Posted 12/4/18 Loneliness. We all have times when it scares away our life song bird. Alzheimer’s patients are susceptible more than the most. An observant nurse suggested today that we get mom a new roomie. Mom lost her first roomie a month ago and it upset her profoundly and outwardly…until she forgot. See, sometimes the…
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Bells
Posted 12-3-18 “Doesn’t Ring a Bell” – spoken by Pavlov, probably often…now a common phrase for forgetting or not knowing. “Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” – Zuzu Bailey ************************************* This pictured ornament was one design of two of our most used store-bought decorations for the 1970s…
Not Too High, Not Too Low
Posted Dec. 2, 2018 The consecutive days of happiness streak ended today at 3 for mom. 🙁 She was a nervous wreck today and spoke mostly in jumbled non-sentences today. She was gathering stuff, talking about things not happening, and being irritable. Had a huge challenge leaving too…the nurses were great in helping. I could tell…
Sweet Visitors
Pam (my sister) and her kids and grandkids visited mom and the Sweet 17 today! Cute pix abound. 🙂 I bet it livened things up around the memory unit. 🙂 #EndALZ
Trust
12/1/18 Uncertainty is an Everestesque challenge for me with caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s. I am anal retentive about planning/preparing. I am not always/often organized, but I have a method to the madness. I drive the same path. I pile the papers in the same place ala Radar O’Reilly. I study, learn, study more,…
Musical Reflections
Posted 11/29/18 Reports are from my sis that mom was in a pretty good mood today. Always love hearing her play piano regardless whether she hits all the notes. The power of music to help or enhance memory is stunning. Sadly, mom says more cogent things singing than she does in conversation these days. Martin…
4 Things
Posted 11/28/18 Had a pretty good visit with mom today. She was less anxious than normal if somewhat quiet. She was a tad silly too. Her morning saw a bad bath experience on a non-bath day after failing on yesterday’s bath day necessitated a second try. She struggled on piano today. Piano songs skipped and…
Gathering
11/27/18 Quick note if you are now entering Alzheimer’s-land with a loved one. (That is surely the worst amusement park name idea ever!! Sorry…if you can’t cry, sometimes laughing is just as good 😉 ) Gathering. Sigh… My mom has, for at least the last 13 months, been a gatherer. When you fear losing stuff,…
Is There Something Wrong With Me??
Posted 11/26/18 by Pam: She was very quiet while I was there, tired. Out of the blue while she was holding my hand she said, “Is something wrong with me?” She seemed very aware and concerned. I reassured her that nothing was wrong with her and she was loved very much. She was good when…
Nice Visit
Posted 11/26/18 Had a nice time visiting mom today. She had a challenging day and wouldn’t accept her bath (very common for her). Sad to have to be “given a bath” for a proud person as she is/was. 🙁 By the time my stepdad got there after lunch, she started settling down and by the…