Update On Me For Those Who May Not Know (Of) Me

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First, I’m 74 and have dementia which affects my cognitive functions (AKA “Short Term Memory”). I found this game in 2008 and have been playing since then because it helps keep those functions going.

I call what I have “Alzheimer’s Dementia”. No one calls it that, that I know of, but I need to make the distinction since there are 11 kinds of dementia and I do not have the symptoms of the others, such as “Mad Cow Disease” aka Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease.

I treat what I have with a sense of humor, so don’t be afraid you’re going to hurt my feelings if you tell me a joke about senility or the like.

In addition, I take care of my wife, Dondra, who has end-stage renal disease. We are, in fact, each others’ caregivers and here (WoW) is where I come to play and get help with the game if and when I need it. This makes everyone who reads this my friend, and I hope that includes you,

My friends have been instrumental in getting me to level 70, and I call upon them a lot, in case anyone is wondering how I got here. They have all been terrific and are too many to mention.

You may have seen me as my alter ego Jonãs as I like to carry on conversations ingame even if it’s just a “Light bless you”, or something similar, so if you see us, please say hello. I am also available to DPS (not much good at anything else).

So right now I’m at 10k of my required 20k required to get back my Trust Level 3, and I take the restrictions as a door “opening” and meeting people in the next room, so if we haven’t met, I’m Bill, my saddlepal is Jonãs and I treat all my alt characters as if they are real. That means they get a salary and a bonus if they level. Ja. I know. Crazy, huh, but it works for me.

Last thing: I write like I speak, and I’m a transplanted German now living near Atlanta, Georgia.

Any questions?

Thanks, and I hope we see a lot of each other from here on out.

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Waves at the human

Hi there my name is Fuzz!

I found your back story interesting and I’ve seen ya around here a few times but didn’t know all that about ya.

Hope all goes well :two_hearts:

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Hi Jonas! I hope you and your wife are doing okay and that today is a good day health-wise for you both. :people_hugging:

I’m 46, nearly 47, with Long COVID neurological disorders, Rheumatoid Arthritis and a destroyed immune system from both. So I understand a little of the challenges. My mother is 77 and she’s got her own set of challenges, as well. But I try my best to take care of her.

WoW is where my friends are. So is Palia, where I can build houses and be cozy!

It’s good to hear from you and I think we should keep this as a nice megathread until we can all get back into the Lounge!

:dracthyr_heart:

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Giving you a :blue_heart: to help the process when I see your posts.

#ripcord threads should still exist to read and some of them are very lengthy, if you type it in the search engine should be able to find them.

I barley post in the TL3 lounge, and notice anything plus there is a Customer service lounge in the CS forums and an RP story lounge in their respective forum places.

I hope all will be well you.

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Light be with you, friend.

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Nah, you just never let your imagination go. I think that’s really cool. People like you give me the inspiration to continue to explore my own.

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Hello, it’s nice to meet you. My online alias has been Adaia for a long time, now. Not just in WoW, but in many other (casual) online settings.

It’s surprising to me to speak with someone who also plays the game that I enjoy so much, but they’re in their 70s! I hope you’re doing well when you see this, and may Azeroth be a comfortable place for you and your saddle partner.

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Hi Joñas! Similar boat. Maybe we can slap oars on the river as we pass.
I’m 63 with a couple autoimmune diseases (yeah, 3), RA is one of them that likes to mess my hands up, and two physical disabilities from an injury - one in my spine they haven’t figured out how to fix and the other limits my ability to walk, and a few mental health issues bipolar, ptsd, severe social anxiety, agoraphobia, and blood pressure issue that is troublesome to say the least. I also try to caretake my husband, but that’s getting more difficult. The multiple meds I’m on is like a Catch-22 trying to get ahead and be more proactive in my health. So yeah, I’m a mess! lol

I’ve had to get off the forums a few times due to one or more of these conditions, but this time I’m not even trying to get my Trust level back up.

I’m sorry about the boat you’re in, and I use gaming to help my brain keep going as well. The problems plus their solutions tend to make me forget more often lately which is scaring me too. I recognized your name though as I’ve liked quite a few of your posts. You have an awesome personality and I’m glad you’re here.

Lastly, I am extremely sorry to have heard about your wife. That must be more difficult than most can imagine. My husband and I try to switch up on when the caregiving is needed most for the other, but as you know that sometimes doesn’t work out they way we plan, so we just do the best we can. Thankfully he’s better at jokes than I am!

I’m glad you wrote - I’ve been having a ruff go for a little bit here and this really helped. :four_leaf_clover: :green_heart:

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hi Jonãs, hi all. Nice to hear from you. I’ve been diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression but I don’t know if I believe it oh well. I played this game since 2007. I wish you all well in Jesus Christ’s name. I hope your illnesses can be cured or that you can live with them with grace until the end of your days. I myself am a bad person I guess by Jesus’s standards but maybe I’m not “past redemption” to quote Arthas.

Good luck all,
Chris

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Hey, Bill, I love you and Jonãs, and always think of and wish the best for you and Dondra. :dracthyr_heart: I just wanted to say that.

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Yes, I have one. Do you agree that the future, does indeed suck?

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As much or more as the present? I wish I could answer with some clarity, Yveni, but I think what will happen is that we “Boomers” will continue to mess up the present as much as we can and then when we (Boomers) all die off, the next generation (s) will roll up your sleeves and get to work on fixing the mess we (Boomers) made.

Unless we (Boomers) will find one more way to screw things up and leave one final BOOM to say “'Bye” and “Sorry” with. and we’re heading that way just as hard as we can go as I write.

If anyone at any time had said, “Let’s fix this”, you can bet there would have been someone else who would have said, "Oh, hell no! Let’s have a war! I wanna kill some folks!

Wish I had better news.

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I’ve witnessed dementia firsthand. It’s something I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and I’m sorry you have to deal with it. But I think it’s wonderful that you have a nice circle of support and that you and your wife can support one another in the best ways you can. Having a sense of humor amidst it all is also something I respect. Keep on keeping on.

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Nice to meet you… dementia is a disease I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. I lived through my 68 year old father eventually dying from trauma induced alzheimer’s.

That said, age is just a number unless you feel old. Wish you and wife the best.

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I appreciate the well thought out response. Maybe your generation is too hard on itself though. The leaders today are the same people who grew up listening to Land of Confusion and We Didn’t Start the Fire. If anything they made it worse, lol. Actually I spent my whole life being mostly apolitical, as centrist as can be. I think I know why I want to build a time machine and go back, you can list a dozen reasons from driving a real car made of metal with no on-board computer to paying with cash at a grocery store; but if we are being honest with ourselves, it just comes down to accumulating what you lose along the way, and not wanting to face it, you know. This is really unhealthy for me :slight_smile: I have to break free… Well it was nice to meet you :smile: I do hope you are able to navigate your life’s challenges and be with your wife and hold on to what matters the most.

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