@Teej_Muk Okay..that to me is overkill. As many surgeries as I've had..including an arthroscopic knee surgery to trim back cartilage that was protruding through an area it shouldn't and ream out some arthritis that was causing severe pain, I've never been advised to forgo sleeping with my cats nor have I ever had any negative consequences from doing so which is why I found that instruction to be odd. Hope your procedure went well and you're happily sleeping with your kitty again 🙂

@robfwtx Yeah. I had an ER visit last summer that even with 2 insurances ended up costing me close to $4k and I'm unemployed so that came from my ever decreasing IRA account. I constantly worry about what procedures, even labwork, will cost me. Hope things work out for you!

@Rupiefied2020 I love John Oliver 🙂

@BlueVoter24 Well he commutes 118 miles to his job as a Firefighter Paramedic for 48-72 hour shifts then back home so doesn't drive for a living perse. His station is in a mountainous county with fairly narrow, often winding, roads to get there so inclement weather (or horrible wildfires) can make getting there or home problematic. He gets to retire soon thank goodness (though I think he'll hate not going on calls, he loves his work).

@awnaves It is 🙂 also a whole lot of litter box scooping 😄😄😄

@WILDKATZ Thought so...I turned 14 in August of 74.

@BlueVoter24 Definitely not something one sees very often! Hubby was held over at work in Lake County yesterday because his relief was stuck in traffic jams cause by jack-knifed big rigs whose drivers definitely didn't know how to drive in snow and ice.

@ToolPackinMama Effing MAGAts disgust me 🤬

@WeThePeople I was watching Lawrence when Tester announced his decision to run again. It was such a relief that he decided to run again as he's probably one of the few electable democrats in that state! A very likable man.

@Minholkin @Fiikus_goddess @Kurtroedeger Those look incredibly tasty 🤤

@WeThePeople He's a despicable, craven, waste of breathable air who's too stupid to realize he has a snowball's chance in hell of being elected potus so is still courting the MAGAT's who wanted to hang him.

@WILDKATZ @researchbuzz Which, unfortunately, comprises the largest patient population residing at those facilities.

@awnaves between my hubby and our cats I have 43 soul mates..46 if you count the outdoor ferals.

@joem2go @th3j35t3r OMG too funny!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@TomeReader She's lovely 😍

@Mara_McGuire I see I'm not the only person on CoSo that appreciates Christopher Titus 😁

@kendonnelly Too funny!! I have so many old computer books but mostly from the mechanical/repair aspects because I couldn't code to save my soul!! 😄

@WILDKATZ @researchbuzz The patient load and expectations for the care of those patients were a complete mismatch and after just 2 years I left for a position at a better rehab/convalescent facility. Most SNF's are deliberately understaffed and the levels of skill are often of little concern to those in charge of hiring because it's all about spending the least amount of $ possible. Am glad you were able to get compliance when advocating for your mom!

@WILDKATZ @researchbuzz Especially in "Skilled Nursing Facilities". My first job in nursing was as a CNA in a convalescent hospital. It was a real eye opener as regards lack of adequate staff thus wholly inadequate level of care. I was shocked (again it was only my 2nd job ever and 1st in nursing) to learn that they weren't hiring more people, naively had thought they'd lost a bunch of staff and were in the process of replacing them.

@BlueVoter24 I'm so disappointed that Biden hasn't reinstated the regulations on hunting that Trump repealed...it's still legal to kill bears and their cubs in their dens, still legal to shoot animals from helicopters in Alaska...this evil *must* be undone!!