tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post115755135052273092..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: The Only Show in TownJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1157719944682445472006-09-08T08:52:00.000-04:002006-09-08T08:52:00.000-04:00I hope you gain some benefit from writing about th...I hope you gain some benefit from writing about this. Everyone who reads it certainly does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1157692096499893382006-09-08T01:08:00.000-04:002006-09-08T01:08:00.000-04:00Christ almighty, Doghouse, but you sure know how t...Christ almighty, Doghouse, but you sure know how to write.<BR/><BR/>I hope things get better for you and your family. My own mother, I'm guessing, is about two or three years away from the same kind of situation your mom is dealing with. When the time comes, if it comes, I hope to be able to deal with her with as much grace and patience and, yes, wisdom, as you're currently exhibiting.Anthony Cartouchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767757612028943671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1157606744963193802006-09-07T01:25:00.000-04:002006-09-07T01:25:00.000-04:00Good luck.The nearest association I can make that ...Good luck.<BR/><BR/>The nearest association I can make that describes how I see seniors exploited by the geriatric medical industry is Soilent Green. <BR/><BR/>It begins one pill at a time. Presently I'm negotiating with all of my personalities about the details, but I do not want to live forever. The idea of my body being warehoused for the benefit of profit, and my diaper being changed by Ray Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496709017124120407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1157574156134607612006-09-06T16:22:00.000-04:002006-09-06T16:22:00.000-04:00Oh, god. You know, once they've established "moder...Oh, god. You know, once they've established "moderate to severe cognitive impairment", they have an actual duty to explain things in a way that the moderately to severely cognitively impaired person understands that's what's going on. And they damned well ought to know how much emphasis older people place on the word "Alzheimer's". <BR/><BR/>I'm not as sanguine about the competence of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1157563660710349592006-09-06T13:27:00.000-04:002006-09-06T13:27:00.000-04:00Cripes. Conjecture is right.Gad. Maybe I should be...Cripes. Conjecture is right.<BR/><BR/>Gad. Maybe I should be glad that my parents dropped dead in their 70s while still sharp. Gives me a sick kind of hope for myself...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1157558215861573022006-09-06T11:56:00.000-04:002006-09-06T11:56:00.000-04:00This is brilliant:"But still, there's this distinc...This is brilliant:<BR/>"But still, there's this distinct impression that what you get from the medical profession these days is the same thing you get at The Gap, rows of shelves full of ready-to-wears, neatly sized, except that you have to keep trying things on to find something that nearly fits."<BR/><BR/>I won't go on to tell you how it took me thirty-five years to find a doctor to treat my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com