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Maybe he thought your hand was shaking too much, so he steadied it while depositing the change in it? 
Closest story I can tell happened to me is when I took my 88 year old neighbor (I was 48) to an Italian restaurant. Our waiter, a real cutie to begin with, would squat down beside our table to talk with us. He was very chatty and frequently during conversation would place his hand on my thigh and stroke up and down while laughing during the conversation. If only my neighbor could have gotten home without me!

Maybe he thought your hand was shaking too much, so he steadied it while depositing the change in it? 
Closest story I can tell happened to me is when I took my 88 year old neighbor (I was 48) to an Italian restaurant. Our waiter, a real cutie to begin with, would squat down beside our table to talk with us. He was very chatty and frequently during conversation would place his hand on my thigh and stroke up and down while laughing during the conversation. If only my neighbor could have gotten home without me!

Maybe he thought your hand was shaking too much, so he steadied it while depositing the change in it? 
Closest story I can tell happened to me is when I took my 88 year old neighbor (I was 48) to an Italian restaurant. Our waiter, a real cutie to begin with, would squat down beside our table to talk with us. He was very chatty and frequently during conversation would place his hand on my thigh and stroke up and down while laughing during the conversation. If only my neighbor could have gotten home without me!

It's funny that you mention Scrabble, because we used to play often and stopped years ago, but we have gone back to playing together again. However, he couldn't do it on a phone, because he can't remember how to make even a regular phone call. He has also done crossword puzzles for years, and still does a couple every day.

"Dementia" manifests itself so variably that one really needs to discuss individuals rather than the condition in very broad terms. I took a caregiver's education course two years ago after my spouse was clinically diagnosed as having Alzheimer's, but those of us in the course were all having such different experiences with those we were caring for that sometimes it felt like we were talking about very different diagnoses. Some of their patients were angry, even violent, at times, and others were very quiet and even seemingly disconnected. Some patients understood, accepted and tried to adapt to their changing states, while others were in denial or simply couldn't understand what was going on. I was warned to prepare for reactions like paranoid delusions or fear of darkness or water, none of which have developed in our case. I expected that by now my spouse would be fairly incapacitated, but in fact he can still drive a car and play Bridge quite effectively. His main problem is increasing loss of memory, both short term and long term, but even that is not very predictable from day to day, so it is hard for me to know whether to expect him to remember who someone is or how to work the microwave today. The one thing I can be sure of is that he won't be able to learn anything new, whether it is how to play a new game or why he needs to wear a face mask. Some patients' personalities undergo major changes, but so far I have been lucky in that his is no different than it was a half century ago. I am also lucky in that I have a model to work with: his mother, who underwent almost exactly the same changes at the same ages; by the end of her life, she didn't understand where she was and often didn't know who we were, yet she was still recognizable to us. I will still be lucky if that is the worst that happens.
 
Because our doctor was proactive when my spouse and I both became concerned about his memory problems, we were referred to a specialist, who was able to obtain a PET scan test that revealed the typical Alzheimer's dementia plaque on his brain, and then tried some of the drugs which have been found to slow its development. Different ones work differently for different people, and after a couple of attempts, he found one that seems to help without causing unacceptable side effects. But they do become less effective after regular use, and we are both starting to see that happen now. I believe that knowledge and professional intervention is worthwhile, rather than ignoring or encouraging the patient or the caregiver to ignore the signs of dementia in a loved one, uncomfortable as confronting it may be.

On another post there was a brief mention on admitting, recognising and accepting dementia.
Sorry if this discussion has been exhausted elsewhere but it struck a chord as an elderly relative is clearly hiding early-onset Alzheimers and it felt that indeed there is an incredible bravery in those who accept/admit and even discuss it with those close to them.
My mother is a little like the character at the beginning of 'Still Alice' who is trying to deal with it alone and seems to be fighting it which to a point perhaps should be accepted but is sharing and acknowledging it always right? I worry for some that admitting it will mean the fight becomes weaker rather stronger but long term it has to be shared so loved ones can say goodbye before time runs out.
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[People with even very slight dementia know it. My mom told me long before I 
Noticed.
Grow up.
I have been around people entering dementia for a very long time. I can tell you, your mother was beyond wonderful, to you and her family and friends, and most of all to herself, to recognize her decline and share it, and I presume to make the most out of what she could. You have been truly blessed. But many do not, and in fact, refuse to listen to those who they love as they try gently to explain that things aren't quite what they used to be. I am not simply parroting media in this. I think I see in Biden what I have seen in many others. I like Biden. It makes me sad.]

That sort of makes me think of an autopsy table, like what you see in CSI ?

Your skepticism is WISE.
 
Buying a pig in a poke typically means your going to get a greasy bag of lard.

I can't disagree. He had it made and he slaughtered the goose who was laying golden eggs.
 
Now he's got a record, will never have a decent job and will probably spend the remainder of his days trying to run scams.
 
If there's one thing that rings true in human nature it's that if they've tried to take advantage of people once, they'll do it again.

why on earth do people resort to trying to steal from others instead of being grateful and kind for what they have received? i mean a sports car AND 500K in cash? i would be the kindest dearest person on earth if someone chose to be so kind to help set up my life like that!
 
I think the difference is in ones psyche and mental state. i can guarantee that this beast displays the same sort of abuse towards everyone in his life... just at lesser degrees for lesser issues. i have never really been a spiteful person yet this sort of person deserves every sort of karma 10 fold upon himself!

I dunno, who here wouldn’t enjoy a $2,400/month boost?

40 hours x 52 weeks = 2080 hours
8 hours/mo x 12 months = 96 hours
96 hours divided by 2080 hours = 4.6% drop in “pay” but you have 12 days off, too.
 
Rough estimate but illustrative… Count your blessings.

Navy twin sounds like someone I'd like to know. Sounds amazingly level-headed, mature, and discerning. The girl who captures him will be one lucky lady, I think. Congrats on your obvious parenting skills. I'm sure the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

I dunno, who here wouldn’t enjoy a $2,400/month boost?

California allows UI claims for partial loss of income due to corona virus

I've been working 4 days out of 5 since the US started issuing stay-at-home orders. I just think of the reduction in hours as the money I otherwise would have spent eating lunch and commuting to the office.
 
One good thing about it is that I get three-day weekends now (I always take Friday off) even though there's not much I get to do at home.
 
I'm not going to lie...I kind of like it.

40 hours x 52 weeks = 2080 hours
8 hours/mo x 12 months = 96 hours
96 hours divided by 2080 hours = 4.6% drop in “pay” but you have 12 days off, too.
 
Rough estimate but illustrative… Count your blessings.

40 hours x 52 weeks = 2080 hours
8 hours/mo x 12 months = 96 hours
96 hours divided by 2080 hours = 4.6% drop in “pay” but you have 12 days off, too.
 
Rough estimate but illustrative… Count your blessings.

40 hours x 52 weeks = 2080 hours
8 hours/mo x 12 months = 96 hours
96 hours divided by 2080 hours = 4.6% drop in “pay” but you have 12 days off, too.
 
Rough estimate but illustrative… Count your blessings.

For my place, everyone top to almost bottom. They divided everyone into three groups. Anyone below a defined salary didn’t get cut. The middle range got a 10% cut, the upper range (including execs) got a 15% cut. There is no travel, no expensing food, beverage, or entertainment (not that there’s any to be had), and open positions were frozen.

Just received notice that the company I work for will implement a temporary 20% pay cut. Should I consider myself lucky? I don’t want to feel ungrateful as I know there are other who’s jobs were pulled from under them..... but fuck.

More reflective thought than wishful thinking… Anyone could have Rona move in...

I don’t have a quid pro quo on those payments. I sent the money with no discussion about my pre-paying for the appointments. Neither man is under obligation to fulfill a contract and if they do not consider a future appointment as “prepaid”, that’s OK, I can afford a grand here and there occasionally. If I couldn’t afford it, I would not be a client..

Yours sounds like classic food poisoning.. 
We all had fever, sore lungs, cough, chills, sore throat, aches & stiffness to varying degrees. One is mid-30’s runner, high altitude hike/camper, the other is late 30’s daily gym attender, benches 3 multiples of his weight, and me, old, fat and lazy.
 
It got us all differently. I thought I was going to be the ambulance driver a couple of times.