Hi Shawn,

I know at least one other unit (visiting with my MIL) had a stove so I presume more were working at one time. Then, as more people moved in
with Althezheimer's or other dementias, the managment disconnected the stoves for safety reasons.

Oh interesting. I know the assisted homes around here only have the shared kitchen / dining room you can book if you are having family
etc. I believe someone has to sign a form stating they are in charge
of the stove as well.

All of the other places I've seen have just a central dining room and commercial kitchen. As part of the activities, the place Mom is in will
have someone come in and supervise a group of people doing something
like making pies, cookies, etc. They're then baked in the commercial
kitchen and returned to the makers or used as part of a meal. Mom has a
full size fridge, a small microwave and a full size sink in her
apartment so she can do some food prep on her own but usually eats in
the central dining room.

It worked well for 2 people who didn't get out that much. Before

they RH> moved there, they lived in an "over 55" manufactured home
community

This is what I wish my parents would have done. Instead they bought a condo townhouse and promptly dad got involved in running the entire
place. Mom got him to step down a few years back though. So now
he's just all alone when she goes out.

My parents stayed in their own house (Dad built it in the mid 50s.)
until Mom went into the nursing home, dementia unit until she passed
away about 20 months later. A couple of months after she passed away,
Dad needed emergency surgery in a nearby town. My brother (only one
nearby) put him in a nursing home after that; he lived there about 32
months later. Dad had been living at home, with a live in caregiver for
about 15 months before then. Now my brother owns the family home.

I saw my sister in person... probably 8 years now. RH> It's

been close to that for me.

I don't feel so bad now. I always think I'm a bad brother, but
whenever I make the drive she is busy, and even though her husband and
her visit a store half a block from here they won't pop in.

I've a sister and brother in NY, several hours north of NYC and a sister
in the Phoenix area. Saw the 2 from NY for about 5 minutes 6 years ago,
the other sister saw for the last time 7 years ago at Dad's funeral.

Same here. I'd never want to go back to a tent.

I'd have a hard time getting up from the ground. (G)

I can still get up from the ground. However I don't enjoy it. :)
Pain levels are through the roof on a good day right now.

I can get up, but it takes more work and hopefully something to grab
hold of. Pain levels ebb and flow but are usually manageable with low
levels of medication thru out the day.

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Hello Ruth!

13 Nov 24 12:31, you wrote to me:

meal. Mom has a full size fridge, a small microwave and a full size
sink in her apartment so she can do some food prep on her own but
usually eats in the central dining room.

That's not too bad then, at least if she's not feeling like being around people she can heat up soup or something,

months later. Dad had been living at home, with a live in caregiver
for about 15 months before then. Now my brother owns the family home.

Good that it stayed in the family after your parents had to move out.

I can get up, but it takes more work and hopefully something to grab
hold of. Pain levels ebb and flow but are usually manageable with low levels of medication thru out the day.

I'm in near constant pain now but thankfully I don't need any medication yet, I just deal with it and limp / move slow / get in everones way. Once a day I allow myself a smoke of cannabis which takes the pain away enough I can get to sleep. I had a script for it for years and years, but gave it up when they legalized it for all use here, it's easier to just walk to one of the many thousand stores. LOL

Shawn

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Hi Shawn,

meal. Mom has a full size fridge, a small microwave and a full size
sink in her apartment so she can do some food prep on her own but
usually eats in the central dining room.

That's not too bad then, at least if she's not feeling like being
around people she can heat up soup or something,

True, she is able to get out and shop for her favorite soups, cold cuts,
etc.

months later. Dad had been living at home, with a live in caregiver
for about 15 months before then. Now my brother owns the family home.

Good that it stayed in the family after your parents had to move out.

Yes, the thought crossed our mind about buying it but we were never in
the place to do so. My brother was so we let him have it.

I can get up, but it takes more work and hopefully something to grab
hold of. Pain levels ebb and flow but are usually manageable with low levels of medication thru out the day.

I'm in near constant pain now but thankfully I don't need any
medication yet, I just deal with it and limp / move slow / get in
everones way. Once a day I allow myself a smoke of cannabis which
takes the pain away enough I can get to sleep. I had a script for it
for years and years, but gave it up when they legalized it for all use here, it's easier to just walk to one of the many thousand stores.
LOL

I use prescription meds, don't want to put any smoke down already
damaged lungs.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote in a message to Shawn Highfield:

True, she is able to get out and shop for her favorite soups, cold
cuts, etc.

That's the main thing.

Yes, the thought crossed our mind about buying it but we were never
in the place to do so. My brother was so we let him have it.

I understand that. I was in a position to buy a family home and I did, however times changed and I ended up having to sell it. Ah well sometimes life doesn't go the way we want.

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Hi Shawn,

Yes, the thought crossed our mind about buying it but we were never
in the place to do so. My brother was so we let him have it.

I understand that. I was in a position to buy a family home and I
did, however times changed and I ended up having to sell it. Ah well sometimes life doesn't go the way we want.

Some people do live life the way they thought they would as they were
growing up. I think that's a rather small percentage tho; there's
usually something that will change their life in previously unforseen
ways. One of the big events that changed our direction was when Steve
enlisted in the Army. We lived in a lot of new/different places and as
part of that, ate a lot of different foods we never knew existed or had
maybe just read about. We'd never thought about living in AZ but about a
year after we moved there, one of Steve's computer friends introduced
him to Fido...............and here I am.

I'd not heard of an Ocracoke fig cake the first time we lived in NC but
some time after we moved back to the state, the Raleigh paper had an
article about it. At the time it was just an interesting read but when
we bought this house and Steve planted a fig tree, I needed something to
do with all the figs we got last year. I remembered the article, went on
a recipies site and found a recipe. It's now part of my cooking
"heritage".







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Ruth
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Hi Ruth,
On <Mon, 17 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

Some people do live life the way they thought they would as they were growing up. I think that's a rather small percentage tho; there's

I would agree.

maybe just read about. We'd never thought about living in AZ but
about a year after we moved there, one of Steve's computer friends introduced him to Fido...............and here I am.

Well glad he told you about it! ;)

do with all the figs we got last year. I remembered the article, went
on a recipes site and found a recipe. It's now part of my cooking "heritage".

Very nice!

Shawn
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Hi Shawn,

Some people do live life the way they thought they would as they were growing up. I think that's a rather small percentage tho; there's

I would agree.

I think some of my siblings may fit into that category. One lives in the
house he came home from the hospital as a newborn to; another lives a
couple of hours away. Knowing what I do about their lives leads me to
that conclusion.

maybe just read about. We'd never thought about living in AZ but
about a year after we moved there, one of Steve's computer friends introduced him to Fido...............and here I am.

Well glad he told you about it! ;)

Yes, I was also in a crafting and a sewing/quilting echo while they
existed. I miss them at times but not the negative aspects (that's all
I'll say) of them.

do with all the figs we got last year. I remembered the article, went
on a recipes site and found a recipe. It's now part of my cooking "heritage".

Very nice!

The fig cake is quite popular whenever I bring it to an event. Last
winter I brought it to an American Legion/Auxiliary dinner and had 3
requests for the recipe once word got out who brought the cake.

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Ruth
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