of the city with which I am not very familiar and I had to change my planned route as the gravel portion at this end was longer than I figured, but it all worked out fine, I'll take the highway another time. The roads in the city I know looked different as the trees have grown, the LRT runs along some places and so on but my sense of direction was good and only once was I in the wrong lane. I've driven to my doctor's and also close to the center of the city to my dd's and gdg's so I'm good for anything I can think of. Feels good. 🚗
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nacy - I'm very familiar with learning disabilities, There are many forms - dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyslexia... Two of my sons have them and helping them through school was a lot of work for me - and them. Both had dysgraphia but different aspects of it. Every year I had to educate their teachers about them. One used to reverse letters so I bought coloured markers and we went over and over them. I helped with math using pennies. The other one is an auditory learner so I read his books onto tape ( the old cassette tape set up.) His spelling went up from 3/10 to 7/10 when he practiced orally rather that writing the words out correctly. And that wasn't the whole picture, but by high school they had learned how to cope and did ok. In fact they got their best marks in college.

Good for you still learning!!!
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Nacy,
Impressed with your open telling of your struggles! I think we often have no idea what others are going through.
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Way: You're welcome.
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Finally got internet back today! It went out last Friday after the storms, seems to have taken a cable off of our satellite. So we got a new satellite and all seems fine now, rural living! Tomorrow my 91 YO Aunt and 3 of my cousins are finally getting here to meet the new Grandson, they got rained out last Friday. DD and I can't wait to see them! My Aunt has declared herself the great grand Mimi, and we are thrilled! I can't believe he is 2 months old, I am totally smitten. I joked I was not retiring to babysit, then DD got pregnant,, and I am thrilled to pitch in . She only lives 3 miles from me so it's easy.
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Anx, I'm very sorry if I made you feel bad, please don't take it that way. I think I'm OCD about linguistics (and people misrepresenting the Bible). Let's do a deal for mutual forgiveness. Yours, Margaret
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Anx, I don’t usually bother about spelling, but I keep getting a shock about ‘weather’ (it’s raining) and ‘whether’ (no it’s just mist).
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Nacy, this story is mirror image of the doctor and Michael Jackson, tho it was propofol I think that was his drug of choice? And I think that the doctor was with him at the time but just couldn't reverse it.
The doctor is in an email in this case of saying to another person, as regards Matthew "Wonder how much the moron will take". Well, the moron took enough to kill him and the doctor knew this could be the outcome. To be honest, if he doesn't have, in writing, in Perry's own hand, that this drug must NOT be taken without his supervision and his being there, he could be charged with involuntary manslaughter along with the drug charges.

I can't recall what Jackson's doctor was charged with but do think he was convicted and jailed.
Not like this current "Doctor" will have a whole line of his patients in his waiting room. He catered to addicts. The press conference made it sound like they were at fault to Perry's addiction. Not so. Started when a young lad and bragged about the millions and millions he spent in rehab.

Matthew wanted out of this life badly enough to do this. Now he is out of it. And I hope they throw the book at those who make their money off the miserable lives of miserable people.
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I read Matthew Perry's memoir and wow, I think he was a perfect A$$.
His treatment of women (BAD) was something he almost bragged about.
What an unpleasant man.
And the substance abuse just went on and on and on and on.
I have to say, no surprise to me the end.
I would be real surprised if anyone other than himself was responsible for the death he died.
I do recommend that bio. Don't expect to come out of it with an ounce of sympathy.
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Thank you .
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Way: Hugs. 💚
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Way, I'm so sorry about your friend. (((Hugs))).
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