[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Apartment manager sent out an email saying they won't be renewing any leases that expire in July, but residents will have the option to transfer to a newly renovated unit... at an increased rate. Now my lease doesn't expire until August so it doesn't affect me directly, but the new owners had plenty of people come in to evaluate my apartment for renovations, so I think there's a very high probability they're going to force me to move so they can do extensive renovations and sell it as a "luxury apartment"---or maybe a store front, since it's on the ground floor. And there's a strong chance that they won't have any other ground floor apartments that open onto the courtyard rather than a hallway full of other peoples' germs.

If I'll be forced to move anyway I might as well just move in with my elderly parents---I haven't been going out for the last few years because of the pandemic, and with Trump, DOGE, and RFK Jr it seems likely that funding for an effective intranasal vaccine will be pulled and we won't get one in the United States for the foreseeable future. Plus I'll save a ton of money. And my parents could use my help---they're getting close to the age when most elderly people need assistance, which can be very expensive. There are also some new cheap apartments within walking distance of them if I find I need more solitude, and then I wouldn't have to pay Philadelphia city tax. The biggest issue is that my elderly father has been recklessly going to stores and restaurants without a mask. I could sleep and eat in the garage. And I can put fast acting air purifiers through the areas of the house I go to, which combined with masking when in their proximity indoors might be enough. But unfortunately the downstairs bathroom doesn't work, so I'd have to put on a mask every time I want to go to the bathroom.

So these might be my last few months living in the city---there are some outdoor events I'd suppose I might as well go to. Wonder if there are any AirBNB's in Philadelphia where I wouldn't have to worry about getting covid or other diseases---probably not, unless it's a bring-your-own-tent type thing. Then again a groundfloor apartment that doesn't open onto a hallway or other apartments, with excellent air purification, would suffice.

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 05 March 2025 - 11:07 PM

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QuickTidal, on 27 February 2025 - 06:16 PM, said:

The deaths have now been ruled suspicious and have been deemed to require a full investigation.


- The front door of the residence was unsecured and opened and no gas leak (CO) present.

- Pills were found scattered next to Betsy's (his wife) head as was a space heater.

Died of natural causes but wife was dead for about a week before he died from heart disease... and dead dog was in a crate. Two other dogs survived on the property.

He had Alzheimer's, not hard to imagine how nightmarish it could be for someone with dementia and a failing heart to keep wondering where his wife was and why he's grieving and then discovering her dead (over and over again) though IDK why he wouldn't have contacted anyone... unless they didn't want him dementia dialing people or posting Alzheimer's musings---otherwuse I'd think they'd have a phone he'd still know how to use (implicit memory).

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 07 March 2025 - 09:51 PM

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A Haunting Coda: The 7 Days Gene Hackman's Wife Could No Longer Care for Him

[...] Hackman, 95 with advanced Alzheimer's, was alone for about a week after his wife and sole caregiver died.

[...] the timeline [...] raises the terrifying possibility that Mr. Hackman, a Marine veteran and actor of consummate precision and control, had spent days in the presence of his fallen wife, too disoriented or feeble to call for help — trapped, essentially, in the handsome, secluded home that had been his reward for a life toiling in the limelight.

https://www.nytimes....sy-arakawa.html

Horrible, though I'd imagine there are many cases in the United States where the sole caretaker for someone with advanced dementia dies---and that's very often a younger spouse, usually a wife (and no it's not divine retribution for the age gap). Although smart homes, wearables, and robots could prevent it from happening (for those who can afford them and choose to).

New York Times speculation fails to mention one of the most horrible parts---he'd likely keep forgetting she was dead, but since dementia typically doesn't impair implicit memory (like lingering emotions), he'd feel heartbroken but not know why, and then he'd keep discovering her body over and over... until his heart finally gave out.

I could imagine it as an advanced acting class exercise... like an acting exercise from hell made real.

No food in his stomach but he wasn't dehydrated---so he was drinking fluids other than spirits, but since his wife was controlling his diet (because of his heart disease) it's possible that the food was locked away.

So the two surviving dogs went not only about a week after her death but another eight days after his death. Wonder how much longer it would have been before they got hungry enough to devour their corpses. Would they starve before eating their humans (or trying to eat each other)? If Hackman was starving to death did he ever consider trying to eat the dogs (I'd guess he wouldn't try to eat his wife's raw corpse---romantic as that might be from some perspectives)? And if the dogs had eaten them (well, most of them, probably not the bones---though they do like to gnaw on bones), would the coroner still have been able to determine they died of natural causes? Or would the headlines for history blame the dogs for just randomly eating them?