Sorry for your loss, brother. I couldn’t imagine losing my father that young. I’m 37 and he’s 64. He’s still my Superman. I have my own home, a wife and kids, and he still tells me what to do. 😂
My heart goes out to Adam. It’s scary when people you love get to a point where they can’t take care of themselves/they’re constantly falling. I’m a caregiver to my aunt and the anxiety is insane, but distractions with work and realizing there’s only so much one can do gives a *small* bit of relief. We’ll be right back 💜
Man. The timing of this episode is on point. Nothing prepares you for how to be a child to aging parents. My parents are 74 and 71. They’ve had their health issues. But for the most part, they’re in good health. My brother and I had a conversation with our dad a couple weeks ago about where all of their stuff was, insurance policies, bank accounts, etc…… I went over their house on Sunday, and saw on a book on the table called “When I’m Gone” which is for just that. It was nice knowing that they took our concern about that seriously, but also it was kind of a jarring realizing like “Oh, yeah. That’s where we’re at now”.
My only tip is to introduce the life alert early if there are any signs of dementia. She’d have the necklace on, take a fall, a forget she had it on. But the family stepped up and became the at home care we couldn’t afford
Agreed, but I wish Ryan didn't interrupt every single time Adam tries to speak, so annoying. I'm only 8 min in and Adam's every sentence gets interrupted
P.S. I’m a music teacher at a private school of rock in Salem, OR - would be happy to check on Mr. Dad Ray if you ever need someone here in town to help out.
I really do love the early morning drops. It has made my commute so much more bearable. As always, thanks for all you do Ryan to continue to give us great content! ❤
Loved this pod going through this with my dad. Nice to know were not ever alone in this crazy world. Ryan your the best. Your laugh alone brightens my day.
I’m 41, my son just graduated high school and my daughter is 14. I’m so glad now that I had kids when I did while I was still young and had the energy to keep up with them. I couldn’t imagine having kids at 41! 🤣
I'm late to the Adam Ray party, honestly I didn't care for the guy the first few times I saw his stuff... Now I can't get enough of this guy. So glad to be a fan now.
Actually got to catch Adam while he was in Eugene at the Olsen, such a great comedian, tragic to hear about his dad in such a bad place while he is sharing such great times with people I can’t imagine that feeling. But holy hell, Adam is such an experience to be around, will go out of my way to see him any chance I get. Sickle cell it’s your turn!!!
What a perfectly timed ad break. Adam talking about how his Dad hopes he doesn't die and they find him, then here comes Ryan talking about LiquidIV 😂😂😂
Oh my god. The same thing happened to my dad - 4 days alone stuck on the floor. We called the police to do a wellness check, which saved his life. He'd been hallucinating and was permanently handicapped from the incident. He lived a few more years after that. Miss him so much.
Most folks have no idea that isolation can be far more damaging than actual injuries. The fall probably hurt him, but that isolation without change is likely what truly harmed him
Love Adam Ray! Saw him at the Olsen Run club in Eugene !! He was soo great and so personable with the fans after the show! I’ll never forget him FaceTiming Blake Anderson with me because Danny Danza 😂🤙🤙
Okay Ryan, for the third time, I have tickets for your illinois show, pretty pretty please don't a)hurt yourself or b)cancel. I don't think my heart could handle it.😅 CANT WAIT 💕
same, I'm late 20s and mom is mid 60s but my (step)grandmother AND great-aunt have both recently become very confused and are clearly no longer all there. It can be distressing watching your family repeat the same simple questions over and over, no matter how many times you answer them... very disconcerting
Big fan of both for a long time. Glad to hear that Adam’s dad made it thru four days, but presumably the ancient dog Sophie also had no food or drink for four days? Maybe she could drink from the toilet. I love Ryan’s laugh forever and always and thru anything.
So my grandpa was a freaking legend - Small town western Canada boy grows up to join ww2 and pilot Lancaster / Halifax Bomber planes doing many missions including pre dday bombing raids where he flew back over the dday armada of ships without even knowing it! Eventually gets shot down by flak and captured by the Germans for 9 months (we have 1 picture from that time and it’s crazy cause it’s my grandfather but you know on the other side of that picture/camera was a full fledged German soldier (word not mentioned for censor reasons). Anyways, long story short, he eventually makes it to 88 years old, his wife/my grandma has died years ago and he’s actually “dating” his old pilot friends wife since he had passed as well and one day at her house my grandfather stood up too quickly from the couch, blood didn’t move properly or whatever, and this 6’6” 88yr old man fell forward on to his chin and ended up breaking his spine and tearing every one of his neck tendons - to the point where they put him in a Halo (metal ring screwed into your head and attached to your spine) at 88yrs old, taught him to speak again, and just over a year later this savage of a man was walking around without a cane or anything!!!! Passed a year after that or so but the reason I bring it up is because before his fall he was an 87yr old living like a 60yr old we used to say - driving around, taking trains to see his gf, doing whatever he wanted - but as soon as he was able to speak when he was in hospital, he was actually the one to say “I think we need to discuss selling the house” - the only house him and my grandmother ever owned - and he spent the last year and a half of his life in a very nice retirement home downtown of our town and would spend many days sitting out on his walker on different street corners waving at cars and talking to anyone who would walk by. Literal Legend. He told the ambulance drivers to go away when he first fell too!!! Then called them back that night when he couldn’t sleep and they’re like “uhhhh yaaa obviously you can’t sleep sir you have a broken neck”. The greatest generation 100%. Miss him everyday. 19:51
This story is one of the reasons why I think everybody should have a Google dot or an Alexa in home of your elderly parents when they're alone like that
This happened to my mother in law last year she fell she didn't have her dang life alert on she refused to wear it most of the time she couldn't get to the phone she was only there about 18 hours my partner showed up found her she was embarrassed because she had an accident obviously stuck but emergency services came and she ended up having a UTI idk if she had one already or it was being stuck on the floor but she broke her hip which she had done two years before and recovered with no issues but this time she wasn't so lucky she was in the hospital like ten days she woke up asked if she was dying it was terrible but she passed away peacefully she was 90... Now I know why older people are petrified of falling
These ad reads are wild on these podcasts “he had a moment of: I’m not gonna be able to get back up. I hope they find me” - “with the summer Olympics right around the corner it’s important to stay hydrated with (shitty company name)”
Not here to tell you how to do things, but maybe that government secret prison episode should be a free patreon preview to get more people to join. It sounds like it could be very informative to the general public.
