Behaviors
I learned more about some of mom’s behaviors earlier this week. Mom has only been a food critic for 7 or 8 years. It came on rather suddenly, and was baffling to all of us who regularly ate with her. I admit to taking her criticism personally, not that I worried my cooking was inadequate, […]
The Privileged Few
It turns out mom is among the privileged few who will remain with Dr. O! I wrote to him asking about mom’s appointment next week (if it was still on the books), and if he’d received the neuropsycologist’s report. Over a couple of emails we chatted about: Dr. O is keeping just a few patients, […]
Painter
I just spoke with the recommended painter on the Island regarding the ceiling of mom’s house. His rates are reasonable, and, being a professional, his estimate of how much time he’ll need is far, far less than it would take me to accomplish the task. We talked details, including my concerns regarding any paint covering […]
Thanksgiving Gathering
It was a “Successful Mission” as my daughter said, high fiving me as my husband took mom back to her AL community. Mom had a good time between watching “Funniest Home Videos” with everyone, helping my daughter with the vegetable dish (and then asking multiple times, “What’s all this for?”), and enjoying her great grandson. […]
Catching Up
Today is for catching up on everything. It’s taking way too long to get, what seems like, very little done. Some time absorbers have been: Filling out paperwork for mom’s new doctor (Dr. O’s program was de-funded by our local university. He’ll be practicing in the university hospital) took over two hours because I had […]
Thanksgiving Brunch
We stepped off the elevator into quite the festive scene at mom’s AL community. Mom was enjoying the violinist with friends. The living room, and pub had expanded the dining seating. Mom greeted us, and ushered us to our daughter, who was bar tending. The cocktail du jour was champagne (non alcoholic available), with cranberry […]
48 Edges
Extreme Painting could become a competitive sport. It’d be almost as exciting as watching people play poker. After finishing with the bathroom painting on Thursday, I realized there were 48 edges (yes, I actually counted them all) to carefully paint around. Mirror, cabinet, toilet, window, tile interfaces, and dad’s homemade towel hangers, which accounted for […]
Novenmber Island Trip – Day Four
Today I went through the usual departure routines. Nothing dramatic or eventful took place. It was a stunning and frozen morning. The sky was a work of art, mist rising through the trees across the lake was the stuff of fantasy, and for an hour or so, my filthy truck sparkled as though it was […]
Thanksgiving Timing
Mom left voicemail while I was gone, wanting to know about plans for yesterday, the 16th. It took me a few minutes to wonder if she thought it was Thanksgiving. Today, my daughter confirmed that was exactly what mom was thinking, and that mom was OK. We see mom tomorrow for the community’s Thanksgiving luncheon, […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 