u/Annabelles-Mom

I have a relative who has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. He can care for himself and live independently with no issues at this point, but he badly needs organizational help. Mostly it would be keeping up with his calendar, and calling to remind him a couple of times of his appointments so he doesn't miss them. (He can't navigate an electronic calendar.) This part would be virtual and should only be a couple of hours a week, most likely.

He would also like someone to come to his doctor's appointments with him to take notes, ask (or remind him to ask) pre-determined questions, then transmit those notes to him and to me.

Does this seem like a (very) part-time job that would be attractive to the right person? What other things would I need to think about and/ or include in the job description? And any ideas of where I could advertise such a position would also be very welcome. Thank you in advance!

I know that commenting on someone else's body these days is fraught. I really do get that, but I was sad that not a single person has mentioned my weight loss. I feel like I look so much better, but no one ever saying anything made me doubt myself.

I'm in Florida visiting my dad and his visiting nurse (65) and his BFF (70s?) both complimented me and said I look great. It made me so happy! I mention their ages because I do think it's a generational thing.

I posted a week or so ago asking advice for which line to choose for first-time cruisers for an Alaska trip next year. We decided on The Boat Company and we're super excited! I've traveled a bit but have never bought trip insurance before. I looked on Squaremouth and choices range from $25,000 medical coverage/ $200,000 for medical evacuation to $500k/$1 million. (Trip cancellation/ interruption is pretty consistent.)

I have arthritis in my knee and high blood pressure (normal with medication); my husband has type 1 diabetes, well controlled with an insulin pump. We're fairly risk averse and would get coverage for pre-existing conditions and would want the medical coverage to be primary. $1 million seems excessive for evacuation, but what do I know? Getting a helicopter out to the middle of nowhere in the Tongass and then getting to a hospital would surely be expensive. The cheaper options are around $1200 vs. about $2300 for the most expensive. I don't want to throw money away, but on the other hand $1000 is a pretty small relative to the overall trip cost.

Thoughts?

Anyone have experiences with The Boat Company?

It will be our first cruise and we will be 60 at that point. We're probably in average shape for people our age; worst physical problem is my knee that doesn't bend much more than 90 degrees (and only a new knee will fix it). We're looking for a smaller boat, and we're much more interested in learning than in shows, dressing up for dinner, and the like. We're also looking into Lindblad, Uncruise and some other lines. Thanks in advance!

Anyone have experiences with The Boat Company?

I posted a few days ago about our possibly-next-summer trip to Alaska. (I want to thank everyone for their suggestions! Very helpful.) It will be our first cruise and we will be 60 at that point, and we're looking for a smaller boat. In looking at the recommendations, I also came across this line and wondering if anyone has experience/ thoughts. Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Thanks so much for your input so far! Anyone have thoughts on The Boat Company for Alaska?

Hello, I've been lurking here for a few months but haven't seen a question like this one. My husband and I are 59 and potentially looking to do a couple of cruises in the next 2-4 years. The destinations we're considering for cruises are Alaska (possibly cruise one way and train the other?) and Scandinavia including Iceland (not sure if a cruise, land vacation or combo would be best there).

Neither one of us has ever cruised before, and we're not at all interested in the shows/ dressing formally for dinner/ casinos end of thing. The only lines I've really looked at are Uncruise and Lindblad, and I like what I see with those. We're fairly introverted and very nerdy, and like the educational aspects of those lines. I'm a little sad at the food offerings on Uncruise, but that isn't a dealbreaker. (We don't care about buffets or having food available all the time, but we do enjoy high quality food.)

We're in probably average physical condition, and we would do some training to get ready for a trip. My biggest limitation is arthritis in a knee that doesn't allow it to bend much more than 90 degrees, so I'm not sure if kayaking could work. My husband doesn't have anything like that. I think with a little training we could definitely do moderate hiking but I don't think the knee would allow for something very steep/ boulder-y because of the amount of knee flex needed.

What are your thoughts about what would be a good fit for us? If "not a cruise" is your answer, so be it! I want to start planning for 2027 or 8. Thank you in advance for your help!

I started in early January in the obese II category. I am SO excited to be overweight! 😄 The silly thing is, I made a calculation error so I've actually been overweight for a week. Yay!!

Now to throw away the shorts I was wearing yesterday, because they look awful (and also because I'm in danger of losing them LOL). They were skin tight 6 months ago!

EDIT: I decided to go with Dr. DeRenzi. He got positive comments here and he had the earliest availability. Thanks so much, everyone, for your input!

I'm an established BEWL patient but my doctor left. I need to get my second refill (so third set of vials) but I'd like to do a video appointment this time because I have some questions for the doc. My choices are Beltre, DeRenzi, Kim and Pentzer. I'd love to have your thoughts!

Posting from an alternate account. The account in question is u/dr_deb_66

My account was hacked a couple of weeks ago. They added 2FA and then posted to a bunch of NSFW subreddits (and were subsequently bann3d for vote manipulation). I was able to get the account back with the help of r/TheOpusCroakus (thank you!!) and added 2FA. I served a 3-day ban over the 4th of July weekend. I figured that was it, but now when I try to post to my usual subreddits, I get caught in the filters, and I can't message the mods. When I comment on the posts of others, I get one view.

Is there anything I can do? Do I need to just start over with this account, and will that even work? Any help is appreciated. (Apologies if I'm not saying things correctly - I'm kind of old and not technologically astute.)