Some typical blather, and Grandma visit

[valis2]

Not Husband's grandmother, who is mostly lovely. No, my grandmother, she of Lewy's Bodies Dementia and narcissism.

She's been quite aggressive and nasty for the past couple weeks, and wasn't able to recognize people, even my mother at times, which is really a bad sign because they were a binary star system for a very long time. Because of this scary behavior, and cellulitis in her legs, my mother has been preparing for my grandmother's final days for the past two weeks, but I had an inkling that it was a medication-based issue. Sure enough, once she was switched off a new anti-anxiety drug, she went back to her normal (well, demented) self.

So my sister and I went to visit her tonight. The opening conversation:

Attendant (to my grandmother): Who are these women? [points to me and my sister]
Grandma: My granddaughters.
Attendant: And is this all of them?
Grandma: Yes. [Er, no, but let's not get into that.]
Attendant: And do you know who I am?
Grandma: Yes. You're nosy.

So score one for my grandmother, who does have a mean but funny streak of humor.

I'm feeling a little spacey--I've been sick with some sort of intestinal unhappiness for a couple days, and my neck is acting up, and I've had bad insomnia and horrible sleep involving T Rex toys coming to life and trying to get out of their packaging. I'm so bummed, because I had such high hopes for this week (mostly writing), and I just haven't been able to get anything done at all. Not even for the (incredibly) belated birthday fic for the monster of odd. grah. And the Giant Scary Fic is kind of stalled at 68k because I've finally written the Big Scene, and it's requiring rather more of the Wide Open Eye than usual. Tricky, tricky bit of writing, and I have to balance it just right, or it collapses under the weight of its own melodrama.

Comments

[marginaliana]

Grandma: Yes. You're nosy.

*cracks up*

I hope you feel better soon, dear! Insomnia just always seems to make everything worse, in my experience.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

That's my grandma. *snorts*

I feel so dizzy and weird right now. I was a little worried about driving home; if I tilt my head I feel a little like I'm going to pass out. Just a little, though, I'm not running for the fainting couch, lol.

Thanks so much, sweetie! *hugs*

[jaelle-n-gilla.livejournal.com]

I love her reply. You're nosey! *g*

It must be awful to be in that state. Sometimes people ask you if you know these people who you've never seen in your life, and then they insist you *should* know them. And sometimes these foreign people who have no business with you ask you if you know your own granddaughters. Must be a WTF situation most of the days, right?

I'm glad her new medication (or lack of) makes it better.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Her situation is completely made of WTF. It must be like waking from a nightmare over and over, with few familiar things, and having everything out of order. No happy faces around, and scary people...

Yeah, the new medication is definitely a good thing. I'm so glad that it's happened!

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! You're lovely!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yay, thank you so much! *giant hugs* You rock so much.

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

Take good care, most beloved, eh? And have a very happy birthday :-)

*tender robed embraces, sugar and spice and everything nice*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I am definitely going to take it easy tonight, that's for certain! And thank you for the sweet embrace, that is really wonderful and so very much cherished. *giant hugs*

[cordelia_v]

I'm mostly offline this week, but wanted to pop in to wish you a very happy birthday. I hope you treat yourself well today, eh? And I wish you a day full of small treats and pleasures, and a year of good health and happiness to come.

Happy Birthday, dear!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

You are really sweet to stop by to send birthday wishes my way! Thank you SO much, m'friend. Wonderful words, and so much appreciated!!

[mnemosyne-redux.livejournal.com]

I'm glad the medication change helped her settle back to a more normal her. A really, really funny her. *g*

And happy birthday! I hope it's a wonderful one... :)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

She is rather diabolically clever and can be hugely funny--too bad she's evil, too! haha!

And thank you so much for the birthday wishes! Today wasn't so great, but tomorrow will be very nice, I think. :)

[xterm.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!!!

I hope you feel better soon!!!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you so very much!! I hope to feel better soon, too. Tomorrow I am staying home and writing--hopefully that's the remedy!!

[verdenia.livejournal.com]

they were a binary star system for a very long time

Aww. That is some great & poignant writing, right there.

& Grandma: Yes. You're nosy.

Awesome. Fiesty is good. ;p Glad she still had a bit of "kick" to her... ;p

*HUGS*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, fiesty was the best word to describe her. I'm so glad that our last visit with her was on such a good note. *nodnod*