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Transitions and uncertainty become the new normal for the Alzheimer's caregiver. But perhaps no transition is as monumental as when the person you love and have shared a life and home with moves to a care facility. The decision marks an irrefutable passage of a chapter in time.
We met Carol in the last blog post as she spoke about transitions and shared her story as a wife, and in more recent years, a caregiver to her husband, Alan. Here's more:
"Alan was having more incontinence episodes both during the day and night. He was beginning to wander outside. In the shower he often became frightened and then his knees would buckle and he would slowly collapse to the ground ... he was afraid to sit on the toilet. I was beginning to have trouble getting him to sit down in the car.
"When I got the call that there was a room available at the care facility, I cried for hours. I had already declined the opening twice before when the call came. But this time, I knew in my head it was time. Alan's needs were getting too difficult to manage at home, and yet, I was totally unprepared emotionally.
"I had a few weeks to process my decision. I thought he would get better care and felt that he would be safer in the care home I had selected. However, I couldn't suppress my feelings of guilt and sadness. I kept telling my adult kids that I needed a sign that I was making the right decision.
"The evening of the move our kids and I sat with Alan in the living room of his new home. One of the staff members said to Alan, "Let's go get ready for bed." He went with her without turning back to look at any of us. My daughter said, "Mom, that's your sign." It was the best sign I could have gotten!
"Alan's adjustment went smoothly. I soon realized that the home was a better place for him because he could live at his own pace and have more interaction with others. Undeniably, my lifestyle had become too much for Alan.
"As a caregiver, perhaps the hardest transition I've had with Alzheimer's is facing just how long and exhausting the journey is. And when Alan moved to a care facility, my role as a caregiver didn't abruptly end, it just changed.
"It's easy now to become complacent with where Alan is at in the disease because things have slowed down, so changes can catch me off guard. But I find that I do better once I've adjusted to the change — not that Alan gets better.
"Through it all, I could not have survived as well without the friends I've reached out to in my support network, or without our kids. Our kids live out of town and even though I do the caregiving for Alan, my kids do the caregiving for me. They let me know that they don't want to lose both parents from their dad's Alzheimer's."
I often say that when you've met one caregiver, you've met one caregiver — each of you walk the path and experience the journey in your own way. Carol's story is uniquely hers, but I know many of you identify with her in your own situation.
Carol's story is about anticipating what lies ahead, accepting what she can and can't control, advocating tirelessly on behalf of her husband, and continuously adjusting to her next new normal. Moreover, Carol's story is about loving and letting go at the same time.
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." — Anonymous
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Cuz my husband was so young as was I when he became ill with Alzheimer's. I went from caring for children to caring for him as well. It is very hard to put someone you love in a home however when it becomes very hard for you to manage I feel it is in the best for you both. If my husband wasn't still so young and I made a promise I would have put him in home it's just he got it at fifty and he's only 61. For those who've had to put a loved one in a home it's not selfish at all it's love that's why any of us even cope with something like this.
This article addresses many of my concerns. I know the time will come to place my mom in care. I just need the courage to do the right thing when the time comes.
thanks for sharing your experience, your post make very helpful for other who suffer with Alzimer's disease.
You obviously have had a marriage similar to mine, Chuck, and I expect to follow in your footsteps when my wife no longer recognizes me. Keep hanging in as best you can.
I moved my wife to a Residential Care Home after taking care of her for 12 years with early onset dementia. That was 6 years ago. The decision to move her was the most gut wrenching decision I have made to date. I reasoned that if I expected to ensure her care was the best I could give, I needed to move her. Fully 65% of care givers die before the care receiver was/is a sobering fact that can not be ignored.
Today she is unaware of who I am, but I know who she is and that is what drives me. I visit her 4 or 5 times a week... listening to her incoherent talking and feeding her meals. I read to her kids books she has always loved and she seems connected. She was a wonderful mother and wife. Ensuring she is getting quality care is my duty these days.
I will be her champion until her last breath. Moving her to the RCH has allowed me to be the best care giver I can be.
On the advice of our Neurologist I placed my husband in an Alzheimer's assisted living unit this week. He had been fantasizing that our daughter was not at home and worrying. He would continue to vocalize in bed. He also thought I was gone one night although I was standing next to him. It was time, and he has changed a lot in the last month. He misses me and our apartment so it is fortunate he is only across the street in our complex. He is becoming increasingly anxious and angry which is not his nature. This article came at the perfect time. I was fortunate that my daughters were able to help in the move and to provide emotional support, although we were all fragile and still are. Thank you for posting that blog at this time....it was a real comfort.
so sad: "he went with her without turning back". My mom is still at home but I sense that dreaded move is getting closer and closer and I'm already crying just writing this.
Carol's post came at a much needed time for me. My darling husband went into a nursing home on August 19th. It was the most difficult choice I have ever made in that his two biggest fears was getting Alzheimer's and being in a nursing home. Fortunately for us he doesn't know he has Alzheimer's and thinks the nursing home is a hospital. I know it was the right decision for us, but reinventing my life is hard. I do visit everyday, but that is because he looks for me. The time will come when he doesn't recognize me and I will take days off. For now, life is easier for both of us. thanks for sharing so much.
A sister-in-law encouraged me to sign up for these Alzheimer's blogs. I have learnt a lot from this lady's letter. My wife isn't this far long in the disease yet. Like this lady my children help support me, the care giver. It sure isn't easy to see my wife fading from the woman she use to be. Talking with her is sometimes a guessing game.
How I empathise with the writer. I went through all that agony and guilt. I recently returned from a 16 day holiday, and found my husband quite at ease, he did miss me, but no longer wants to come home. He knows the Home is where he is at home.
I recently placed my wife, Clare, in an assisted living facility and wrote about the process that led me to that decision. That article has just been published in care ADvantage, a caregiver magazine issued by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Visitors to this site may find it helpful to read this article and other articles about caregiving at my website, www.allansvann.blogspot.com.
Thank you that's exactly what I needed to hear. I have five siblings and we are all dealing with my moms Alzheimer in different ways. Just like dealing with someone dying before their dead.I'm so sad and mostly I grieve for the mother's I grew up with.thank you for shining a light on this terrible disease for me.
To all of the people who have commented-- I can relate to each and every one of you....in every way! I am on the same journey with my husband. He was diagnosed (officially, we knew before that) with Alzheimers, and since 2007 it has become more and more challenging. It is time to place him, and all of the emotions are running high for me. I am 58 and have years to work, and have a caregiver at home during the time I am working. The situation is getting much worse now, and have visited three places for LTC. It is time, and I know it- especially since I have major health issues myself. I have learned from every one of your comments, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Letting go is the most difficult thing to do....and I keep thinking if I had children the transition would have been a little easier.....
I will pray for each and every one of you--this is a journey that nobody should have to take.
Carol's note came as I am trying to decide whether to place my husband in a home. he's become more confused, expects people he fantasizes about to come to dinner and is opening the door and wandering to the lobby more frequently. If he gets angry he slams the door and leaves the building and the aide or I have to follow and bring hime back. Sometimes he doesn't want to eat and last night he became angry when I wanted to watch a news broadcast for an hour. He said he was bored and I said I could watch it in the living room and he said he would watch it. then he decided to go to sleep and innsisted I go to sleep too when I said no, he said he would kill me or break my arm. He grabbed my wrists and a few minues later slapped me. I think it's time to place him in a home in NJ that I've turned down twice because I thought I could handle it. Now I'm tired, I feel my mind is turning to mush and I thin he is capable of hurtin me which I never thought before. Guess I'm waiting for a sign, I feel like I would be deserting him. I do have help four days a week but I have to deal with it the rest of the time.
boy I understand Carol's story. I am in the process of the same journey. Questioning everyday how much longer can I this. My husband Brent is total incontinent and very unsteady at times on his feet. I have a couple 4 hr days that someone comes in to help or give me a break. I worry that he will fall and I know that I can not always pick him up. I keep saying one more day just one more day, I will know when it is time. But do I really, thanks Carol for your story gives me something to think about that there could be a better place.
I chose to keep my mother at home with me and it was the hardest decision I ever made. She had Early Onset Alz (dx 10 yrs ago). It was the the most painful, happy, sad, joyful years of my life. You have to take the good with the bad and dwell on the happiest moments. I loved her with ever fiber of my being, even when she was violent. I never lost who she was inside of the shell she became. I was fortunate enough to be able to keep a CNA with her for 8 years while I worked. Alzheimer's is a huge cost monetarily, mentally and physically on all. God bless you all whether you keep your loved one at home on in a care facility. You have to make the best choice for your own situation. No regrets. Love them every minute you have them. My Mother died a few days ago and I still go in her room like clockwork,so used to taking to care of her. She is at peace now. Fly Home Deloris, Fly Home!
I have Early On Set Alzheimer's my wife Teresa and myself. What to thank for sharing and caring have a blessed day..
It is now three weeks since my husband went into assisted living for mild to intermediate dementia care. He has vascular dementia from a series of strokes and TIAs. I still work so used home care and then adult day are for awhile. But, I spent the rest of the time with him. As he became worse, I knew I had to find another solution for his care as my own health was beginning to deteriorate. My caregiver counselor, and doctors encouraged me to move him to a facility. I purchased Long Term Care for both of us many years ago. So, financially we will be OK. Emotionally is another issue mostly for me. My husband is adjusting beautifully and has a very nice apartment. I take our dog to visit him every week and the other residents enjoy that visit, too. People need to plan for long term care., but that is not human nature. If you have parents who are still healthy look into this for them while they still qualify. Look at coverage for yourself, too. This gives families options and relieves the financial stress of making the decision. There is still the guilt and sadness which I am working through. Our children have been supportive, but they are going through the emotions of this life change too. Take advantage of local caregivers meetings.
None of this is easy. I know it took some courage on my husband's part, too. In a more lucid moment a few months ago, he said that he know it has been hard on me taking care of him. Yikes, another moment for tears.
I can really identify with Carol. I am a caregiver for my husband. This is the 9th year of the disease[alz]. He is getting worse and harder for me to care for him. I know soon I will consider a home for him. Now, I have decided to have sitters more often to give me a break. I am thankful for my children and friends who support me. I pray I will find the right place and know when it is time.
There should be no need to stress about deciding to have your loved one live at a good A/L facility. You want to choose one near your home so you can visit often and be an advocate for their care. Believe me the staff know which families are watching out for their loved ones. Your loved one will probably be happier because their days wil be filled dining with residents in their age group, live music, games and outings to restaurants and parks etc.
If memory care is needed they can be moved to that level. We all stressed about it and a year later the folks still really like it. Keep in mind in most cases nothing says if the resdent is not happy you can't take them out. Just be sure tilo give enough time for them to adjust.
I placed my mother in a memory care unit in April after visiting 16 facilities in our county in order to find what I thought would be the best fit for her. Caring for her in my home for almost three years was necessary and what I wanted to do but eventually I could see myself wearing down and her needs becoming more and more difficult for me to handle. I had always been told "you'll know when it is time"...and I did, it finally felt like the next step was for me to place her. The adjustment was tough for us both, separating from her was as difficult as her separating from me. But I know I can ask myself three questions and the answers are YES, most of the time - Is she happy?, Is she comfortable?, and Is she safe? Recently new health issues have shown up and more deterioration of the brain is evident by her behaviors. I am thankful I now am part of a team of caring individuals who keep her comfortable, safe and happy.
Carol's story is one I can relate to very well. As an only child, I became my mother's caregiver the night my father died. I am also of the sandwich generation and I tried to care for my mother, but when she fell and broke her hip I had to make the decision to place her in a care facility. Although I still feel guilty at times about my decision, I had to realize that I am not equipped to provide the care my mother needs and placing her in the care of professionals was the best thing I could do for her. These days I take comfort in the fact that my mother is well taken care of even though she doesn't know me anymore and letting go was the hardest but most loving thing I could do for her.
As one who is waiting for an care facility opening for my wife of 62 years I can see myself going through the same decision process. Reading Marchelle's story I think will make the final decision easier. Thank you.
My husband is still a physically strong man. His memory is the current health situation, which seems to me, to be getting more difficult to handle everyday. I am now in the process of deciding whether to have a granny unit built in our backyard in the event that he needs a place where it will be safer for him as it would be built according to his needs, or to locate a nursing home for him where hopefully, "all his needs would be met". It is not only a question of abounding love to be able to care continuously for the loved one with memory problem, it is also a matter of having the physical, emotional and mental strength for the carer to be able to give care 24/7. I have started making a list of places giving dementia care, visit these places, inquire how the care is given,and determine the costs.
It is a very difficult situation for everyone concerned.
Thank you marchelle. I need help for her. . I am wore out in many ways. They tell me I cannot get on medicaid until I exhaust most of our savings
I understand what carol is going thru, my wife joan of 59 years has been suffering with alzheimer's for years and had been at home for the past four years and I was taking her to day care five days a week, and had turned down a opening at a home about three times, then she had a fall at day care and dislocated a shoulder and banged up a knee and I needed 24 -7 help in the house to care for her and get her up so I gave in and placed her in a home and I am sure it is better for both of us she has not asked to leave or go home and her wandering and being up all night on a full moon has stopped. she is being taken care of much better than I was able to care for her and it was $3000.00 per week for 24-7 help. I still have days when I am sure that I could do better and then I stop and think about all the work and I know I made the right decision even though it was one of the most difficult in my life. I try to visit each day for meal time so I can help her she is having trouble eating, swallowing and walking. dave
I can identify so much with Carol's story. I am at the point of caring for my husband and am stressing over knowing when is the right time for a care facility. My heart breaks thinking am I doing this to make it easier for me or am I passed the time when skilled help should be looking after him. There is no easy answer and I also look for a sign.
Nick, you did not say whether you are needing help for yourself or a loved one. If you talk to the social worker at the nursing home you are considering, they can help you figure out how to qualify yourself or your loved one for Medicaid.
My Mom just lost her battle with Alzheimer's and is now no longer suffering. My family tried to keep her in her own home, then moved her into our home but finally when it was too unsafe for her we had to accept that an Alzheimer's care facility was the only option. The staff there was wonderful but I still feel that as her child, I should have been able to care for her. She's in God's hands and I know she's dancing in the rain now.
I am not on medicaid and cannot afford $5500 per month for facility. Where do I turn for help?
As 3 adult children taking care of our mom - I know how hard it is to make this transition - we are close - when Carol shared about her husband's fears of the shower,etc it was as if I was reading about my mom- 3 caregivers and we still are having a hard time - Thanks to all who share - it brings tears to my eyes and warmth to my heart.
It is just tooo tooo hard to deal with emotionally. I love my mom with every ounce of my being,every breath I take and every blink of an eye. She has been with me since 2007. It is getting harder, but i find myself pushing harder. I just cannot think of her living somewhere else but with her family. I just cannot do it. Yet, I realize there may come a time when it may just have to be that way. How do I cope with that? She still knows who I am and tells me all the time "I love you and thank you" It feels like betrayal. So, I'm still - by the Grace of God - taking it one day at a time. And even in that, it is still hard to even think about.
Absolutely it is the toughest decision to place your spouse in a care home. I kept my husband at home for over 5 years with the help of my family, friends, and an adult day care. My goal was to do so until he no longer knew us and no longer knew or cared where he was. The decision was made when my children told me it had to be done because I was no longer safe. We found an incredible facility, and he went there on February 28...passed away on April 11th, so I feel like my goal was essentially met. Excruciating? Yes? The best thing to do? Absolutely!
I'm on the same journey but unfortunately the stress BEFORE my husband went into a care home has taken its toll on my health and it comes up to bite me every now and then - how does one let go of the stress??
Yes, I know this journey all to well. You have so many emotions that your mind is always spinning.May God help us all cope with this ever changing disease.
I can definitely relate to the sad, sad feelings of needing to place a family member in a nursing home, having had to place my mother there when I could not care for her myself any longer. It was what she needed but not what any of us wanted. Thank you Carol, for sharing with us.
Thank you for sharing your journey. It helps.
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Skip to comments.Bridgeport Vote Appears To Give Governor's Race To Malloy (Dems Sweep CT)
Posted on 11/05/2010 5:28:58 AM PDT by raybbr
Democrat Dannel Malloy appears to have gained enough votes in Bridgeport to win the race for governor.
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch announced the totals at a press conference around 6:20 a.m., after elections workers there tallied votes through the night.
The Bridgeport vote went for Malloy, with 17,800 votes to Republican Tom Foley's 4,075 votes. That margin of 13,725 appears to be enough to overcome the 8,409-vote lead that Foley held before the Bridgeport votes were counted. If the numbers hold up, Malloy will have won the race by a margin of 5,316.
The total does not include fewer than 100 votes that were cast after the polls closed at 8 p.m., Finch said. [Sample Our Free Breaking News Alert And 3 P.M. News Newsletters]
"[Those votes] are not going to be of consequence. We didn't see any purpose in trying to include those votes," Finch said.
Finch stressed that despite the problems in Bridgeport, every vote has been counted.
"I can assure you that every vote in Bridgeport was counted, and counted accurately," he said. "There are no hanging chads here. Every vote was counted, period."
As for local election officials' decision to print only 21,000 ballots when the city has 69,000 registered voters, he acknowledged that Bridgeport has its financial problems.
But "I would never, ever scrimp by not making enough ballots," he said.
Finch later elaborated when he talked to Fox CT reporter Anthony DiLorenzo, saying money problems weren't the reason for the mistake.
"How much does it cost to print a ballot?" he asked. "We're in financial strife, no doubt, but we're not going to scrimp on people's right to vote."
Finch said he will make sure no more elections in Bridgeport are clouded by controversy.
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I am so mad I could spit nails.
Death of CT ping
What was it with states whose name starts with the letter "C"??? California ... Colorado ... now Connecticut
Very simple. As good ole Phil Gramm would say, thar's more dang people in the cart than pulling it.
Just like the people C= CRAZY
That makes two of us....what the hell...how can it stand legally that they can again pull the old surprise bag of ballots??? They've been doing this all over the country...I'm really sorry to live in CT...even though it's a gorgeous state it's full of stupid libs.
Notice the States that swung Conservative. Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio and yet NY, CA, MA and CT went left.
The ones that went left are bucking the trend, and as to why both sets went that way, i.e. right and left, I do not have an answer too.
I wonder if the rightward swing has a faith based component, or years of downsizing and of industry and watching it leave has really awaken them or is the alternative media stronger their?
On the leftward swing, I still think the lefties in these States are in denial and don't get it. A come to Jesus moment is coming as a couple of these States face bankruptcy and the reality of the accounting equation hits them like a 2 X 4 upside the cranium. Wait until the run out of Porkulus hits them, maybe then they will be ready for the 12 step fiscal austerity program.
The reason the DNC is able to pull this "Magic Ballot" trick in state after state and district after district is that the RNC is intentionally insulated and isolated in Washington, DC.
Visit the RNC headquarters at 310 First Street, and you will see a bunch of self-aggrandizing insiders more obssessed with handing out their cards and moving up the ladder than winning elections. And that includes Michael "Snoop Dog" Steele.
That's why they don't bother with grassroots organizing or ballot security. Those chores would take them outside the beltway. And, simply put, that's not where the glory is.
The RNC needs a house cleaning from top to bottom. Sarah Palin would do it. So would Mark Levin. So would a handful of others. But the list is small. And the insiders would fight to the death to keep them out.
So they only ordered enough ballots for 30% turnout with no spoilage? Considering the ballots cost 50 cents apiece, it would have taken all of another $10-15K to be safe. This sure looks to me like a planned license to photocopy, delay and play around with the ballots all they need. I take it they'd have had their judge and 'emergency' procedures all worked out. Also, this may have stolen the GOP's one earned congressional seat from them as well.
Also, while Bridgeport has its inner-city aspects, it also has a substantial working-class, suburban-style area as well.
blue state stays blue. this is news?
Typical RAT coup. They have all kinds of voting problems in Bridgeport, not enough ballots, people not being able to vote, very late reporting results etc. The Pubbie has the lead, but of course after all the votes are counted in Bridgeport the RAT wins. Stinks to the high heaven, but the Pubbies will lay down and of course to Justice Dept. will stand mute.
Like California, Washington and Oregon, CT apparently enjoys being chained to the floor of its cage.
Why am I NOT surprised!?!??
All these lib states subscribe to Einstein's definition of insanity.
You are so right...Levin was just pointing out yesterday how the Republican senatorial committee is completely ignoring Joe Miller as he battles a corrupt ballot counting process in Alaska - he hasn't even gotten a phone call from Cornyn!! And this is true, as you say, all over the country...the RNC is pathetic and had absolutely nothing to do with taking the House. No one should contribute to them until they start supporting the Tea Party and stop trashing them, as Rove and others have done. Bastards all.
Yes, a come-to-Jesus moment is about to occur in my state, Oregon too.
I see a big rude awakening coming and I think it will come soon. There are two different types of states in this country. One type are producer states. They generally produce more that they take, generally have their finances in order, have a pro-business environment and are typically red states. The other type of state take more than what they produce, their finances are in shambles, are anti-business, and are typically blue states.
These blue states are something in common with the feds, they are irresponisible with taxes, budgets, and deficits. I think it will happen first with California when they try to ask the feds (us) for a bailout. The House and even the senate are essentially going to tell them to pound salt.
While this is the United States of America, that does NOT give any state the excuse to act irresponsibly. If a state wants to be red or blue, they have to be accountible for that. If states like CA or CT or NY want to have policies of exploding deficits, anti-business laws, high taxes creating an exodus from its state, they have to lie in the bed they make. What you are seeing in these states like CT and NY, are YEARS of sustained neglect and irresponsiblity. The rest of this country is not going to accept that as far as help. Bailouts will simply be like unemployment benefits; they will run out and the states will come back to the trough for me.
NO MORE. CW2 is coming.
These new Republican-led state assemblies need to pass laws in their respective states that NO reporting will be completed until all of the counting from every precinct is done. This crap of 90% reporting, while the counting is still going on has to come to an end. So what if there's an extra day late with the announcement? Better late and right, rather than early and ****ed up.
Foley didn't work hard enough to secure the crack-addict vote.
Look at my post 16. I think another reason why states go hard left and stay there is what I call the San Fransico mentality. The liberals who run places like SF or Delaware or Mass know that it is desireable by some to like and work there. They have a captive audience and therefore can pass insane laws and have no fiscal responsibility. They can do this because they have the "we're the only business in town" attitude.
But I noticed that these states are "takers" and not "producers" and this is not due to hard luck. It is becuase of YEARS of irresponsibilty and negligence. I think there is a time coming soon when other states are going to tell these blue states to FO.
As someone with many relatives in some of the NE "Blue" States, it is interesting to make a mental note of how many have some sort of "State" job and how they vote :-)>.....
Voter fraud big time.I'm sick of having my vote thrown away because of this democrat voter fraud.
This needs to be investigated by the Justice Department Now.
The only way dem's win elections is by cheating like hell..
Does anybody know how often these "found ballots", etc. result in Republican wins in close races? Does it EVER happen? It is like "tie goes to the runner and the runner is the Democrat".
"Bastards all" puts it perfectly. The RNC is staffed at the top by reigning members of the Good Old Boys Club. Lower down, three types prevail: (1) sons, daughters, nephews, and nieces of the powerful pols and rich contributors, (2) the friends of powerful pols and rich contributors, and (3) girls brought aboard to service all of the above (eg, Mary Madalin (or however you spell her name) was a low-level groupie for Lee Atwater — when he died, she suddenly became a political expert).
The stables need to be swept clean.
Thanks. To expand on my other two posts in this thread, I think that cities like SF, LA, typically rely on the state of CA for support and states like RI, Del, CT, etc, rely on the fed for support. While this is reasonable (RI does not have the size of natural resources to be self sufficient), I think what happens is that reliance is taken advantage of and abused. Maybe wreckless abandon is a much better word. The reliance of others becomes a right or demand rather than viewed with gratitude.
But what is happening now is states like CA, NY, MA and now CT are now doing the same thing. Other states in the union are seeing this and are getting pi$$ed off about it. Example, Prop 8 in CA. That was passed in 2008. However, activist judges have overruled it and did so unconstitutionally. These types of shenanigans may have a DIRECT IMPACT in Indiana (where I live) and all of the other states. Why should we put up with this CR@P from CA? Why should we "have to" bailout states like CA, IL, NY when they have refused to be responsible and accountible with their finances for YEARS?
Presently, the mismanagment of the blue states have been a short term benefit to the red states. In Indiana, we are getting alot of businesses moving here that were originally from blue states. However, the time is approaching when accountibility is going to be demanded by the majority of the states in the union to the minority of states that have deliberately neglected it.
Yes...I've never ever once heard of a bag of Republican votes being discovered. Apparently the dislocations in the time-warp continuum only allow bags of Democrat votes to pop up. Sorta like the Rose Firm billing records that one day popped up in the White House bedroom of Bill and Hill.
CW2 is coming.
I think it's already here. Could 2 sides be more divided? I don't see how we can peacefully co-exit much longer. It's getting nastier each year. Sooner or later it will reach a breaking point and something will trigger it.
From other reports, it sounds like the reason they ran out of ballots is that they were handing multiple ballots to democrats to vote with.
I want to know what the total votes cast were, compared to the number of voters who are signed in at the polls.
Of course, what I really want is for them to list all the voters who voted publicly, to see if there are names checked off who did not actually show up.
Same here. CT's a beautiful state. Too bad I cannot stand many of the people. I have really had it. Going to move in the next two years.
You completely nailed it.
"The stables need to be swept clean."
Amen...but how? I think Rove has managed to discredit himself...we've got to get these useless people out of there. Stop giving money to the RNC for one thing!
I am starting to think that Texans need to call for secession.
I really don't think there is much time left for freedom.
The cities in CT are full of welfare, union and govt. dependent voters. I am not at all surprised by the vote count. It may be a little skewed but Foley was ahead by 8000. With the totals reported in Bridgeport that leaves Malloy with a 7000 vote cushion. Proving that all of those votes were invalid will be impossible.
CT will be a dead duck in two years under the dem reign in the state legislature. My only hope is that I can convince my wife we need to leave before the house is worthless.
82% for Malloy is 15-20% more than typical for the Democrat Gov candidate in BP. That means at least 3500 fraudulent ballot. In addition the Democrats illegal use of Reverse 9-1-1 to make robocalls only to black and hispanic homes violated equal protection laws. Foley needs to file a Federal civil rights lawsuit and turn the SEIU-ACORN-UNITE HERE-Democrat fraud machine upside down. THIS MUST BE DONE. Foley cannot EVER concede this race. Sue on every basis imaginable.
Let them eat cake.
"A come to Jesus moment is coming as a couple of these States face bankruptcy and the reality of the accounting equation hits them like a 2 X 4 upside the cranium."
We need to be Jesus' instruments (if you will) by pounding the reality into their noggins also.
From a depressingly blue WA. (at least we have 4 of 9 R reps now +1 - and who knows perhaps Koster pulls out a shocker in WA 2. Worked very, very hard for Watkins and Rossi who both lost.)
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Booking in to a cheap hotel in Brighton is a great way to experience the city's thriving nightlife. One of the centres of UK gay culture, there are a wealth of clubs and bars to choose from, including the iconic gay club Revenge, hip Digital and boutique Bar 76, while up-and-coming comedians frequently stop by the intimate space of the Komedia.


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Eagle Rock Entertainment Limited was founded in April 1997 by three former colleagues at Castle Communications plc, Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin and Julian Paul.
Eagle Rock Entertainment Limited:
- operates in the music and entertainment business world-wide. It acquires and creates rights to recorded music, video, television and other visual programming.
- exploits these rights through the release of own-label CDs, video cassettes and DVDs and through the licensing of these rights for a variety of media.
- operates from its corporate headquarters in London and at other sites in Aldershot, Hampshire; Hamburg, Germany; Paris, France;
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|Posted by hj on December 04, 2003 at 07:56:15:
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The Coast 1B1-X fill valve is a replacement for the manufacturer's fill valve and is not that costly. The real pproblme is the fast closing faucets that are creating an overpressure situation in the piping.
: : : : I have 3 Kohler low boy toilets, Rialtos I believe, with the 3.5 GPF. When I turn a faucet on in the house and then off, with fairly good consistency, the toilet will run for a bit? Average water pressure is 55-65 PSI in my city. What is the deal? This is just one of my peeves with these toilets. They were in the house when I moved in.
: : : The only possible explanation for your problem is that the float valves in your toilets are too sensitive to sudden changes in watter pressure caused by opening and closing a valve elsewhere on your water supply line. I've never seen this myself in over 25 years of plumbing. Maybe someone else here has.
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: : Your fillvalves need to be replaced and while your at it check the pressure coming into the house. A bad regulator can also be contributing as well. The pressure should be about 65 psi and only fluctuate about 5-8 psi when a toilet or fixture is used. Any more then that means you may need to change out your regulator. Good luck.
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By SYLVIA NELSON
Jim Gordon, 33, and Pete Alger, 45, both of Huntington, are Emergency Medical Technicians, more commonly known as EMTs. People who can handle these kinds of adrenaline raising experiences are always looking for adventure, and so they signed up to be volunteers at the Olympics. They applied on-line, giving their credentials, and Jim was assigned to answer phones at SLOC. He called and said he preferred to be a medical volunteer - he and 10,000 others he was told, and that there would only be 2,000 needed in the medical fields. But a call came on a Sunday from Joe Treadwell of the Murray City Fire Department who was at the Delta Center as Medical Coordinator, asking more about Jim's experience as an EMT and when he found out that Jim also had volunteer fire fighting experience, that was the clincher.
Pete started out being assigned to Event Services at the E-Center, but the call from Treadwell included Pete, too. So Jim and Pete were both accepted to serve together as EMTs for the Salt Lake Ice Center (SLIC) from Feb. 17-23.
Jim's wife, Stacey, who is also an EMT, wanted so much to be a volunteer, especially at that venue since her favorite spectator sport is figure skating. But, alas, she was expecting their 5th child and it just wasn't possible for her to go, but she was excited that Jim was chosen.
Jim and Pete went to several training sessions beginning in October. "Not medical training," stated Jim, "but how to act, relate to people of all nations and cultures, have a positive attitude. They were really "Rah, Rah" sessions. CHARGE was the motto word, broken down into words like caring, helpful, etc."
Jim and Stacey's new baby boy was born on Jan. 16. One month later, Jim and Pete went to SLC where Jim stayed with a cousin on 8th South and 9th West - fairly close so he could drive into the downtown area every day. Pete stayed with his daughter who lives in West Jordon and rode TRAX to commute to the SLIC.
Their daily schedule started at about 2:30 p.m. each day and ended at 9 or 10 p.m. Of course, they had to pass security checks each time they checked in and had a "Playbook" that was stamped as kind of a keepsake of their service which they could and did also use to get autographs and names of new friends.
They worked as Mobile Spectator Medical Teams, consisting of two people. Jim and Pete sometimes worked together, with other EMTs or mostly with a nurse. The EMTs were "street wise" to the emergency part, and the nurses had medical abilities of a hospital environment, so it was a good team.
"Pete and I would role play and pre-plan just what we would do if certain things happened in a given area of the event center. It wasn't two hours after we had done this one evening when a lady fell in the upper stands and we had to carry her out on a backboard during one of the figure skating events," Jim recalled. "We were highly commended for having the foresight about looking and thinking ahead and anticipating circumstances each day." Even the nurses appreciated the scenarios that kept the team on their toes daily. "SLIC was equipped just like a "mini ER," IHC donated most of the materials and equipment."
"Our only other medical emergency could have been a very harrowing experience. A police officer on duty went into a diabetic emergency, was not aware of his circumstance, made his way into an office area, and passed out," said Jim. "We had two-way radios with head sets, and fanny packs with "meds" and big suitcase packs, and were summoned to the office. The officer, completely out of it, raised up, started to rip off his shirt and was talking incoherently, and we got him under control. I said to another officer who had come in 'Get his weapon off of him!' not knowing what he would do being in his altered state of mind. I felt strongly that there were signs pointing to diabetes, so we got some sugar in him, an orange drink, and in 10-15 minutes he came around and asked 'what's going on?' We all felt that it was good that he had wandered where he had and what could have been a terrible incident for him and maybe many others had been solved by prompt attention and him being disarmed quickly."
"We got to see most of the skating competitions. We saw more famous people in that week than most see in a lifetime." Jim recalled seeing Mayor Rudy Guiliani from New York, actually met Oksana Baivl, and saw LDS President Hinkley, Kevin Cosner, and of course, most of the figure skaters and short track skaters, even Apollo Ono. "We were in the best of venues; we were inside, it wasn't cold."
Each day Jim would call home to check on Stacey and the children. There are T.J. (Tristan James), 11; D.J. (Damion Josh), 9; K.J. (Kelsey Jeanette), 7; B.J. (Brenton Jess), 5; and baby J.J. (James Jaron), 2 and 1/2 months. Stacey was always anxious to hear about the events and Jim's day, too.
One day, prior to Sarah Hughes winning her gold medal, her grandmother was not feeling well and was brought in to have her blood pressure checked, etc. He got to meet the whole family. Later the team took the grandmother up the ramp in a wheel chair to see Sarah, and then took her down afterward. "She was so excited that she could have floated down by herself," smiled Jim.
"We went downtown a couple of times and looked around, but the main action was where we were assigned," and that was really alright with both Jim and Pete.
Jim, back home, making a new porch on the home he and Stacey built together; back to work, getting a new business "Buggy Bargains" set up, is more than happy to remember and relate his Olympic adventure. "I was very privileged to have this opportunity," he says, "and to be picked to serve out of that many people."
It was "one of the best experiences I have had," says Pete. "It was awesome; just as the Olympic Committee stated 'A Once in a Lifetime Experience'!"