Posted 4/21/20 Here is the info for the Zoom tonight at 6pm on the interwebs: Topic: Alzheimer’s Support Group Zoom MeetingTime: Apr 21, 2020 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Click on this link into Chrome/Firefox/Edge to join the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81022007865… If you need to use a telephone to get the audio, here…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 39: (19)84
Posted 4*21/2020 Did I mention I was a numbers guy? Oh yes…the last 3 posts (Link Link Link ) were little spins on numbers. Why not call it a series and do it again today??? I have never been one to worry about beating dead horses, so why not? Did you notice that if you…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 38:Vision
Posted For 20/20 Hi all! Happy Monday to you!! Day 38 of being locked out from the nursing home…with mom in “the hole”. I don’t blame them at all, but it is very sad. 🙁 Today is 4/20, a date that means little to most …unless you study history and know that Hitler’s birthday was…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 35: Symbolic Passover at the Memory Unit
Posted 4:17-2020 As you may remember from yesterday’s article , I love numbers and notice how they interact with other thing… perhaps a little too much. There is a chance that being stuck in my house is enhancing my Spidey Sense here, but, as my dad and I both are fond of saying, “It is…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 34: Numbered Among Friends
Posted 4+16=20 We all have our little hangups. You know them when you see them. They are those quaint things that make us different than the 7.58 billion like us (or not). Some call them quirks or idiosyncrasies, but I just prefer to think of them more as what makes us special to each other and…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 33: Happy Tax Day
Posted on what used to be called Tax Day Happy Tax Hump Day, All! Tired of social distancing yet? Yup…me too. While I have worked from home off and on amongst the million things I have done professionally , I am better suited to work with people. Oh, and it is kind of nice that…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 32: We Need Our Seniors More Than Ever
Posted 4/14/20 Howdy all! I am sure happy to have you at the digital cornbread table this fine day for a quick discussion of all things dementia-related. It looks like, depending which news you follow, that we are starting to turn a corner in the right way in our little virus thing. Amen… I just…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 31: A Nonsensical, NonSuessical, Seuss-ish-style Poem about Mom, an Actual, Real-Life Word Wizard
Posted 4/13/20 Posted 4-13-20 “How Muchs Wower. Farmily By. How much, Warmbe Warmann Went 8…3 I,? Signed, Steve & Brenda, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. What does that even say??? Asked Paisley Asked Wilder Asked Sawyer (the Great Grandkids) One family holiday, pine-scented day. ……. Oh, about a secret you just asked, We’ve…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 29: Dementia from Toes to Head (Overview)
Posted 4-10-20 Sigh… We have finished another ultramarathon week! I pray that you have peace this Good Friday whether you are caring for your loved one at home, are separated from them in a care facility, or are a valued advocate without a horse in the race right now. May God richly bless you all…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 28: Dementia from Toes to Head (The head)
Posted 4-9-20 Wow…4 weeks ago today was the last time I got to visit mom in person. But, for the safety of all of these folks, now we sit outside of the prison walls and digitally yodel, hoping we can be heard and understood… I am thankful for the Facetime although it certainly isn’t the…