Random Jabber Jibber thread

Blue Wizard

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Oh I am sorry. I hope the pandemic has quietly blown by you.
Grandma got put in hospice and she wasn't covered by medicare/caid or whatever. So after the $5k a month it cost to keep her there blew through her savings I started helping with mine. She's covered now but I lost $10k i had saved and I had to pawn a bunch of my things as well.

Then I lost my vacation and all my sick days to covid twice and another vacation when my truck broke down when it got to -7 here when we had that blackout. I had to buy a van with my savings again. The van also needed tires and a radiator etc. I was also working double shift for like 6 months because we couldn't find help at the other property.

I also rescued a dog and the vet bills were killing me. $500 to get her fixed, $300 when she got injured a few months ago. $100 here $80 there.

Everything is paid and my truck is back and running so I'm good now.
 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Grandma got put in hospice and she wasn't covered by medicare/caid or whatever. So after the $5k a month it cost to keep her there blew through her savings I started helping with mine. She's covered now but I lost $10k i had saved and I had to pawn a bunch of my things as well.

Then I lost my vacation and all my sick days to covid twice and another vacation when my truck broke down when it got to -7 here when we had that blackout. I had to buy a van with my savings again. The van also needed tires and a radiator etc. I was also working double shift for like 6 months because we couldn't find help at the other property.

I also rescued a dog and the vet bills were killing me. $500 to get her fixed, $300 when she got injured a few months ago. $100 here $80 there.

Everything is paid and my truck is back and running so I'm good now.
For that first paragraph alone I love you.
 

Blue Wizard

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For that first paragraph alone I love you.
I had been taking care of her ever since I moved out of my apartment. None of my uncles helped with anything, it was just me and mom trying to sort it all out. Grandma refused to go into a home and Texas law wouldn't let us put her in one without a Dr saying she should be in one. And she would lie to the Dr about how bad she actually was.

She has bad dementia and then she developed a fistula and she's now been in hospice since 2019 I think?

I was working full time and taking care of her. She was basically bed ridden but wouldn't admit it, I was having to do everything for her. She was up all night long due to the dementia too, basically every 2 hours like clockwork.

I'm still not quite over the insomnia from having to see what she wanted at 12am, 2am, 4am every day.
 
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