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Not that there is anything wrong with that...

Sounds like high school!

It's a little over a year since you posted this. I hope your mom has adapted. I found that making friends is the best way to adapt.

Tolkien, Herbert, Heinlein. I just discovered that Franklin W. Dixon was a pseudonym a couple of weeks ago.

Unfortunately I don't think the facilities ever think about how to create a more caring workforce.

This is a really difficult area to automate. I'm looking forward to seeing automated companions, that is something that addresses the emotional not just the physical needs. Something like that would help the human caregivers to be able to help more people.

I think everyone is an ambivert in the end. We sit somewhere on the spectrum between full extrovert and full introvert.

That's amazing. Congrats. Hopefully now you can adopt a better long term strategy.

Great. Thank you.

Also, make sure you are drinking enough water.

You can absolutely gain weight depending on what medication you are on. Much of it is due to water retention. Often this will moderate once your body gets used to the new medication. Google "homeostasis". You should definitely let your doctor know in case something else is going on. I...

I think it's kind of expensive. May worth it if she can use it. She's has a tablet but can't tap fast enough to use it. There was an episode of Modern Family where Jay had the same problem. He couldn't double tap fast enough.

I'll take a look at that option.

Is anyone using the Amazon Echo Show? I have a relative on hospice; she can't manage a phone. I thought the Echo Show looks interesting but it's expensive. Does anyone have one? How useful, how easy is it? Thanks!

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