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…
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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….
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 4)
Posted 3-16-20 “I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. Truth is, I don’t want to know. Some things are best left unsaid. I’d like to think they were singing about something so beautiful, it can’t be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it….
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 1)
Posted 3-13-20 Sadly, as SeniorAge disaster coordinator for our region, I will be booked the rest of the day and cannot finish the beginning of this series. This title is a hint of my next two week’s pieces that will start dropping over the weekend, Lord willin’. 🙂 Mom, as of yesterday at lunch, is…