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So that video with the montage of Obi-Wan 'sneaking' around the Death Star just. Man.
What always gets me is that he isn't even particularly sneaking, he's just wandering around looking confidently lost and just a touch confused. He could just say he's an elderly man looking for the bathroom; his son ranks highly here and brought him along for whatever reason, and he got turned around looking for room his son got him.
Tatooine aged him enough that he could convincingly claim dementia.
He just. He just wanders around. He's barely hiding. I know it's the Force but he's just VIBING. He looks like he barely cares if anyone spots him! He looks like he's almost supposed to be there. Like he didn't see a security cordon and wandered into the employees-only section of a museum, but it's not even the humidity-controlled storage of priceless artifacts, it's the security breakroom. That's the level of out-of-place energy he's exuding. Innocently not quite right.
The Stormtroopers could literally just. Look at each other. Like. Yeah he's probably not some important guy's somewhat addled father, but what if this is like. Tarkin's dad or something. What if they arrest this guy and it's a Moff's dad. Tarkin could get away with bringing his father to the Death Star despite security concerns. What if that's what's going on?
(Joke's on you, troopers, that's Vader's dad.)
More fics where Ben Kenobi gets spotted by a squad on patrol, and just asks if anyone could lead him to the wash closet, letting someone guide him by the arm as if he really is just a nursing home escapee, and then knocks out the trooper and escapes once they've turned the corner and gotten away from the others.
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Bit of an IRL update
Hi all, so along with content creator controversy & today just sucking at work, I also learned my uncle’s dementia is worsening.
Think I’ll still lurk like I usually do, but probably won’t post self ship content as much until enough time passes
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I just had the longest, most fruitless fight with my mother about the fact that the Julian calendar exists and that this is the calendar that the Orthodox Church uses. She was holding the Church calendar in her hands the entire time, looking straight at it, with both Julian and Gregorian dates printed on the same page, with the TV blaring about how the entire country is preparing to celebrate the Orthodox New Year tomorrow. I did not ask her to know how or why it is different from the current international calendar (even though I explained, multiple times, using small words). Just to acknowledge that it EXISTS.
She refused.
Now, she has always been downright stupid when it comes to religion of any kind. Always been extremely pig-headed and unpleasant when confronted with anything new and even a bit out of her comfort zone. This is a woman who declared perfectly nice scenery some 200 km away from her hometown in her own damn country "ugly" because it was not what she was used to. Travelling anywhere with her is just torture. She is a woman who absolutely refuses to learn or open her mind to anything that is not completely in line with what she already knows. Growing up with her has been so restricting, invalidating and oppressive. I will be dealing with assorted mental health issues for the rest of my life that are largely (although not entirely) her fault. I am convinced there is an undiagnosed personality disorder going on there (although I somewhat suspect that very few people in my family, especially the women, are actually mentally sound instead of just undiagnosed).
However, this was extreme even for her and I am worried.
This is not the first time I've noticed it but it may be the first time I'm saying it out loud. I think that she is in the early (or maybe not so early) stages of dementia. She is almost 84 years old, becoming weaker and more helpless by the day. She does see a neurologist and they did detect that her brain is deteriorating, but luckily, she has been functional so far. In spite of all our differences, I do love her a lot because she is my mother and I don't want to lose her.
I just feel so hopeless and sad.
I know my own old age will be lonely and terrible, if I even make it that far.
There are days when everything feels just so pointless.
I no longer hope for anything, just that maybe death itself won't be prolonged and excruciating.
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just learned that my grandma died today so. i’ll probably be here to do drafts and silly shit to keep myself busy but if i don’t respond to messages right away that’s why 👍🏽
#ooc#moopisms#we knew this was coming for a while like she was 92 with severe dementia#but still. yknow#dementia mention#death tw#family death tw#ask to tag
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one thing that is i guess a positive of my mom dying of cancer in the next few years is that i probably won’t have to deal with her ever getting dementia. so like at least there’s that.
#vent#this isnt even abt anything im just talking rn#dementia mention#cancer mention#i’m tired and can’t fall asleep loveeee the thoughts i’m having /s#i’m still not sure if she’ll know who i am anymore at then end the meds and such have been changing her#little by little#but i still notice
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My grandmother was born in 1921 in Oujda, on the border between Morocco and Algeria, to a Jewish family. Her family had roamed that land as far back as we can tell. And when the French came, they opened their mouths for colonialism, ate it, digested it, and made their own. When she told me she ‘returned’ to France when she left her native Morocco in 1956, this was not a lie: in her mind she had lived in an imaginary France her whole life. It is possible to be both native and a colonizer.
granta.com/my-time-machine/
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My grandma so obviously has dementia but refuses to get diagnosed and it's getting really hard to be around her or even hear my mom on the phone with her
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how does no one in midnight mass know what a vampire is
#midnight mass#okay like#i can understand pruitt misinterpreting it#like the man was 80 with dementia#but literally no one else even mentioned it#if i was riley i would have fr been like “oh fuck so im a vampire now”
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I’ve always loved medicine bc it’s the perfect intersection of science and humanity—the two things I value above all else in this world. Truly adored it since I was in the cradle. But now I’m thinking about how so much of my journey to neurosurgery will have to involve KILLING my feelings essentially bc how do you survive otherwise
#Not to mention the surprisingly high suicide rate of surgeons that’s been brought to my attention lately#Honestly I just started my neuro internship and just saw my first patient in clinic#And on the day I did I was critical of my neurologist for being so robotic about it#Now I can see why#I’m still at a point where I can’t even do a chart review for a patient without feeling so fucking sad#And I can see how that can get unsustainable after a while#But it’s like if I kill the feelings that drive my passion for medicine to begin with then what’s the point#It’s not like I’m in it for the money or prestige bc that’s so dumb considering how long the schooling is#But literally how to deal#My supervisors at the clinic very much all speak about the dementia patients w a learned impartialness#But I don’t wanna be that way one day :( but how to be anything else and still survive#I’m pre med so I still have time and maybe my opinion will change and I’ll wanna do another specialty#But when it comes to this every specialty will involve human lives and navigating that regardless#That said I can see why surgeons are at higher risk or depression suicide etc#The whole point of this internship is to teach myself how to navigate this stuff but. Hate it#p#med tag
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POV: you just exited Haskill's dialogue tree.
these are from the voice file folders that @theraphos was able to get from the game, seriously thank you thank you thank you th
#ur doing the (mad)lord's work THANK YOUU#haskill#god the download is HUGE. you really CAN summon him at every single point in the main quest#like i missed a lot and i had the summon button hotkeyed#tes#shivering isles#i became duke of dementia so i never heard any of thadon's quest's haskill lines‚ rip me cos they are much funnier than the syl ones lmfao#not to mention all the stuff he has in the cold flame of agnon!! like holy moly they prepared for every eventuality fr!!#... and yes i thought his forehead deserved an entire square all to itself. lol
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Hey there, hope you're doing well! This may be a little bit of a sensitive ask (tw pet death) so please feel free to ignore it, but I was wondering if there were any myths about what happens to our pets when they pass, and/or how to honor them. I was thinking of having a little mini altar for my dog, and to give dog treats as offerings, but I wasn't sure if that was proper. Thanks in advance!!
I'm so sorry for your loss…
The ancient Greeks and Romans loved their dogs a lot and although there aren't a lot of stories about dogs in ancient mythology, we've found a lot of graves and epithets written by grieving owners who had to bury their dogs. Here's an example of one:
"I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago."
Here are the rest: (LINK)
Here's a bit more on how the ancient Greeks cherished and loved their dogs. Plato even called them the greatest philosophers because they knew the difference between good and bad people: (LINK)
"The dog was a companion, protector, and hunter for the Greeks and the spiked collar…was invented by the Greeks to protect the necks of their canine friends from wolves." Source: (LINK)
So as you can see, dogs were very important to the ancient Greeks and they memorialized their dogs too so it's okay to put him on your altar. It won't be disrespectful and the gods will understand.
Here are examples of what they'd often look like:
To talk a bit more about my own grieving experience as a Hellenic polytheist and grieving my dog I hope it's okay if I tell you a bit about my own little dog who I lost this past March:
Mourning a dog is so hard because their love for us is so sincere and pure. They love fiercely and protect us as much as they can even when they're so much smaller than whoever they are challenging (my dog was a tiny Maltese Poodle but boy did that dog loved to bark and try to protect me.)
His death came a lot earlier than we expected, he got early onset doggy dementia also known as canine cognitive decline, which is very similar to human dementia.
He began to forget who we were and his health took a nosedive a few months before he passed. We chose to put him down before he got to the final stage (seizures) because as someone who grew up taking care of someone with seizures, I knew he was going to be in excruciating pain. But because he also had dementia he didn't know who we were so I knew he'd be very scared and in excruciating pain with less than a year to live.
Two weeks before his final appointment he lived like a king. He ate all his favorite foods and treats, watched Hamilton everyday (his favorite character was George Washington) and we had the vet come to our apartment so he would be very comfortable since he hated going to the vet.
The Aftermath:
Mourning the loss of a loved one is hard and although we're all familiar with feeling sadness when we grieve, no one ever talks about the guilt and rage that might come over you during your grieving process.
I was angry at my gods
I didn't even know why, I just was. I was mad at them, myself, my spouse, my school, my neighbors, I just wanted to be left alone. But because I was angry at my gods, my Catholic guilt kicked in and I felt guilty for being angry with my gods. I was spiraling because I was trying not to be angry and trying so hard to be sad instead.
But that's when Apollo showed up and I had an honest conversation with him about the guilt behind how I was grieving:
He told me that anger is a natural part of the mourning period. Not everyone will grieve the same but being angry with your gods is normal because when we lose someone who we loved so much there will be a flood of emotions that we didn't know we would feel and forcing them to express in only a sad way keeps you from truly processing your grief. My anger was a part of my grieving process, and so was my confusion and denial of having lost my dog. This was all normal.
I was so overwhelmed with my feelings of rage, guilt, and shame that we left home for a week so I could be away from my altar, my gods and from finding the many dog bones my dog hid before passing.
I desperately needed a break from my gods and they understood.
They weren't upset with me. They knew how much my dog meant to me and how much I loved him, so we left and I was able to process my emotions outside of my home. Prior to this I never understood why people in shows and movies needed to go on a trip when they suffered a loss but after my dog passed I was overwhelmed with the desire to be in nature. To be with Gaia, to be with Demeter. (Two gods I don't normally work with but I desperately needed)
It's okay to go through your own grieving process as it comes. To accept your feelings as they are.
It's okay to feel angry when you're grieving. It's also okay to be angry at your gods because they understand you're grieving. And finally, it's okay to memorialize your dog in whatever way brings you the most comfort.
My dog's little box sits on my altar. He gets his treats and has an electric candle we make sure never turns off. I often mentally see him sitting on Ares' lap or playing fetch with Hermes. He hangs out with my gods and I know my gods don't hold my grieving process against me. They know losing a dog was hard for the ancient Greeks and it's still hard for their modern followers because losing someone who loves you so unconditionally and accepts you for who you truly are without judgment is the hardest thing to do. I wanted to share this with you so you can grieve freely and honor your dog in whatever form brings you the most comfort. The gods understand and they will grieve with you & be there for you.
I personally believe all dogs go straight to the Elysian Fields because dogs are our greatest heroes.
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"Someone asked how I feel about Captain Crunch. I'm capable of eating an entire box of it without any milk. It is a sweet taste that is indescribable. Captain Crunch is its own flavour."
-my baby, my husband, my lover, Pedro Pascal
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you know, when i made that post about judge judy, i was really thinking about pedro pascal. ive been his fan since i was a child watching my mom watch law & order and buffy. i grew up thinking people on tv stayed that age (i didnt understand the concept of time) and i was utterly disappointed to find out that he did not wait for me (he didnt stop aging and wont sleep outside his age range, which i guess makes him a good person? but like cmon? its me? the literal love of your life?) if he would have me, i would take care of him in old age. change diapers, give medication, bathe him. i would remind him every day of who he was, every reason i love him, and any memory i could think of to remind him that hes human. that he deserves to be here just as much as anyone, else even in sickness.
now that ive basically wrote out my wet dream, bye! love you!!
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#whimsical#whimsigoth#whimsigothic#whimsigothaesthetic#whimsy#moon and stars#whimsigoth room#whimsycore#judge judy#pedro pascal#mentions of dementia?#who thought this would be a good idea#me. i did.#captin crunch#law & order#buffy the vampire slayer#sorry for these tags#i know you probably didnt think this would be under buffy :(#its here to stay tho so#SUCK IT UP#with love<3
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How did you meet dementia black hat
Note that Dementia was experimented on and lived in a test tube for the first 4 years of her time at Black Hat organizations, and she's been at BH. Org for 10 years. So she's been an actual member for 6 years
#villainous ask blog#villainous redemption au#ask villainous#villainous au#villainous rp#villainous black hat#black hat#black hat villainous#au lore#my headcanons#dementia villainous#villainous demencia#tw mention of death#tw mental health
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Also I never knew that there was even a single color photograph of my grandparents' wedding in 1952. I've only ever seen the ones in black and white. Don't they look beautiful? Didn't I just come from the most gorgeous people?
#i love how you can actually see my grandfather's red hair#as a redhead i know the injustice that black and white does to us... alas!#my charcoal self-portraits always look unlike myself to me because im like i have red hair. this doesnt look like a redhead#this isnt me#also even though it's a white dress. grammy's dress looks so much more beautiful surrounded by color#wow#tales from diana#did you know i never knew my grandmother was a local beauty queen when she was younger until after she died?#when her dementia got to the stage where she needed a live-in nurse to help her all the time#at one point my aunt rediscovered a picture from when she was about. 17. i posted it years ago#she scanned it and had it cropped and framed and left it in the front of the living room#the first time the nurse saw that photo (i was there) she said 'DAAAAMN MOM IS THAT YOU?'#and grammy was like 'oh :) yes thats me'#like it was nothing and then later on the nurse said 'i know you already said it but damn i just cant stop looking at you!'#that nurse was really nice. really really nice.#the priest at the wake when saying a prayer for the family before everyone else started ushering in#mentioned what a beauty my grandmother was and what a lovely couple the two of them were.#they went to that local church for about 60 years so he mustve known them for decades. it was a nice touch.
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What is it going to be like when Simon gets to the later stages if he cant die!
This is something i was obsessed with when first coming up with everything.
I think that Simon is immortal specifically in the way that he will keep going until something kills him, so he can be killed but he will not die a natural death yknow?
I think that his immortality stops him from progressing to stage 7 because stage 7 of dementia is endstage, it is when your body is shutting down and getting ready to die practically so I don't think his immortal body Can really progress to that, but that doesn't mean he gets off scot free. It means that he gets stuck at stage 6 which is around where you would place Ice King if you were to prescribe Ice King to a stage of dementia, and he is Very Ice King reminiscent at this point, he's confused and can't remember very much besides very Very brief moments of lucidity, like Ice King had with moments like how his journals and newspapers are still noted to be wet with tears in "I Remember You" showing that Ice King at least for a moment understood their significance, but that's the clearest he ever got. Simon is very Ice King like and everyone around him can see that and when he is lucid however brief he can see it, I have only briefly mentioned it but Simon's PTSD around being Ice King doesn't treat him kindly with coping.
The progression is slowed by his immortality so he stays in stage 4 for a decade or longer rather than a couple years, he is lucid for a pretty long time so he does have time to cope with this change but there's never going to be Enough time. Stage 5 also lasts quite a long time and then stage 6 is pretty much his wall, he doesn't progress to stage 7. Alzheimers is usually a life limiting condition but immortality throws that out the window.
He is still very very loved, as much/more than Ice King in later seasons was though. He's very different than his normal self and he has a lot of trouble with his symptoms (I have a lot of thoughts about sundowning and wandering for him) but he is able to be fairly content even if hes quite unsure where he is, or who these lovely people around him are. It's a good thing that quite a few people around him are also somewhat immortal like PB and Marcy.
#I still haven't mentioned his caregiver because its quite a weird character pairing but ive become very fond of the dynamic#i want simon to still be able to find love and warmth in life even with these changes#thats one of the reasons i didn't give him a stage 7#the other is that its reminiscent of what ice king's 'stage 7' would be which is the concept art Steve Wolfhard drew for 1000+#and i really really do not love that concept art#i dont think you should ever call ice king an animal thats super disrespectful#simon petrikov#adventure time#dementia#alzheimers#memory loss tw#magic alzheimers
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btw I've been too busy to mention this, but the roommate and I officially adopted a new pupper
her name is Zuki (short for Adzuki Taiyaki) and she's a rescue so her age and breed are unknown but we are saying she's two years old and she appears to be at least mostly Brussels griffon
she's cute and sweet and most importantly, she's v submissive to our Japanese Chin, Neko, who must be the top dog at all times
#we're saying that Zuki is Neko's service dog#bc we got Zuki in part to help Neko with her dementia#Zuki's presence should provide some enrichment for her#I've been too busy to mention her bc we've been adjusting to having her around#Zuki and Neko are already close like sisters and we're v happy with them c:#speecher speaks
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