Posted 6-12-19… but leaving on top of the post list due to its more important content. (Click here to return to the main page for newer content) One of my very favorite resources on the Alzheimer’s Association website (and there are many!) is their cornerstone article “10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s“. This list…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 15)
Posted 3/27/20 as we finally enter the weekend!!! Can you smell that? No…not the digital cornbread in the oven. I meant the weekend??? It smells as sweet bacon in the morning! Woot woot! But first, we slob our way through today. 🙂 Behold……my last regularly-scheduled piece using Shawshank Redemption Re:Dementia quotes on our little topic….
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 14)
Posted 3/26/20 Happy Thursday to all! What a week it has been! Cabin fever yet? Yup…me too. BUT, as I type, the early bird is already outside serenading the empty streets as if he is the lone flute in a parade. The squirrels are unpacking and gallivanting around, making all sorts of sounds in the…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 13)
Posted 3/25/20 (9 months until Christmas) (WARNING…THIS TOPIC and CLIP WILL BE DISTURBING TO MANY, MANY. OK…MOST. OK…ALL…but it needs to be discussed.) (Parental Discretion advised) Happy Hump Day, all! It is going to be a glorious 70+ day with lots of sun here in the Ozarks and 80+ tomorrow. (Sniff, sniff…where are you storms…I…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 12)
Posted 3/24/20 Howdy all! Welcome back to the table this stormy (in the Ozarks) day. Lots to say, not lots of time due to my job…sooooo….off we go! 😉 First a little quote by Red from Shawshank Redemption ReDementia: “There’s Not A Day Goes By I Don’t Feel Regret. Not because I’m in here, because…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 11)
Posted 3/23/20 Happy Monday all!?! (Second guessing, brain making grinding gear sounds) (self-talk: “Uhhh…errrr….It is Monday, right??? Oh yes…church was–online three places–yesterday so it must be Monday.” ) (Scratching another hash on the prison wall days served tabulation). Welcome back to the Digital Cornbread table, one and all! I trust and hope your weekend was…
Just a Quickie Weekend Post
Posted 3-21-20 while self-quarantined I am sitting here in bed thinking about the millions self-quarantined out there. There are many, many home caregivers who are at risk for themselves and their loved one. Don’t risk going out! Please! For your sake and for your loved one’s sake. Take advantage of the many resources available. In…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 8)
Posted 3/20/20 Another day in self-quarantine at my house and with mom in lockdown in her nursing home. We found out from our hospice worker that mom has nausea/diarrhea, which is a really bad thing. All I can do is pray they keep her hydrated until it passes. Frustrating, to say the least. We will…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 7)
Posted 3/19/20 Happy one week anniversary of mom’s (and likely your) facility’s lockdown. I have called a few times for status updates and she is “fine”. I haven’t tried the Facetime yet, but my attempts to do similar in the last few months for others has resulted in blank stares. A new little unfortunate spin…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 6)
Posted 3/18/20 Today I want to delve into another little thought from the great prison film Shawshank Redemption as mom sits, “in the hole”, as a result of the CoronaVirus. First a quote from this amazing movie: “It’s a little place on the Pacific Ocean. You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific? They…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 5)
Posted 3/17/20 Happy St. Patty’s day, all!!!! Another day without seeing mom. 🙁 Another day “in the hole”. Most folks could use an iPad or an Alexa device, but I doubt mom would get the point in the state she is in. She is more of a hand-holder and a Andy Griffith with me watcher….