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…
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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…
Tomorrow Sure is a Worry-Wart
Posted 3-12-20 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. “ Matthew 6:34 (ESV) Hi all! Sorry for the super abbreviated piece yesterday. 🙁 Momma said there’d be days like that… I was blessed yesterday with getting to help our local…
Time to Look Back
Posted 3-11-20 I am booked to the gills today and will not be doing a post. I am disaster preparedness and recovery director (one of my hats), and response to the virus requires my complete day. Please look back at the earliest posts and I will meet you at the table in the morning. 🙂…
Just a Little Bit More
Posted 3-10-20 Have you ever noticed how life seems to be made up of 1,000,000 small decisions? While I realize this is kind of a cliche, who would I be to be too innovative when the best wisdom is widely available out there for the asking? Take exercise, for instance. I have gotten up at…