You may have seen this on facebook about Hatley
@GardenGerty (160677)
United States
June 19, 2018 9:24pm CST
Announcement to all friends of Patsie Hatley: This is Robbie Hatley (son of Patsie Hatley), posting logged onto my mom's account, in order to address all of her friends. My mom is alive and relatively well, but she is currently in a situation where she is not able to use the Internet, which is why she hasn't communicated with anyone on the Internet during the past 50 days or so.
More specifically, after my mom's last fall (causing severe facial injuries), about 50 days ago, she was put in a "rehab center" due to not being sufficiently "ambulatory" to resume living at the "retirement center" in which she had been living.
And, unfortunately, due to a joint decision by the management of the "retirement center" she's been living in, and the "rehab center" she's currently in, and the county Social Services department, my mom has been permanently booted from her previous "retirement center", because they can no longer meet her needs. The doctors and social workers now say she needs 24Hr nursing care, and her retirement center just couldn't provide that. Her increasing frequency and severity of falls and injuries were seen as evidence that she now needs more round-the-clock supervision. And I'm forced to agree.
All of her furniture, clothes, and possessions are now being stored at my apartment. It may be some weeks or months before I can figure a way for my mom to a get back on the Internet (including Facebook, Mylot, etc), as there is no room in her current living arangement for a desktop PC. She needs a notebook computer. But it would have to be one with HUGE font, because her eyesight is very poor. I'll have to see what I can arrange.
I'll let you all know if there are changes for better or worse in the near future.
Sincerely,
Robbie Hatley
son of Patsie Hatley
If you are connected to Patsie on Facebook you may have seen this post that seems to have just gone up. It is okay news, and just as I had thought about her falling and needing round the clock care. Pass it on.
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@allknowing (136464)
• India
20 Jun 18
myLotting was her only activity and now she has no activity, sad.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I have added contact information to my profile. Robbie was good to put it on FaceBook. In a proper long term care center there is supposed to be someone responsible for helping residents with activities and socializing. I hope they can meet her needs. Some nursing homes here in Kansas have computers available in the activity rooms for residents to use.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
20 Jun 18
I'm not connected with Patsie @Hatley on Facebook, so thank you for the update.
I know that it must be very frustrating for both Patsie and Robbie and my thoughts are with them. Not having one's familiar things around one is a big discomfort and, for Robbie, I'm sure that it's an inconvenience to have his mother's things in his apartment.
I do hope that he is able to find a suitable place for Patsie so that she can have 24 hour care and can get on the Internet again. Technology does have solutions for those who are visually challenged, so I hope that Robbie will be able to sort something out for Patsie soon.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I have worked in long term care and one of my favorite ladies was able to get a micro reader. I live in Kansas, and am only familiar with how services are provided here. In California it could be an entirely different set up. I am hoping @Go_AskAlex sees this discussion as he did ask about her as well.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
@JolietJake He should be thoroughly tagged by now. Excuse my poor brain, I just always put something and hope it turns blue. When he commented, before, though, I could have sworn it was Alex.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Hopefully she will get better care this way with more attention to her diet and well being. I hope it is going to mean fewer falls. I wonder if her falls are connected to poor vision as well.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I am connected to Patsie but had not seen this. I am glad that this isn't worse news which is what I had feared. I hope he will be able to get her a computer setup as I know she enjoyed her time online. I'm sure it would also go a long way towards making her feel happier in her new arrangement. Is there any way he can get a new address for people to send her cards and things? I guess you don't know if her previous cards had been forwarded or not?
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I do not know if cards were forwarded or just collected at the retirement center. If they were there, Robbie got them. There is another post where he responded with contact information. I have also put her contact information in my bio box on my profile here.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Jun 18
@GardenGerty Yes I saw that you had asked. I will check the contact info and try to send her out a card when I get a chance. I will have to remember to write plainly, my handwriting is very scribbled.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum Maybe type and print it?
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
That would also be a good idea. Have you seen the newer one with contact information? Many people here would like to know, but are not on FB.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
@LadyDuck I put the contact information on my profile and a copy of what Robbie wrote is in another discussion.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
20 Jun 18
@GardenGerty I will copy the link when I log into FB, I do not use my professional computer for that site, I do not trust it at all.
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@moffittjc (121590)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Jun 18
First, I'm glad to hear she is alive and (relatively) well. It's great to receive positive news about her.
If anyone is connected to Hatley on Facebook, I wonder if they could suggest to her son that he start a GoFundMe page to raise money to buy Patsie the particular computer she needs. I think it would make a world of difference in her mental state of health if she could get back connected with her friends.
I would certainly contribute if such a fundraising account existed, and I'm sure many other people would too.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I may pass this suggestion on to Robbie.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
@lookatdesktop and @moffittjc I am concerned that a gofundme that paid directly to her would mess up her financial status as it did when she earned a lot on Bubblews. I did post the idea to Robbie, though.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
20 Jun 18
Thanks for sharing the updates on our dear friend! It is sad to know that again she had a bad fall and unable to use internet! I sincerely pray the Almighty to bless her with strength and best health so that she will come here soon to interact with us all! God bless her! Thanks @GardenGerty for sharing the information and dear @hereandthere for suggesting!
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I really appreciate that @hereandthere helps get the word spread. The fall was the one that she had in May, but she was beginning to fall more often.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
20 Jun 18
@GardenGerty , Yes that is what I gathered from the write up! Hope she will get well soon! Yes indeed @hereandthere remember the old members closely associated with her and always tries to reach out them to inform about her updates! Thanks a lot to both of you! God bless!
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I am sure she is missing it immensely.
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@rebelann (112879)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Jun 18
You're right @GardenGerty she needs to be on the Web to keep herself from slipping into a state of "who cares", I watched my mom do that to herself which surprised the heck out of me.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
20 Jun 18
I'm so very sorry. I wish my brother's rooms weren't all rented out. My sister-in-law used to do elder care, but I don't think they have a downstairs room to rent anymore. They live in Tustin, very close to where Hatley lived. My sister-in-law is also working at a call center now, too.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
That would be wonderful, but she does need full time nursing care. It sounds like your brother and sister-in-law have their hands full.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
24 Jun 18
@GardenGerty I'm afraid they do now. Also, when they used to do this my sister-in-law was much younger and they weren't renting out any rooms.
@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I am not going to count her out yet.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
@jstory07 If they could not provide the care she needed, which they obviously could not, they should not be draining her money. I wish she lived closer to Robbie, though. He said Seal Beach is difficult for him to get to.
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@jstory07 (139717)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Jun 18
@GardenGerty Me either but they did kick her out of the retirement center where she was living.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Even though it is hard for him, I see he has gotten things sorted out for now. I am not clear whether she will stay at the rehab or be moved closer to him to a regular nursing home.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Jun 18
Thanks so much for letting us know. I hope she is finding enttertaining ways to pass the time.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I hope the activity and social services person helps her, if they have such a function in the homes there.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Her newest contact information is now on my profile.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Jun 18
I can bet she is not happy about it at all.
I wish we had her address, we could all send her a get well card.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Robbie put it in another post. Check my profile.
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@marguicha (223028)
• Chile
20 Jun 18
I´m SO sorry! From what I read, I feel that her needs could be met with some money. As I had told her, she needed new glasses given from a good eye doctor for her eyes. And then a normal laptop (even secondhand) would suffice.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Her eyesight is difficult, and I am sure space is very limited. Yes, I would wonder if a regular laptop would do, but I am not there.Robbie sees things first hand. If her eyesight is afflicted due to her diabetes, even new glasses would not completely fix the problem.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
@JolietJake My laptop adjusts itself all the time all by itself.
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@marguicha (223028)
• Chile
20 Jun 18
@GardenGerty I don´t know about the kind of eyesight problems she has. But Patsie herself told us that she had broken her glasses.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Hoping to clear things up a little. I hated that she has been missing.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Thanks for sharing this update. Poor Patsie, she must be going nuts without any way to get online.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I wish the rehab center had a community computer.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Her contact information is on my profile for all who would like to send greetings.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 18
thanks for suggesting this discussion @hereandthere. i hope @Patsie will still get better.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
I appreciate people sharing the news. I did put up another post by Robbie. I have added the contact information for Patsie to my profile.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
20 Jun 18
Thank you for sharing this. 'Round the clock' care sounds like a very serious injury. 
Thanks to Robbie for posting it on facebook.
to patsie.
Thanks to Robbie for posting it on facebook.
to patsie.4 people like this
@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
21 Jun 18
It does not necessarily mean she has active round the clock nursing care, but it does mean they will pay more attention to her food and snacks and getting around safely. The staff will be there if she needs it to help her.
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