Spiky Bugger
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So weird. My sister calls to tell me that her next door neighbor called in a panic and told her come over, it was an emergency.
My sister did.
Neighbor wanted my sister to call 911 for her (the neighbor's) husband, who just had a pacemaker/defibrillator implanted and was feeling strange, because she, the neighbor, had to get dressed. (??) (My sister said the neighbor WAS dressed, but maybe needed to run a brush through her hair and maybe put on lipstick, things not always necessary in 911 situations.)
Obviously, these people need adult supervision. The guy who is physically falling apart is being cared for by the woman with dementia. What could possibly go wrong?
Funny you should ask. So my sister calls and tells me that she has advised the neighbors' daughter that I would tell them what they need to do.
I suggested (to my sister) that SOMEONE call the son who is the high rent district attorney in NY and maybe he has some poor friend here who could help them set up, oh, I dunno, maybe a Living Trust and a Durable POA for Health Care, since...do you believe this...their attorney son and cop son and (I don't know what career) the daughter have not quite gotten around to setting up such things for their parents who are ONLY 78 (with dementia) and 82 (with Parkinson's and cardio issues.)
Reminds me of a TED talk about dying, where the daughter said something like... Well, you go watch it, if in a hurry, try about 3:00-4:20
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_saul_let_s_talk_about_dying#t-348334
My sister did.
Neighbor wanted my sister to call 911 for her (the neighbor's) husband, who just had a pacemaker/defibrillator implanted and was feeling strange, because she, the neighbor, had to get dressed. (??) (My sister said the neighbor WAS dressed, but maybe needed to run a brush through her hair and maybe put on lipstick, things not always necessary in 911 situations.)
Obviously, these people need adult supervision. The guy who is physically falling apart is being cared for by the woman with dementia. What could possibly go wrong?
Funny you should ask. So my sister calls and tells me that she has advised the neighbors' daughter that I would tell them what they need to do.
I suggested (to my sister) that SOMEONE call the son who is the high rent district attorney in NY and maybe he has some poor friend here who could help them set up, oh, I dunno, maybe a Living Trust and a Durable POA for Health Care, since...do you believe this...their attorney son and cop son and (I don't know what career) the daughter have not quite gotten around to setting up such things for their parents who are ONLY 78 (with dementia) and 82 (with Parkinson's and cardio issues.)
Reminds me of a TED talk about dying, where the daughter said something like... Well, you go watch it, if in a hurry, try about 3:00-4:20
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_saul_let_s_talk_about_dying#t-348334
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