Baking Fir Cones
Among the zillions of things I’m doing these days, included is actively getting my mom’s mainland house ready to lease. This has become particularly urgent as acquaintances of mine are very interested in leasing the house, soon. I have become a packing, and high level cleaning (a professional will do the deep cleaning) machine. Yesterday, […]
Happy 82nd Birthday, Mom!!
I haven’t seen my mom this happy since before my dad was diagnosed, over 12 years ago, or possibly longer… Like, I need to review my photographic records, which I’ve done some of recently. I’ve come across old (35ish years) pics of her smiling, but nothing like this. She’s so spontaneous here, so in the […]
Nice Try!
Yesterday mom went into my daughter’s office, sat down and said, “Well, I guess I’m all cleared to go home.” My daughter replied, “That’s not what I heard. I hear your B-12 is being checked and eventually a visit to neurology.” Mom, without a trace of hostility, said, “Oh, the doctor talked to you?” My […]
Recognition
Yesterday I knocked on mom apartment door. When she answered, I held out her mail, and said, “ The mail lady is here!” She smiled at me and said, “Oh, thank you.” She paused, looked at me for a second, and then turned to go back into the apartment. There was no invitation to enter […]
EEG Results
We met with mom’s mainland doctor yesterday afternoon. This guy is practically perfect. He was very upfront and honest with mom saying her EEG was negative. She asked if that meant she could return home. He said while a negative result was good on one hand, it didn’t tell him why she was having memory […]
Wine
Mom is being served alcohol free wine at the AL community, just like we have served her here at home for some time now. Evidently, she now thinks the wine is ‘off.’ More explicitly, she thinks it’s expired. I think this is terribly funny. My daughter thinks mom overheard another resident say something about the […]
Elder Law Attorney Visit
With the change in mom’s venue, and to keep it from becoming an emergency, I used my state’s Academy of Elder Law Attorney’ website to find someone to consult with. There were a few requirements in my vetting process: The practice had to have an online presence to allow me to learn more about them. […]
Confabulation 3
Mom called yesterday morning. I let the call go to voicemail. Her message was simple. She wanted confirmation regarding which Thursday I was going to come see her, this one or the following. Next time she called, I confidently picked up the phone. After confirming when I’d next see her, the conversation went something like […]
Irish Music & Dancing
We took our grandson to see mom at the AL community on Saturday, where they had Irish music and dancing in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Our grandson warmed up to both his great grandmother, and the crowd in general over the course of the program. Mom enjoyed the entire program. Actually, it was nice […]
Confabulation 2
Mom left voicemail for an Island neighbor today saying her EEG test results were normal and she was figuring out how to get back to the Island. After doing some research and checking in with my daughter, I’ve decided this is another case of alternative facts on mom’s part.
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 