I'm baaaack...

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

No, the break was at the top of the femur, but far enough below the "ball", so they put a rod & screws in it.

I am totally unfamiliar with hip-joint replacements, yet a neighbor had it after falling in the bathroom. Not sure if that neighbor was the same age your father is now, but I'm sure he was well over 70 and still very active. I guess having to adjust to a much lower activity level was much more of a struggle to him.

[MetroMPG]

Yeah, my dad wasn't very active before. He'll be even less so now.

He's still in hospital. Another week and a half to independence, the physio/rehab people figure.

He is JUST getting to the point where he's able to get out of bed and stand up from a seated position to a walker, unassisted. Borderline.

That reminds me I didn't do my exercise routine this morning.

[wdb]

I can relate to your situation. My mother and dad had a variety of medical issues over the years. In large part they were able to take care of one another, with my sister and I stepping in occasionally. Once they neared 90 years of age things got tougher for them and they moved into an 'independent living' complex; meals were made for them, cleaning and laundry taken care of, emergency call buttons handy with 24x7 in-house response. It was not their greatest desire but it served them well for 6+ years. Even so we were spending a lot of time in hospitals for this and that.

Then COVID happened and their facility went into a pretty strict lockdown. It worked in terms of keeping residents safe from the pandemic but I think it took other physical and mental tolls. I took over their shopping regimen, handing their packages in through an intermediary and only seeing them through a glass door, for 8 months. My sister couldn't even see them at all unless she violated restrictions, because she lives in another state. It was tough being separated from them for so long.

Shortly after restrictions eased, my dad's heart finally called it quits last October. We couldn't have a proper service due to the pandemic but managed to get a few folks together. My duties increased to include doing the financial stuff for mom in addition to the rest. At least I could get in to see her! Then she wound up in the hospital for a relatively minor thing, but suffered a stroke while there. She went this past August.

They both had long, eventful lives filled with love and family so that was good. Doesn't make me miss them any less.

My wife's son also died, from COVID, at age 49. At Christmastime. His wife refused to let any of the family visit or even be informed of his condition during the weeks he fought the virus, which is one of the cruelest things I have ever personally witnessed. We still don't know what has become of his remains.

It's been a stressful, busy, loss-filled time. Getting near 2 years of this. It's nuts.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

That reminds me I didn't do my exercise routine this morning.

That reminds me I haven't exercised since Covid hit, and not due to Covid, though I can't exactly say why that was when I stopped.

I think lack of social interaction was just the little bit of depression required for me to stop my healthy routines.

[freebeard]

My little brother passed before the plandemic, but his son never pulled things together to have any memorial or wake. I still have a bottle of Red Revolution Cola he'd given me that I wanted to pour on the ground. It's got high fructose corn syrup.

Anyways, I bussed and bicycled over to the West side this afternoon. Took two hours for a $3.65 stereo speaker jack (Philmore 504K).

[redpoint5]

See, pouring it out is probably the healthy thing to do.

It's been 4 years since grandfather died, and I'm just about out of his stash of Cutty Sark. Will be a sad day when the last of it is gone. Still mad that my parents threw out the years expired Coors cache. It may never have been great, but it didn't taste much worse expired. Still refreshing on a hot day. Kind of like taking communion, but instead of the blood of Christ, the expired booze of grandfather.

That said, I got permission from grandmother to drive his mint S10. I'm replacing the seized rear calipers and already replaced the battery. Should be on the road soon, which will be a fun way to remember grandfather. He always intended me to have the truck, we just never got around to it.

I'll be able to keep the Acura at my parents, which will allow them to sell both of their old Camry's. Now's the time to sell extra vehicles.

[MetroMPG]

^ Old beer! That's funny. I found an ancient unopened Coors in a creek this spring and joked with the guys I was kayaking with that we should drink it! Perfectly chilled. (We chickened out.)

wdb: sorry to hear about your folks passing.

We (siblings) have made it so our parents could stay in their home longer than they could have otherwise. Fortunately, there are 4 of us kids: 3 nearby and 1 sort of. 2 are sort of retired, another one getting close. So lots of hands making light work, but it can still be pretty stressful at times when things go off the rails.

Looks like my dad won't be driving for the foreseeable future (if ever again). My mom gave it up a while back due to declining sight, so I've become the default support there. (I was already doing 95% of their errands during the pandemic anyway.)

I don't mind. They put in endless time, energy & love bringing up us kids.

[Piotrsko]

Nice ZR. Bought one for my son to replace the Ranger, but he hated it.

Had the same covid issues with my wifes mom at the care home but she got moved out to my sister-in-laws house and then 3 months later got summarily evicted last Christmas eve. This Covid thing seems to make people selfishly stupid

I have a 75 year old armagnac brandy that I bought for my dad and was thinking I should go down to the San Diego vets cemetary and share with him and my uncle.

Ah well maybe someday maybe not. Today I need to bake vegan breadstuffs for grandma because nobody does vegan at the seniorcare places

[redpoint5]

Headed to my parents this morning to sip some of grandfathers scotch and put the reman calipers on the truck. I believe the O-ring in the original had swollen and caused them to bind. The drivers door sags a little, and I'm not sure if there's any fix for that.

If I started using it as a truck, I'd probably want to get a bed liner. Not sure if that's something I should DIY, or have a professional do.

[M_a_t_t]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

The drivers door sags a little, and I'm not sure if there's any fix for that.

I would start by checking the door pins and bushings