bros402

bros402 t1_iybec6j wrote

Talk to your wife - does she want her mother to stay in Florida, or to move to Hawaii?

Then based on that, talk to the county office of aging in that county. See the services that are offered. Has MIL started to collect social security?

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bros402 t1_iyai662 wrote

Okay, assuming you are a member of the NJEA still - contact them. Contact the county level education association.

You also want to contact your state representative. They should be able to prod the Division of Pensions & Benefits.

You might also want to get a public sector employee lawyer.

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bros402 t1_iya5mv0 wrote

Family Ties where Alex Keaton is a disaffected Republican who switched parties after W was handed the election and now he runs the local Democratic party chapter

why do I remember the character's name? I haven't seen the show in like 15 years when I watched it in reruns

don't remember much about it except "hey this show with Michael J Fox is good"

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bros402 t1_iy8djh6 wrote

> Plus “he’s a brilliant surgeon but he can’t be trusted to speak to patients” describes most surgeons. Just make sure someone is in the room to translate from autistic surgeon speak to patient speak and back. This is much less of a problem than the show insists it is.

yup, and it isn't an accurate protrayal of autism

they infantilize the main character and any disabled character who appears.

You think they'd at least have a disability consultant, but nooooooooope

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bros402 t1_iy5utk1 wrote

Need more info. What kind of specialist? ER referring her means it isn't considered an emergency.

Call the specialist and ask to be called if they have a cancellation and she should be ready to head there at a moment's notice, so hopefully she lives close. Has she called other specialists of that kind on the plan? Since it is an issue keeping food down, it's either ENT or GI - and neither of those are super uncommon, so she should call every single one on her plan and then get her GP to write a referral to whoever has the soonest appointment.

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bros402 t1_iy3rb90 wrote

we specify no substitutions all the time and shoprite from home substitutes all kinds of shit

they'll pick the most expensive ground beef when we ask for the ground beef on sale

we get one banana when we ask for a bunch

one time we got salami when we asked for cheddar cheese????

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