Dreams
Not the song, but actual dreams… Last night was, as more seem to be these nights, less than restful. Aching joints and hot flashes aside (thank you shifting weather and WTF (!), why does one’s hormonal transgressions have to take place while one is trying to sleep?), I had vivid dreams that, for the first […]
The Hearing
Mom’s telephonic hearing with the state department of licensing was yesterday at 9:30am. She nor her attorney asked for my presence. From the beginning I knew I should not attend. It is one thing for a doctor to put you on the spot in front of your mother regarding her driving. It would be quite […]
The Documents…
An e-mail from the attorney reveals that the documents are: 1) A two page letter summarizing yesterday’s hearing outcome and followup from the examiner today. 2) Two pages attached to the letter regarding what to expect when re-testing for one’s license (more on this in the next post). 3) The driver’s handbook, which my mother, […]
The Fax
I have finally hit a wall, so to speak. And, yes, it’s over a fax machine and its long defunked dedicated phone line. Due to the marvels of modern technology, of which a fax machine long ago ceased being defined as, I am sitting in my back garden with my three chickens who cluck softly […]
From various sources…
From various sources I have, direct, snooping (if you don’t know, when you care for someone with dementia, snooping is part of the job), second hand etc, here are things my mom is saying/telling other/believes despite being told otherwise or having at one time actually known: ~ She hasn’t yet told her brother-in-law […]
Neurology, Round Two
On Tuesday mom was seen by the second neurologist. The idea of this appointment was to conduct a second neuro-psych exam to refute the findings of the first one and then submit these findings into evidence for mom’s hearing with the state department of licensing on the 22nd of this month. It turns out this […]
Fall
On Sunday evening I was out to dinner with a girlfriend I’d graduated from high school with on the Island. My phone rang showing mom’s number. It was her neighbor calling to say mom had fallen, slipping on the brick walk and hitting the back of her head on the one brick step. Mom had […]
Lawyers
Mom’s attorney sent her this yesterday, complete with unique spelling and grammar. Names and locations have obviously been changed: Hi Client, Some time ago my Senior Partner researched on a no-charge basis whether Dr. Neurologist could report you to Department of Licensing without legal consequences for what would appear to be a violation of physician-patient […]
Reservations
I just made a reservation for 5/5 at the Days Inn. While mom evidently has a double queen room, I will have my own room. In all of this, I demand privacy at some level, and imagine how early one of us would have to get up to cycle through one bathroom! And, bless her […]
Schedule
Mom can’t keep her schedule regarding appointments relating to her driver’s license battle straight. Aside from seeing her attorney, there have been three items on her itinerary: 1) An assessment by an occupational therapist who specializes in driving assessment without actually administering a driving test. 2) A second opinion neurology appointment. 3) The telephonic hearing […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 