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missdianeIt's Mom's birthday today so I had already planned to take the day off. Thank goodness that I did because I got a call last night after 8pm from the aide at Dad's facility because he had pain in his ribcage and he'd vomited. I'd talked to him a couple hours before where he wasn't feeling great and was going to go to bed early. The aide called Sis first since she made a point of changing the primary medical contact to her. Her solution? Give him some toast.
You have GOT to be kidding me. This is a guy that never wants to go to the doctor and it was the first time that he'd even used the panic button there. There is no overnight nurse on duty (seriously?) and so they couldn't take his vitals, so I said since he's requesting to be taken to the hospital, I'll respect that. They called for the squad and Sis called me and was complaining like nobody's business. They wanted her to come over but oh no! there's a tornado watch (a WATCH, we're from Ohio, you know that means jack shit). She also pissed and moaned saying he's just nervous about the weather which I said he didn't sound that way all the times he called me that day.
The reality is she was pissy that he was interrupting her precious birthday. The one where she posted pictures of her and her husband going out to dinner the night before but had told Dad she was "too busy" to do anything with him.
This is getting so frustrating since this is the text conversation with her so far
FFS, DO something. Poor Dad needs an advocate and the hospital is down the street from where you work. My last conversation with him, it sounds like he's going to be admitted. So yeah, I'm sure some TOAST will fix everything.
So it's been quite fun.
OH MY GOD, this is her answer. SO USELESS. I'm so so angry
Well, in the meantime, for Mom, I popped out in between the shitty weather to go get lottery tickets and scratch offs since that was her thing.
You have GOT to be kidding me. This is a guy that never wants to go to the doctor and it was the first time that he'd even used the panic button there. There is no overnight nurse on duty (seriously?) and so they couldn't take his vitals, so I said since he's requesting to be taken to the hospital, I'll respect that. They called for the squad and Sis called me and was complaining like nobody's business. They wanted her to come over but oh no! there's a tornado watch (a WATCH, we're from Ohio, you know that means jack shit). She also pissed and moaned saying he's just nervous about the weather which I said he didn't sound that way all the times he called me that day.
The reality is she was pissy that he was interrupting her precious birthday. The one where she posted pictures of her and her husband going out to dinner the night before but had told Dad she was "too busy" to do anything with him.
This is getting so frustrating since this is the text conversation with her so far
FFS, DO something. Poor Dad needs an advocate and the hospital is down the street from where you work. My last conversation with him, it sounds like he's going to be admitted. So yeah, I'm sure some TOAST will fix everything.
So it's been quite fun.
OH MY GOD, this is her answer. SO USELESS. I'm so so angry
Well, in the meantime, for Mom, I popped out in between the shitty weather to go get lottery tickets and scratch offs since that was her thing.
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Date: 3 Apr 2024 17:27 (UTC)Well, it's not like the brother is doing jack shit either. Middle kid for the win again. Woo.
I told Mom's picture (as I lit the "money") candle that if she sends good juju to get a lottery win, I'll make sure karma is nudged along. And considering how it would be smiting Sis, she'd be up for that.