Hope I’m not coming off as being critical of the people in this home. Far from it. I believe that everyone, when they get in their later years, deserve to be treated with care and respect. Unfortunately, this place is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In my comics from last month, during my visits to see my mom in the hospital, I pointed out how scared and tired she was. At times she actually thought she may be dying. All of those thoughts, I found[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I enjoy watching Jeopardy (it’s the only game show I like) because I’m pretty good at answering trivia questions. With that in mind though, I’d never try to get on the show. While I am good with a lot of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have total confidence in myself, that I’ll be able to function in and utilize this software . Since I began using computers back in 1993, I’ve been very capable in learning new software and this one, Desigo (despite some of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was just about 10 months ago when my mom had to spend time here. (nearly a month!) Rather than heap my disdain upon this place, here was my reaction to this place when I first came here in February, I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trust me, I’m not complaining in the first panel. Having less cars on the parkways for my morning commute is a happy perk (though, oddly enough, the afternoon commute was the normal bumper-to-bumper). It is kind of eerie though, not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I probably come off as a bit callous at the end of this, but I’m in no way blaming the depressing feel of this place on the people staying here. I’m not talented enough to be able to really depict[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The woman who’s sharing my mom’s room looks to be in her late 40’s early 50’s. She must have suffered some sort of brain injury and needs near constant attention. She’ll begin saying words “No, no, no” or “Nah-uh, nah-uh,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I could fill up pages upon pages describing how horrifically we treat the sick, ill and especially the old in this country. These “for profit” nursing homes care for only one thing… profit! A true, humane society cares for those[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…