11/24.18 I have never been a 24/7 caregiver for mom since her Alzheimer’s arrived, yet I can, at least a little, recognize those in the trenches as kindred spirits. As many (greatly appreciated) kind words as I get for chronicling my visits with mom and the Sweet 17, those who deserve accolades infinitely more than…
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Black Friday
Black Friday: Can’t come up with a treatment for Alzheimer’s, but by golly we can produce a $1 one-size-fits-all thong! #EndALZ
Thanksgiving Day
Had a nice family get-together today. Lots of kids, grandkids, great-grandkids and a dog to boot. Challenging Thanksgiving day. 🙁 #EndALZ
Routines
Posted 11/19/18 Mom was stressed out today. A visitor came to talk to one of mom’s friends and mom got confused and frustrated by the broken routine… again. The next hour or so was spent speed-pacing the hallway and crying, trying to find my stepdad. By “normal standards”, it wasn’t a big deal. My stepdad…
Thanksgiving Dinner with the Sweet 17
Posted 11/15/18 Thanksgiving luncheon with mom today was a hoot. There were 15 or so (?) relatives and friends visiting the Sweet 17, which both brightened days and added a heapin’ helping of angst. A tad over half struck the visitor Powerball while some sadly matched no numbered balls. 🙁 The most sad part to me…
I Hate Wasps
Posted late 11/14/18 Mom is recovering from her eye procedure today. Generally she seemed ok compared to normal. We had a few more inappropriate issues again, but, by and large she wasn’t bad. They tweaked her anxiety medication and that helped somewhat. She had a really bad evening yesterday after the procedure which led to…
More Than You Can Handle
Posted 11/14/18 Couple thoughts after taking mom to the eye surgeon yesterday: 1. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/god-will-give-you-more-than-you-can-handle/ Please ignore people that promise that God won’t give you more than you can handle. That verse is about temptation (to sin). We are given trials for many reasons including to grow us, to show His faithfulness, and to help us…
Praying
Posted 11/13/18 Pray for mom to have an easy and quick eye procedure. It is painless and easy for people without Alzheimer’s. If she jerks around, it could be bad. Will be done within 30 minutes… Thank you all. #EndALZ
Memory Units Can Be Messy
Posted 11/12/18 Mom was a wound-up mess today. She is saying inappropriate, unmentionable things a lot these days. 🙁 She was worried about her stuff that was in the boat and needed to show me the boat…and took me to a food cart. She then threw up her hands and said “never mind”. 🙁 Most…
Roomie Called Home
Posted 11/11/18 Sadly, I couldn’t make it to see mom today. Her roomie passed away this afternoon and mom didn’t handle it well. Details tomorrow… 🙁 Pray for the family, for mom and for the rest of the Sweet 17 that are left. :(Note: I will keep calling them the Sweet 17 because more come…