Posted Friday the 13th, 2019 with a Full Moon Twas the Night before Full Moon, when all through the Home. Not a person was stirring, but three with sundowners who started to roam; Family pictures were hung, on their room walls with string, as we all hope that a cure and a white flower would…
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Just Smellin’ in the Rain
Posted 8-22-19 It is raining today in the Ozarks. In some seasons it rains quite a bit here, but late summer we are prone to decent stretches without the wet stuff. One thing I find interesting is rain smells and the sometimes lack thereof. Regardless of the science of smell, of which a lot can…
Subdued by the Sub Dude or Just Some Dude
Posted 6-25-19 (6 months until Christmas!) I have alluded to this before in previous posts, but, never to be averse to beating a dead horse, I feel like we should revisit the topic again. It seems commonplace in memory units for patients to need geriatric outpatient behavioral health hospital visits with those professionals who specialize…
Dreaming of Home
Posted 4-25-19 Hey! Eight months from today is Christmas! How is your shopping coming? I am deeply sorry, not sorry. Remember, I love Christmas. 😉 I play Christmas music all the year long! You can take the Mark out of Christmas, but you can’t take the Christmas out of Mark. Regardless, as I lay in…
“O Holy Nights” to Come
Posted 4-10-19 Yes, I’m THAT guy. I am still listening to Christmas music on April 10th. My only wish is that Easter music was so widely created. (I do love several traditional Easter songs too, such as “He’s Alive”, “Because He Lives” and “He Arose” to name a few). It is amazing and it brings…
The Smaller they are, the Harder They Fall
Posted 3-12-19 One of the biggest challenges seniors face later in life is avoiding harmful falls. My mom has fallen several times since she had been in a memory unit (and before) and it seems to be a very common thing in her facility. (See this link to yesterday’s post of the Sweet 17 princess’s…
It’s All Relative
Posted 1/9/19 Long visit with mom today. The report when I got there was a roller coaster day. I was shocked. I expected her to be sitting in a hammock drinking a virgin mojito. Lol Overall, today was a very nice visit. She has taken her meds perfectly for 48 hours now. Sure she was…
Grandma Applegate was SuperWoman
Posted 1/5/19 As fast as things get worse, they get better sometimes. Mom was more lucid today, as you can see (perhaps) by the posts from Pam’s phone. Less anxious today, as of lunchtime. 🙂 Makes life easier for mom and for the Sweet 17 when things improve, even for a while. Moment of self-refection/confession:…
In Dutch
Posted 12/27/18 Mom had a rough night yesterday in her first night back with the Sweet 17. Medicine compliance challenges which are a new concern. Today, though, she did pretty good…was even a tad goofy. 🙂 She was back tickling the keys at the piano and did great at it…best in months. This fact may indicate…
Syrupy Sadness
Posted 12/23/18 Another good day for mom. Still anxious as all get out, but better than bad. Tomorrow is a critical care team meeting. I am praying that she can be reintegrated back into her old facility within the week. Christmas isn’t the same with mom in her present situation. Two years ago Christmas was…