NOTE: The best-laid plans of mice and men to put up more posts this weekend oft go astray when one’s responsibilities include caregiving for a person in late stage Parkinson’s, where every day can be an adventure one would rather not partake of, but want has nothing to do with it.
TCinLA,staying with your opening passage of "...best-laid plans...when one's responsibilities include caregiving for a person in the late stage Parkinson's,...' The most difficult times in life may rest on the strength of our love and a reserve of patience...a place of fortitude like no other. With respect and understanding.
As one who has just buried the best man that humanity has produced, I wish you strength and cat love on your daily/hourly path of “til death do us part.” Together 56 years, and 15 watching Alzheimer’s suck the life out of the man he was, my sympathy is deep and abiding. My three cat girls give me solace. You know about such.
Yet, the future looms, and attend to it we must. Thank you for the always spot on analysis of Sausage making at it’s finest, and most grotesque. Carry on…
Your wife must come first, and we understand..... As for Quiverin' Qevin, the poor bastard has caught the car, and is now trying desperately not to be run over by the crazies. Too bad - that train has sailed and will sink him and his Kawkuss..... If Hakeem Jeffries and Joe Biden are half the politicians many say they are, they will reach our to the 16-18 new Republicans from normally Democratic districts, and invite them to join the "let's get stuff done" caucus so that in two years, in 2024 - a presidential election year - they might have a chance at staying in Congress. Qevin will be arm-wrestling the crazies with a whip and chair and will not have any real control over any moderates who may want to stay in the House past 2024. Time for the .stiletto of intelligent political negotiation, not the meat axe of MAGA extremism - Qevin will be totally outmatched and hung out to dry by his own side.....
For those of us who have cared for the very ill and also watched their end arrive, your situation cracks open memories and feelings of high empathy.
Find the balance that works best for you. I suspect, that when you can write, it is therapy. We appreciate your observations of both past and present. And we love your wordsmithing.
No Ts and Ps from me - just a guy 3000 miles away saying "I get it".
Thank you for continuing to inform us while you care for your wife. Someone here commented that writing may be giving you a break from your care-giving and I think they are correct. Remember to take good care of yourself.
The upshot of my previous post is that handled skillfully, the "moderate" new Republicans may end up joining with the Democrats to pass good bipartisan legislation that will benefit people, doing an end run around the monkey cage, out of feces range..... Since we have the Senate, anything that can be slid through on a reconciliation bill will certainly pass, and maybe even some Senate Republicans might want to be able to brag about voting for laws that help their constituents.....
Thank you for your continued attention to both us AND (more importantly) your wife. The caregiver's role is a tough one. I've seen it in my life in a number of instances, and hold each and every one of you accepting that role in highest regard. Parkinson's sucks.
The caregiver role is hard, Tom. As an RN of almost 45 years, I have been privileged to be with patients and families during the time of transition. Take care of yourself as well as your beloved.
As the boomers retire from the field and the more progressive generations become the majority, it seems to me that MAGA should be relegated to the ash heap. However my impressions are often unreliable. What if the social networking sewer and the fascist-leaning media are able to gain traction with the developing majority? My great fear is that the silo of liberal political thought in which most of us live might lose influence instead of the MAGA one, and deliver us by default into the tyranny of the enemy.
TCinLA,staying with your opening passage of "...best-laid plans...when one's responsibilities include caregiving for a person in the late stage Parkinson's,...' The most difficult times in life may rest on the strength of our love and a reserve of patience...a place of fortitude like no other. With respect and understanding.
As one who has just buried the best man that humanity has produced, I wish you strength and cat love on your daily/hourly path of “til death do us part.” Together 56 years, and 15 watching Alzheimer’s suck the life out of the man he was, my sympathy is deep and abiding. My three cat girls give me solace. You know about such.
Yet, the future looms, and attend to it we must. Thank you for the always spot on analysis of Sausage making at it’s finest, and most grotesque. Carry on…
Your wife must come first, and we understand..... As for Quiverin' Qevin, the poor bastard has caught the car, and is now trying desperately not to be run over by the crazies. Too bad - that train has sailed and will sink him and his Kawkuss..... If Hakeem Jeffries and Joe Biden are half the politicians many say they are, they will reach our to the 16-18 new Republicans from normally Democratic districts, and invite them to join the "let's get stuff done" caucus so that in two years, in 2024 - a presidential election year - they might have a chance at staying in Congress. Qevin will be arm-wrestling the crazies with a whip and chair and will not have any real control over any moderates who may want to stay in the House past 2024. Time for the .stiletto of intelligent political negotiation, not the meat axe of MAGA extremism - Qevin will be totally outmatched and hung out to dry by his own side.....
For those of us who have cared for the very ill and also watched their end arrive, your situation cracks open memories and feelings of high empathy.
Find the balance that works best for you. I suspect, that when you can write, it is therapy. We appreciate your observations of both past and present. And we love your wordsmithing.
No Ts and Ps from me - just a guy 3000 miles away saying "I get it".
If anyone has the strength to persevere, Tom, you do. Don’t worry about us. First things first.
Take care of your better half - this stuff is just stuff - she's more important.
Thank you for continuing to inform us while you care for your wife. Someone here commented that writing may be giving you a break from your care-giving and I think they are correct. Remember to take good care of yourself.
Supporting you from afar with deep respect for your loving care of your wife.
In which TCINLA explains fully how Kevin McCarthy's cranium and that of Charlie McCarthy are fully interchangable, including ethos.
The upshot of my previous post is that handled skillfully, the "moderate" new Republicans may end up joining with the Democrats to pass good bipartisan legislation that will benefit people, doing an end run around the monkey cage, out of feces range..... Since we have the Senate, anything that can be slid through on a reconciliation bill will certainly pass, and maybe even some Senate Republicans might want to be able to brag about voting for laws that help their constituents.....
Thank you for your continued attention to both us AND (more importantly) your wife. The caregiver's role is a tough one. I've seen it in my life in a number of instances, and hold each and every one of you accepting that role in highest regard. Parkinson's sucks.
Take care, Tom ❤️
The caregiver role is hard, Tom. As an RN of almost 45 years, I have been privileged to be with patients and families during the time of transition. Take care of yourself as well as your beloved.
We appreciate you TC. Write when you can. Care takes priority.
And, thankyou for the banana peels image. I am hoping my Gov slips on a few of those too!!
As the boomers retire from the field and the more progressive generations become the majority, it seems to me that MAGA should be relegated to the ash heap. However my impressions are often unreliable. What if the social networking sewer and the fascist-leaning media are able to gain traction with the developing majority? My great fear is that the silo of liberal political thought in which most of us live might lose influence instead of the MAGA one, and deliver us by default into the tyranny of the enemy.
A stellar analysis. Top shelf