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  1. On 1/6/2021 at 5:45 AM, Cheeseweasel said:

    That was my mom. Toughest thing my Dad had to do was put my mom in a cognitive care facility. At the end, he had to padlock the door because Mom would get up in the middle of the night, grab clothes and declare that they had to get on the plane & they were late. Sorry that they are going thru this, man.

    Likewise, sad to see anyone, especially parents go through that. DM me if you all need any support. 

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  2. My dad was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 60, he’s now 75, but outlook is not good. He’s in the final few weeks / days now as he’s having issues swallowing anything. He had the deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery and that helped control his tremors for a few years. 

    He was diagnosed with dementia around age 70. We made the tough decision to put him in a memory care home after my mom couldn’t take care of him any more. For example, he would wake up at 3am and want to go to work, he had 2  unexplained car crashed (driving into a barrier in a parking lot) and finally got to where he wouldn’t recognize me or my sister. 

    It’s a heart-breaking end to a long life, but he was in top shape (5’7” and 150 lbs) all his life, so really just got dealt a shitty hand. 

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  3. Wife landed a pretty nice general counsel job for a company in WA state and they gave her the choice of living near the Tacoma-area manufacturing facility or near the Vancouver, WA-area facility. We’re currently in Houston.

    The Vancouver facility is larger and she’d have more visibility with other execs there, but the Tacoma area is closer to Seattle (more jobs) -  in case my boss decides I can't work remotely on a permanent basis. I *think* I’ll be able to keep my finance job since I’ve been doing it remotely without issues, but I’m not sure. 

    We have 2 kids, so schools are important (at least to my better half).

    Thoughts and anything else I should be considering?

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