Thank you, lysie!
I will never be able to catch up on the thread, but just checking in. It has been nuts here - hubby is back almost 100% now, which is good.
FIL’s memory care/AL facility had a water main break/flood so they had to move the MC residents to another facility nearly an hour away. The moving company dumped their boxes so these poor folks were all there unpacked, scared and confused, even a few days later. The whole thing is such a mess, the new staff at the place is really bad. A few of us with loved ones there were unpacking people yesterday and we are all pretty livid. FIL had not had a shave in a week and was not even wearing his own clothes. Just awful. They expect it to take 6 months to get everything fixed, which is crazy. My son’s company does this kind of work and he called them to tell them his crew could have it done in a month but they declined. Our church also called to offer help moving people but they declined. I could not imagine this being handled in any way worse than it is being handled.
Anyway...
I have family coming in this weekend, found out 6 are staying with us so I’m running around cleaning rooms that are rarely cleaned and testing out air mattresses, etc. I love having company but it’s just a lot on top of cooking for Christmas dinner, the farm, etc. I’ve also been converting my in-law’s 8mm film to DVD to give to my husband’s siblings. 10 hours of home movies - can you imagine? It’s a fun project though.
Also, I have updated the young people/athlete collapses/deaths. IMO, this is not normal (I have read a few places that there are an average 4-6 sudden cardiac or sudden unexplained deaths in athletes per year). I haven’t counted the deaths in my list, but there are probably dozens... https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3988541/posts?page=266#266
That’s awful about your FIL nursing home. Must he stupid regulations prevent them from getting it fixed faster. Those poor patients must be so scared and confused. Glad you were able to help. Are you able to take him home for a day or two for Christmas?
How horrible for your FIL and all those who were residents in this care facility.
I can’t imagine what an ordeal this is for all of them but I do know it has to be devastating.
I am so sorry.
You sound swamped! Wish I was nearby to help. I guess the care facility didn’t have an emergency plan in place. That’s awful for residents that are already disoriented and confused.