The hard part is that the isolation seems to be making her dementia worse. In January I could stop by after work and sit with her. She knew I was there. Now that I can only Facetime her she doesn't know who I am or what's going on. She seems so confused.
I understand. I have the same situation with my mother.
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There has been notable decline in my wife's grandmother in the past year, and she doesn't even have dementia, she's just in her mid 90's. The isolation has been a negative, and not just from family (which has been sort of ok with her facility) but she's been largely isolated from the other residents in her elder community. She still sees family once a week or two, but her daily interactions and conversations with friends are almost zero. I
I feel like a zombie. I go to work and come home. Nowhere else. At home I jump from one project to another. Work is the only thing that takes my mind off the insanity. People around us are getting infected now. Mrs. Snowdoggie is worried. It's like living in a bad science fiction movie.
Any word if her home is getting vaccines soon?
Stampie (FS) said:Any word if her home is getting vaccines soon?
December 14th.
That's pretty awesome.
Still waiting for test results.
I need to spend more time exercising and less time reading the news. I need to dial down the crazy in my life.
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Good plan.
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It's anxiousness, not crazy. And if you didn't care, you wouldn't be so anxious. Don't confuse caring and compassion for psychotic behavior. You're going through what a lot of medical care providers are now going through. Exhaustion, PTSD, anxiety and massive amounts of stress.
Snowdoggie said:Stampie (FS) said:Any word if her home is getting vaccines soon?
December 14th.
That's today! Hanging in there, still?
I just got another call from the nursing home. I was on the 635 Freeway driving home. The nurse said that there were four new infections and my mother MIGHT be one of them. I almost hit a truck.
Things were slowing down at work. I was going home to update my resume on LinkedIn. Got ghosted on another interview last week.
The last couple of years have just been one shock after another for me. I just feel numb most of the time. Beginning to feel like I really don't have much time left. Either I will get Covid soon or just have a heart attack from the stress.
1814 reported infections and 23 deaths in Dallas County today. They shut down a WalMart and a Firestone Tire Store near my house today because of multiple employee infections and deep cleaning. A berkeleying Firestone Tire Store! And my elderly dog is wobbling and E36 M3ting all over the place.
I can't even cry. I just feel numb.
They can't distribute the vaccine fast enough now. Everybody there will get infected a week before the even berkeleying start.
It's a strange feeling. Like I don't give a berkeley any more. Just let it happen.
Hey man, kinda worried about you. Have you considered talking to your doctor about some anti anxiety medication? I had some stuff hit the fan with my family a few years ago and was pretty seized up. My GP gave me a script and it helped back me down from being quite so overwhelmed which let me gain my footing with regular coping mechanisms. There's no shame in it. It doesn't mean a long term thing.
I don't really believe in that stuff. I tried it once and didn't really feel better. I just felt drugged. Besides, my health insurance is crap. They probably wouldn't cover it.
berkeley, I wish that you were within a reasonable drive.
That's the plot of a bad science fiction movie right there. Things are getting so bad that they have to drug people to keep them going.
Sad.
You don't even need a prescription. Dealers are selling meth at the Texaco station down the street. Pot is everything but legal here and the liquor stores are mobbed.
Pick your poison. 
Petting dogs is better than getting drugged anyway. I have three of them.
15 year old dog. Incontenent and half blind. He's in my lap right now. Probably won't live much longer than my Mother will, but he's here for me now.
Everybody dies.
It's amazing how long this big old dog has lasted. Even his vet is surprised he still lives. Maybe he is just trying to be here for me.
I'm sorry man. Wish I could be there.
The media says the vaccine is already here for nursing homes. The nursing home says they have no word yet. Every day more people at her nursing home are getting infected and every day people who are not at risk are getting the vaccine on tv. It's a joke.
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