Feeling guilty no more
Jan. 27th, 2026 10:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisOk, just got clarity.
Jim Across The Hall, has maybe 4 marbles left. He needs to be in memory care and would be if they had room. He also has nearly no one. All he can do is watch TV and walk downstairs to the front desk and back. That is really his entire life. Oh and he does come to elbow coffee. And he's not at all stressed or unhappy or hurting anyone.
He knocked on my door today to ask for help. He can not articulate what he needs help with so I have to go to his apartment. It's his TV - he's got no signal. This is his life and he's got nothing else. He's already been down to the front desk and they told him the IT guy would come tomorrow at 1:30. That's forever in his life.
"If you can't do anything that's fine. but I thought it might be worth asking you."
It took me a minute to figure out his system and that it was cable. So I rebooted his DVR. No joy. But then I rebooted his cable box and that did the trick. He was so happy, he could not even express it. It made my day.
That's the kind of help I'm happy to provide. He has no one else. He has no other distraction.
Hazel and John have no business buying a smart phone with no plan on how to get it operational. I am not that plan. Plus, they have family and resources. Even Jim had already lined up help and was just asking if I could help sooner. I no longer feel any guilt about Hazel and John. Thank you, Jim!
Jim Across The Hall, has maybe 4 marbles left. He needs to be in memory care and would be if they had room. He also has nearly no one. All he can do is watch TV and walk downstairs to the front desk and back. That is really his entire life. Oh and he does come to elbow coffee. And he's not at all stressed or unhappy or hurting anyone.
He knocked on my door today to ask for help. He can not articulate what he needs help with so I have to go to his apartment. It's his TV - he's got no signal. This is his life and he's got nothing else. He's already been down to the front desk and they told him the IT guy would come tomorrow at 1:30. That's forever in his life.
"If you can't do anything that's fine. but I thought it might be worth asking you."
It took me a minute to figure out his system and that it was cable. So I rebooted his DVR. No joy. But then I rebooted his cable box and that did the trick. He was so happy, he could not even express it. It made my day.
That's the kind of help I'm happy to provide. He has no one else. He has no other distraction.
Hazel and John have no business buying a smart phone with no plan on how to get it operational. I am not that plan. Plus, they have family and resources. Even Jim had already lined up help and was just asking if I could help sooner. I no longer feel any guilt about Hazel and John. Thank you, Jim!
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Date: 2026-01-27 10:49 pm (UTC)It's really sad that he has no one else, and I appreciate you helping him. It makes me feel better about the world today.