Lost Filing
Now that I’m not commuting to the Island on a regular basis I find that I’m going through ‘things,’ and catching up on projects (put together an Adirondack chair today whose parts I painted two years ago). One project of note is filing the contents of two small (thank God) bins. The first was a […]
Time
There is unexpected time surrounding me. It’s kind of a privilege. It’s kind of scary. I’ve been stuffing 32-hours into a 24-hour day for a long time. Not all of it pleasant. This seemingly suddenly broadening in my schedule is both weird and delightful. I keep looking at my calendar, making sure I can spend […]
High Tea
Mom’s AL community served High Tea this afternoon for Mother’s Day. The table settings were eclectic, charming, and fit the occasion perfectly. We greeted mom at her apartment with a bouquet of flowers from our garden, and a card. She was especially delighted with the lilacs. I observed and commented on a flower bedecked hat […]
Happy Birthday, Dad!
Today is my father’s 86th Birthday. I miss him. I have time to miss him. I just called mom about the cat-care checklist. We chatted for five minutes with no mention of today’s significance. I know mom misses dad everyday. The important markers continue to fade. What feels important is she’s not struggling with this. […]
Elvis Post-Op & Drop Off
Elvis did amazingly well with his surgery. There were no surprises except he’s missing four additional teeth! We don’t get to know… He spent yesterday late afternoon and evening nibbling at canned food, and laying low. This morning’s drop-off happened with surgical precision. Mom was at her lecture. She left me a note saying to […]
Elvis Pickup
I paused on the main floor when I heard the bingo game, and sure enough mom was there enjoying the fun. The timing was perfect as someone won the hand, and I was able to quietly walk up to mom to let her know I had arrived to collect Elvis. She was, unsurprisingly, surprised to […]
Elvis Sleepover
I pickup Elvis this afternoon in order to get him to the vet early tomorrow for a dental cleaning and extraction. Poor kitty. He’s eight, and these are eight year old things with a cat. Being a rescue, we don’t get to know his care history. We’ll keep him with us tomorrow evening. as he’ll […]
Assessment Update – 2
This afternoon’s email from the business office manager at mom’s AL community pissed me off so badly that it was hard to live in my own skin for about 20 minutes. She wrote to tell me that WITH pet care, mom’s points came up to 80 per day. After a fast look at the assessment, […]
Percentages
When describing to my dementia expert my recent observations of mom’s latest dementia-related symptoms (lack of self-awareness regarding eating difficulties, shuffling gait, inability to answer simple questions at a doctor’s appointment, and unexpected difficulty getting into our Subaru), she asked me, “How does that make you feel.” There was no easy answer. Mom is not […]
Quick Trip
My eldest, and Jane’s POA/executor, made a swift trip up from the South to take care of some business that had to be done in-person. With this trip accomplished, there is no further reason to go back to the town Jane lived in, except as a tourist. My girl’s travel schedule was kinda brutal yet […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 