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classicman · 12-26-2014, 04:29 PM

Well, it wasn't today, Actually it was last Thursday. The first of my Aunts/Uncles passed away. She was my mother's only sister and the patriarch of the family at 85. She suffered from dementia for a long time. She lived a long and wonderful life. I know she is in a better place, but still. Took a last minute trip to RI with my sister and my parents for the services and to see many cousins etc., some of whom I haven't seen in decades. It really hit me that all these extended parents are getting very old and will be dying soon. Mortality check as I saw her children suffering the loss of their mother. Just ... sucks. My brother's Mother-in-law is also suffering from cancer (FUCK CANCER) and now has some fungal infection in her lungs. She will not last long.
Hug the ones you love folks. You never know when till its too late.

Gravdigr · 12-26-2014, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Hug the ones you love folks.

And tell them.

Sorry about your aunt, Classic.

classicman · 12-26-2014, 08:43 PM

Thanks Grav. She was a cool cat. She used to sneak us kids treats and stuff. Always a warm hug and a big smile.

Griff · 12-26-2014, 08:53 PM

Sorry Dude. Dementia is a tough one.

footfootfoot · 12-30-2014, 03:43 PM

Lately the mm, seven, has been complaining of what sounds like RLS, it runs in my family. Poor thing is too young for that shit.

glatt · 12-30-2014, 04:27 PM

That sucks. I'm sorry.

My son gets headaches, and I feel the same way about it. It's not fair.

Nirvana · 12-30-2014, 04:37 PM

In my experience RLS was a nutritional problem, After I started taking magnesium before bed it has never returned. Not being a Dr, I dunno about a 7 yr old. Here is a link I found http://www.healthline.com/health/res...ents#Overview1

Gravdigr · 12-30-2014, 05:40 PM

It would kill me to have to watch my child deal with what I've had to deal with. That would just be a living hell.

footfootfoot · 12-30-2014, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

In my experience RLS was a nutritional problem, After I started taking magnesium before bed it has never returned. Not being a Dr, I dunno about a 7 yr old. Here is a link I found http://www.healthline.com/health/res...ents#Overview1

I think it is Mg related too. I had a lot of success with this mineral supplement that I was taking but after a while it stopped working. OR maybe I couldn't find it any more. In any case, I'm taking Gabapentin which also helps me fall asleep. We're going to try the mineral route.

footfootfoot · 12-30-2014, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

That sucks. I'm sorry.

My son gets headaches, and I feel the same way about it. It's not fair.

Oh god, I know. You can't even do anything with a headache sometimes. Cold cloth? Tylenol?
I'm sorry about that too.

glatt · 12-31-2014, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Oh god, I know. You can't even do anything with a headache sometimes. Cold cloth? Tylenol?

Not much. If we notice he's had a lot of screen time, we kick him off the screen. Remind him to stay hydrated. We haven't noticed any patterns to trigger them, but those are both good things to do anyway.

And then when he actually gets one, Advil and go lie down. Sometimes he needs the eye mask we keep in the freezer.

Now that I think about it, he hasn't had one since he's been on break. Maybe it's school stress that causes them.

Griff · 12-31-2014, 09:12 AM

Time to find a hippie school? The testing regimen, among other things, is talking any fun right out of school. My kids graduated just as our local schools went full on nuts with the standardized testing.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-31-2014, 09:52 AM

Griff, stop being the giving tree, time for a school that appreciates what a magnificent hippie you bee.

footfootfoot · 12-31-2014, 09:53 AM

The kids at the school I used to work at would just blow them off completely, especially the ones that were intended to gauge the school's performance and the ones that were used to determine a student's ranking.

It is a very anti-intellectual community; completing HS is for chumps and college is for fags.

It's a lose-lose situation all around.

Griff · 12-31-2014, 09:59 AM

I'm doing more suitable work now helping parents address the behaviors of their children with autism. It's interesting getting fully back into that community. These kids are just so interesting. The hippie school has been suggested to me by various cow-orkers but I'm not a regulatory hurdles kind of guy.

12-26-2014, 04:29 PM	#10141
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Well, it wasn't today, Actually it was last Thursday. The first of my Aunts/Uncles passed away. She was my mother's only sister and the patriarch of the family at 85. She suffered from dementia for a long time. She lived a long and wonderful life. I know she is in a better place, but still. Took a last minute trip to RI with my sister and my parents for the services and to see many cousins etc., some of whom I haven't seen in decades. It really hit me that all these extended parents are getting very old and will be dying soon. Mortality check as I saw her children suffering the loss of their mother. Just ... sucks. My brother's Mother-in-law is also suffering from cancer (FUCK CANCER) and now has some fungal infection in her lungs. She will not last long. Hug the ones you love folks. You never know when till its too late. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-26-2014, 08:43 PM	#10143
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thanks Grav. She was a cool cat. She used to sneak us kids treats and stuff. Always a warm hug and a big smile. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt Last edited by classicman; 12-26-2014 at 08:55 PM.

12-26-2014, 08:53 PM	#10144
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Sorry Dude. Dementia is a tough one. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-30-2014, 03:43 PM	#10145
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Lately the mm, seven, has been complaining of what sounds like RLS, it runs in my family. Poor thing is too young for that shit. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-30-2014, 04:37 PM	#10147
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	In my experience RLS was a nutritional problem, After I started taking magnesium before bed it has never returned. Not being a Dr, I dunno about a 7 yr old. Here is a link I found http://www.healthline.com/health/res...ents#Overview1 __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

12-30-2014, 04:27 PM	#10146
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That sucks. I'm sorry. My son gets headaches, and I feel the same way about it. It's not fair.

12-30-2014, 05:40 PM	#10148
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It would kill me to have to watch my child deal with what I've had to deal with. That would just be a living hell. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-31-2014, 09:12 AM	#10152
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Time to find a hippie school? The testing regimen, among other things, is talking any fun right out of school. My kids graduated just as our local schools went full on nuts with the standardized testing. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-31-2014, 09:52 AM	#10153
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Griff, stop being the giving tree, time for a school that appreciates what a magnificent hippie you bee. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-31-2014, 09:53 AM	#10154
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	The kids at the school I used to work at would just blow them off completely, especially the ones that were intended to gauge the school's performance and the ones that were used to determine a student's ranking. It is a very anti-intellectual community; completing HS is for chumps and college is for fags. It's a lose-lose situation all around. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-31-2014, 09:59 AM	#10155
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm doing more suitable work now helping parents address the behaviors of their children with autism. It's interesting getting fully back into that community. These kids are just so interesting. The hippie school has been suggested to me by various cow-orkers but I'm not a regulatory hurdles kind of guy. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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