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She called to tell me that she is going to start my mother is hospice care. This was two years ago on her birthday. Yes I am a mama's boy. 20210227_072131.mp4

My mother has both of these and is slowly going away. She has now forgot my name but remembers my voice.

Moms are so awesome. Love my mom with all of my heart and soul. My mom is a "gamer", she plays the MMO game Perfectworld. She used to play World Of Warcraft but she's not very good at the PVP stuff and her arthritis makes it hard to jump around and stuff.

@bds1961 Dementia is much much much worse. My grandmother had Dementia for the last 16 years of her life and it was absolutely HORRIBLE. She showed signs of Alzheimer’s back when she was in her early 70s but was diagnosed with Dementia when she was 80 years old. I came to tears literally every time I went to visit her. About 6 years before she passed away she forgot my name and that I was her grandson. I always stayed with Grandma on the weekends and went to church with her and pap every Sunday until I was 14. She was 96 years old when she passed away but I do not ever want to live through something like that again. It was by far the hardest thing to witness as it progressively got worse and worse.

Thanks Merlin .....

Let start with your clan name? Essssieeee Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Not that I know about? When and where were you born? Born on 13 oct 1991 in A small town called Ruurlo in the Netherlands. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I had no idea. Where have you lived? Ruurlo and I live in Arnhem now. What got you into gaming? My dad Pinokkio2, a long time ago. Your first game you played? Im note sure, I forgot! Maybe Far Cry or Harry Potter. And what do you play now? Only COD freezeTag. Why did you join XI? I liked playing on the servers, this is a fun group of players. What do you get from being in this clan? A fun chat in the evening and Friends. Everyone thinks along with each other, looks at how each other is doing and asks when someone has not been seen for a while. I think that a reallly good thing. What is your favorite hobby? Reading, painting, being creative, interior design, walking and nature. What is your favorite travel destination? I don’t have one yet, but I would like to go to Norway, Ireland and Scotland. Are you married? No. Do you have children? No. What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? I had a cat Tim, but he died. So no pets for me anymore. Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? I like to watch football in a pub haha. What causes are you passionate about? teenagers and young adults who cannot find their way in this society, mental health and that my family is fine. Do you volunteer? If so, where? Drinking coffee/ tea with older people. What is an interesting fact about you? I always eat 3 tangerines when I eat tangerines. Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? A degree in Social Work/ bachelor of Social Work. Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? Investigating the choice of study among young people. Did you belong to any professional organizations? A school. What is your current job title? Study choice advisor. Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? Not yet. Where do you work? At a school. What other job titles have you had in your career? x Where else have you worked? I Worked behind the bar for a long time (student job). Why did you choose to work in your industry? There are many young people with problems. I also had a lot of trouble on a personal level and in choosing a study when I was younger. I had some help and now I want to give this back to young people in a similar situation. Why do you like your job? I can mean something to others. How would you describe your career? Meaningfull. What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? x Describe a time that your career was rewarding. x If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Do not compare your skills with that of others, you are most free when you can let go of the opinions of others, you are good as you are and you can make mistakes, you learn from them. What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? You can really mean something to others. What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? See career advice. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? x Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? x What is your favorite sport? Drinking wine! Do you play any sports? Is online shopping a sport? If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? More wishes or a cure for all cancers. If you won a very large amount of money what would you do? I would buy a beautiful old farmhouse with high windows, an old wooden floor, fireplace, fruit orchard and a vegetable garden. In addition; some chickens and a dog and a wine cellar cannot be missed. But also investing in my mother’s business. She has a daytime activity for older people and takes care of them.

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Thanks Merlin

so sorry to hear about her having to use hospice.

That’s fantastic. My mother is going through Louis body Dementia. Physically she is in great shape mentally not so. Not sure what’s harder. Having a parent in hospice or watching the person they were disappear while still there. Enjoy every minute you can with her. We have no guarantees

Well, I'm under the influence, but thanks for all you do, Merlin!

Pretty crazy eh? No mountain to be seen yesterday. You can just make out the hill before the mountain. And Today the mountain is clearly visible but it's still a little hazy.

At least I know it will be a light meal.

Let start with your clan name? BDS1961 Every name I tried came up as being taken already when I first started this is what I came up with so I could play and never changed it Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? In games it’s either Beads or some cuss word after I shoot someone When and where were you born? Aurora Illinoise atleast that’s what the sales slip says that I came with When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Loved working with my hands and wood wanted to do cabinet making Where have you lived? Pretty much my entire life in Concord Ca What got you into gaming? Sadly I have had to do a lot of sitting around recovering from multiple knee surgeries and treatments It gave me something to do instead of going crazy I hate sitting around with a passion Your first game you played? Lol Does Load runner count And what do you play now? I mostly play COD 2 The group of people I play with here on XI are a great group of people sadly over the last few years I have lost what I consider some good online friends I have played with for years Why did you join XI? I use to lay on the FBI server a long time ago they started getting more and more hackers 0laying to where it was no fun at all Found XI and have never left great people and players and the admins do a great job keeping it clean of cheats What do you get from being in this clan? A sense of on line family and friends to play with on a daily bases Such a broad range of personalities it’s always fun to play and talk with What is your favorite hobby? Have way to many Wood working and metal work , radio control planes and boats, electronics and I use to shoot competition years ago Trying to get back into all of them now What is your favorite travel destination? I am happy on the go, we just purchased a cabin up in the mountains and have been enjoying that a lot lately but a lot of work getting it ready so we can go up any time and have friends come up and enjoy it with us. We also have a house in Greece we are hoping to be able to get over to this summer, we use it as a home base to go to the islands and play Are you married? Yes coming up on 29 years Do you have children? Yes a son who is 26 and a Daughter that is 21 What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? we have a Bichon frise that absolutely hates me, even though she comes to me for anything she needs and then three cats Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Not a real big sports fan What causes are you passionate about? Don't really have any causes I’d say I’m passionate about spent to many years taking care of and dealing with the public Do you volunteer? If so, where? No unless having to cook for everyone in my house What is an interesting fact about you? It’s a strange thing but for some reason I deal with emergencies and bad things really easily and efficiently. In my career In the facilities I over saw I have had to deal with everything from earthquakes to murders suicides and drunks. Can handle it all at the time and make clear decisions for needs to be done, but then I pay the huge price when it’s done the next day and what all I had to deal with and see hits me Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? I never went to college, but I have a ton of specialized training that covers a wide variety From just about everything related to HVAC and the equipment for operating it, trained in lighting and control systems and then some really specialized training I had to go through for some of the areas I did work in that I cannot fully mention Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? i was heading into law enforcement and had just been accepted into the CHP academy. Sadly shortly after being accepted I blew my new out and never made it. I had planned on going to college and getting a degree in aeronautical engineering, after that Signed up for the class’s and that’s when I had my first knee surgery stopping me from attending, registered again for the next year and had my second knee surgery stopping me once again, this happened the following year again. At that point I took another path Did you belong to any professional organizations? only one I was a member of was a group for engineers in the SF Bay Area What is your current job title? Retired now Had to have a knee replaced that ended my career at 52 years old Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? In high school I did get a lot of awards for things I had built and designed Where do you work? At home What other job titles have you had in your career? I have always been around facilities, I was a maintenance manager at a bullocks store, the building was sold and I was sold along with it (lol) Nordstroms had bought it and put me into management with them in a engineering capacity, I prepped and opened the original 5 stores in the SF Bay Area , from there I opened a luxury hotel as a chief engineer. From there it was just a full run Where else have you worked? I had my own construction business for about 16 years after I was done with the hotel work, my clients where hospitals, PG&E, UC Berkeley a Few cities and a little bit of residential work along with working with attorneys and specialist on construction lawsuits. Having kids I needed something more stable and not as many hours as I was putting in. I went into the apartment industry and was a regional engineering manager covering facilities from Monterey CA to Seattle Washington 10,000 units of apartments, I did all inspections and over saw the quality of the on site work done by the staff and there training along with that I put together yearly capital project and ran them in the range from 15 million to 35 million every year . Also I was head of disaster for the northwest region in case any thing happened ( no stress in my life ) Why did you choose to work in your industry? it was strange but it seemed to choose me Why do you like your job? I liked all the areas I have worked Always something new everyday. Things that I was able to see and be around when contracting was amazing How would you describe your career? Fun but stressful Now that I have been out of it for a while I can not figure out how I was able to carry such a huge load and get it all done I don’t think I could do that now What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? I think the one thing that I am most proud of is how many people I was able to advance in there career, At one of the hotels I was hired to clean up and get running again I was given the option to completely replace the maintenance staff, I kept them, worked with them and created a highly effective team there. Getting people to grow is a great feeling Describe a time that your career was rewarding. I always found it extremely rewarding when called in for problems and being able to resolve them. As simple as figuring out why when someone flushed there toilet in a high rise it would affect 3 floors of showers. The company had specialist looking at it for months and couldn’t figure it out, I fixed it in one day of going through the systems. In my career I had a few times I cured issues with newly built buildings If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? don’t go in thinking you know it all Listen to everyone around you and even the old crazy guy, the amount that you can learn is amazing, even today if I was working I would not ever claim how much I know and still listen to all involved in a project What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? something new every day What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? how to deal with people What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Its a wrap I do get called once in awhile to help cover some projects when there are problems are something special is needed. Just do it once in a great while Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? nope What is your favorite sport? Not a big sports fan, from the damage I did to my knee I have over a 40 history of physical therapy Have seen to many sport injuries in young people pushing it to hard. Just turned me off to the give all cloture of sports Do you play any sports? nope If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? that people would mellow out and learn how to enjoy each other instead of stepping on each other for gain If you won a very large amount of money what would you do? ohh how do you know I don’t have it already lol I don’t think I’d change a thing in what I do or how I live. I’m the type of guy that can be super happy with a beer and a fishing pole sitting by the lake, don’t really need any th8ng fancy

I live 40 miles from the crash site.

Had a lot of visitors

Yeah I may try to make it back down it’s about 7 hours from me. Fall colors should be in about then. We have a pretty nice cabin up on top of a mountain but not to bad to drive out if that’s the hard part finding ones with decent roads and not goat paths