Damn it. Damn it. Damn it.

[MirahM]

I am so sad.
Someone I liked a lot is leaving the area.
In fact there has been more than 1 departure and some things just changing.
I don't like it.

[Piglet]

Heres an eye opener. The Russian military push troops into the front line not caring about casualties. American employers are the same, they will sucker you in then change the employment agreement, like your resettlement package.

Maybe even cut pay and expect you to work harder, you will quit over unfairness, and they wont care, you are replaceable like Ivan on the front tline in the Ukraine. They will make others work harder to make up for you or get someone else in. They may effectively make working for them impossible so they can get cheaper employees in.

VIVA america. You are expendable.

[Duchess]

I am so sad.
Someone I liked a lot is leaving the area.
In fact there has been more than 1 departure and some things just changing.
I don't like it.

I don't like it either.

[MirahM]

as soon as Piglet said, "Eye opener" I stopped reading.

I can usually deal with change, but sometimes it is a real sucker punch.

[BlueTiki]

So . . . my friend who turned me on to the Keto crushed pork rind trick, suffered a stroke on Saturday.  She's 57.

Left-side arm . . . useless.  Balance . . . needs assistance.  Right side . . . weakened.  Speech . . . mildly affected.  Still in hospital . . . yes.

I'm now spending time at her house, while her husband is at the hospital.  Looks like she actually suffered a previous stroke, three-weeks prior (verified through MRI and CAT).

House needs massive cleaning, so I'm rolling up my sleeves and getting down to business.  Must be at least 6 loads, just of her laundry and linens. House is 3800 sq. ft. and two stories.  Six bedrooms (and of course, theirs is upstairs).

She'll be heading directly from the hospital to a rehab facility, for at least two weeks.  In the meantime, we will be modifying the downstairs bedrooms and baths, to accommodate her limited mobility and for her safety.

They have four dogs . . . two very large and two medium sized.  And . . . as "luck" would have it, he is needed to leave town to assist his father who has Parkinson's.

She understands he will be absent and is comfortable, with me, to "be by her side" when needed and be at the house, for the dogs.

Breaks my heart seeing her this way.  Personal vulnerability and loss of independence is her kryptonite.

[sally]

Something is satisfying about cleaning for someone who needs the help, not so much when it's your own house and just another chore.

[BigMark]

You are awesome.

[MirahM]

Sorry to hear that about your friend Tiki. That is nice of you to help out.

[BigMark]

You know I got to ask, vaxed?

[rothschild]

She's blessed to have you for a friend, Tiki. Hope she's able to recover to the fullest possible extent.

[Duchess]

That seems so young to me to have such a serious health issue like a stroke. I know they happen to people of all ages, I just always associate them with seniors. You're a good friend, Tiki.

[sally]

My mom had three strokes when she was in her 50s, but they were all fairly mild. My neighbor and friend had a massive stroke at 44 years old, never came out of it and died in a nursing home. That was awful for her kids.

[BlueTiki]

My sincere thanks to you, all.

Sally, you're absolutely spot-on about a greater satisfaction when cleaning someone else's "mess".  I'm also preparing her "favorites" and her husband brings them to her in the hospital.  I guess that's something that is not normally done and the staff is making a big fuss over him being so wonderful (which he is IRL).

I pack each individual item in small containers and he then "assembles" whatever the offering . . . in front of her and according to her strict construction and proportion instructions.  

(Yeah . . . I know her "particulars" all too well.)  

Mark . . . Johnson and Johnson + Booster (2021).  Exploring the possibility a clot caused the stroke.  Possibly she will be having an oblation procedure (from the groin) if existing clots presented within the MRI.  (Side note:  Due to this concern, blood thinners are being withheld as they may "throw" another clot into her system)

It is very decent of all of you, addressing my assistance for my friend.  Your thoughts and statements were warmly appreciated.  Not to minimize your kind words, I never gave it a second thought not to do, whatever what I can do, to help.

Again, my sincere thanks to all.

That's what friends do . . . and . . . as Dionne Warwick sang, That's What Friends Are For  (shut-out to Burt Bacharach, for that).

This will definitely be a new learning experience, not only for them, but for me, too.

[Duchess]

 My neighbor and friend had a massive stroke at 44 years old, never came out of it and died in a nursing home. That was awful for her kids.

I remember that. It was awful for you too!

[Carsman]

Tiki, you are your friends Heavenly Angel, Your commendable actions are outstanding and proves what a great friend you are. She’s lucky to have you 
in her life.