2/11/19 Oh, the little things sure add up. Mom has struggled mightily with digestive issues the last week, but that has been resolved the last couple days. Tack to that finally finding a viable pill hiding vehicle (ground up and put in yogurt), and today went great! 🙂 It is nice to have a win…
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A Crown Gained
Posted late 2/10/19 Sadly another of the Sweet 17 has gained her princess crown. Screamin’ Mrs. M., I will call her, was a damsel in distress that has now been rescued by the King and taken to the land with no Alzheimer’s. She didn’t say a lot, and what she said was super loud and…
The Hippocampus
Posted 2/10/19 Depending on which of the many semi-reliable sources for such information, wild tigers (not in zoos) kill between 50 and 2,000 people worldwide. These ferocious felines (Panthera tigris), according to mascotdb.com, are ranked number two behind the Eagles as the most popular sports mascots in the United States, numbering in the thousands. Hippos, on…
Piano Joy
Posted later 2/9/19 Another nice video Pam shot this week of mom playing the piano. 🙂 Multiple songs in one. Her playing sometimes sounds like her speaking…a beautiful mix of words that she is comfortable with. Our job is to get comfortable too rather than trying to correct her. #EndALZ
To the Core
Posted 2/9/19 As Alzheimer’s progresses toward the end, it seems like filters wither away. It goes without saying, but you have 3 options: you become stripped down to the core attributes you were before, you become nothing like you were before, or some form of mix. Mom, in many ways, is a concentrated version of…
Flush with Excitement
Posted 2/8/19 Before jumping into a series on the brain next week, today’s visit with mom reminded me of a topic on the other side of the coin, if you will. Constipation and all things toilet. (Chirp chirp. Cricket sounds heard over of all of the zero people still reading this post.) I refuse to…
Komputer
Posted 2/7/19 Mom never did embrace the computer world. For years and years, she knew her memory wasn’t good and she had extensive experience with caring for people in nursing homes, so she understood Alzheimer’s. I suspect that she could see the writing on the wall. 🙁 She spent a couple years fighting memory loss playing…
Closer
2/6/19 I am weak but Thou art strong Jesus keep me from all wrong I’ll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee Just a closer walk with Thee Grant it, Jesus, is my plea Daily walking close to Thee Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. Just a…
Walking on Water
Posted early 2/6/19 Just a quick note on mom’s piano playing. Pardon the theological cliche with this, but mom playing the piano reminds me of Peter walking on the water in the Gospels. When he kept his eyes on Jesus, all went fine and his lake street trek proceeded. When he took his eyes off…
The Breakfast Club
Posted 2/5/19 Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us – in…