Primary Campaigns are a PITA.

[MineralMan]

You know what sucks more, though? Arranging for someone moving from a hospital room after a bunch of useless tests to a memory care unit from her former apartment in an assisted living facility. One more downsizing. One more storage room. One more dresser that's too large to fit in the new, smaller space. One more 87-year-old, badly confused mother-in-law who doesn't understand any of it. Getting old sucks. Dealing with the day-to-day of helping someone with a combination of Alzheimer's and NPH and hoping she'll adapt to a completely new place again sucks. Hoping she'll make the transition without too many disasters sucks. Hoping her savings and her pension income from her late husband last long enough sucks.

All of that stuff sucks bad. Primaries are kid stuff, compared to what she's going through. In the end, we'll have a Democratic nominee, who will be worlds better than anyone from the GOP clown car. We get to vote for a positive outcome. That's simple. That's easy. That doesn't suck. Bernie? Hillary? Either will be fine. What would be great would be a Democratic majority in both houses of Congress. Without that, it's the same old crap for another four years. I'm voting for whoever ends up being the nominee. I always do that. It's the better of two alternatives.

GOTV, folks! Let's do our best to see that the next four years don't suck too bad. Vote for the Democratic nominee in November. A helluva lot depends on that. Let's not forget that.

My apologies for being in a damned bad mood today. Real-life stuff sucks. Politics? Well, they don't suck that much, really, as long as the Republicans lose. See you tomorrow.

[guillaumeb]

1. My sympathies Mineral Man.

We went through much the same thing with my mother in law. She lived with us for many years, but at 89 we placed her in a nursing home because she had fallen so many times that my wife could not handle her. She also had cognitive issues. The necessity of placement still caused my wife some guilt feelings but the Doctors convinced her that the decision was best.
Best with the situation and I agree with your political choices also. I vote for the "best of" many times.

[MineralMan]

2. I hope this memory care unit is the last move.

They offer hospice care and can scale up their services to equal a nursing home. I hope. I don't want to have to see her move again, since the next move will mean a hospital bed and survival care. Sheesh!

[guillaumeb]

4. Agreed. My mother in law went to a facility that accepted Medicaid.

She was not happy, but she was not happy being watched at our house. All part of the aging process, but a very stressful part. The facility offered many activities, and very nice staffers, but many of the occupants were at the stage where they had no interest in anything.

[MineralMan]

6. I understand. It's a sad business, altogether.

I hope I do not go through it myself.

[lunamagica]

3. I'm sorry you and your family are going throught this, Mineral Man

[MineralMan]

5. Thanks!

[Hortensis]

7. Your usual good sense. Rec'd.

Tomorrow's another day.

[MineralMan]

10. It is. Thanks.

[BooScout]

8. You are right...

I went through the same situation as you described with my mom. We lost to her to Alzheimer's last May.

In the grand scheme of life....this other stuff isn't worth me stressing totally out over.

[MineralMan]

9. An important lesson, I think.

Thanks.