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2023's conclusion
2 years ago
Once again, we find ourselves at the end of the year.
2023 began very depressing for me. But now it ends on a calm respite.
I knew going into this year that it was going to be rough, being a caretaker for my Grandmother who has Alzheimer's Disease. From March, her condition began to really accelerate, and more so after July. Me and my uncle had to undertake an increasing amount of responsibilities, which made my grandmother very resentful. There were a lot of very bitter arguments and anger at us, and after several incidents of wandering and near-accidents, we made the decision to put her into a nursing home. Her condition has continued to go down at a rapid pace, and with a very recent hospitalization Thursday, where she was found lying on the floor suffering from dehydration, we made the decision to begin hospice care and making her comfortable for the remaining time that we have with her. It's been a very emotionally exhausting experience. All I can say is that Alzheimer's is an evil disease.
But 2023 wasn't all terrible. I got a job position transfer, which has improved my situation at work, and I got to travel a lot and explore around Ohio, Michigan, and parts of Pennsylvania.
Onward to 2024. I do worry sometimes about our political situation, our hyperpartisan hackery, the backsliding towards authoritarianism, the global chaos that's ongoing, but I guess one has to confront those issues when the time comes.
Happy New Years~
2023 began very depressing for me. But now it ends on a calm respite.
I knew going into this year that it was going to be rough, being a caretaker for my Grandmother who has Alzheimer's Disease. From March, her condition began to really accelerate, and more so after July. Me and my uncle had to undertake an increasing amount of responsibilities, which made my grandmother very resentful. There were a lot of very bitter arguments and anger at us, and after several incidents of wandering and near-accidents, we made the decision to put her into a nursing home. Her condition has continued to go down at a rapid pace, and with a very recent hospitalization Thursday, where she was found lying on the floor suffering from dehydration, we made the decision to begin hospice care and making her comfortable for the remaining time that we have with her. It's been a very emotionally exhausting experience. All I can say is that Alzheimer's is an evil disease.
But 2023 wasn't all terrible. I got a job position transfer, which has improved my situation at work, and I got to travel a lot and explore around Ohio, Michigan, and parts of Pennsylvania.
Onward to 2024. I do worry sometimes about our political situation, our hyperpartisan hackery, the backsliding towards authoritarianism, the global chaos that's ongoing, but I guess one has to confront those issues when the time comes.
Happy New Years~
Vix