Posted 2*12/24 (Notice the math problem built in the date here…) Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there he placed the man whom…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 364: “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”: Historian
Posted 3/10/21 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt. –Exodus 3:10 Hi all! Happy “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”! This is the day when I try hard to be even more practical than I normally try to be and point you to something you can…
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…
YAHTZEE!
Posted 11-20-19 I was driving to work the other day when I saw something as rare as a Yeti with a receding hairline or a constructive political conversation on the internet: my little white Tempo One SS Sports Coupe turned 66666 miles. My first thought (after how can a car with only 66k miles be…
How Much Does She Really Know, Anyway?
Posted 10-24-19 One of the biggest challenges/obstacles to keeping a stream of visitors to a nursing home, or a caregiver’s home for that matter, is the rationale “How much does he/she really know, anyway?”. Is it pointless to visit someone who doesn’t know your name? Why subject yourself to that? I have some comments in…
Newly Diagnosed? Don’t Panic, but Do Prepare
Posted 10-16-19 I had a really nice visit recently with a friend who was just diagnosed with a form of dementia. I was able to recall some an article I wrote some time ago about the topic in the conversation, but I would like to touch on the topic again today for him and for…
OK…We’ve Walked. Now What? –or– Fighting with Flowers
Posted 9-23-19 This year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s Springfield-Style is in the books. I will be talking about this one here for a while!!! I haven’t heard a head count, but there were hundreds and hundreds and hundreds there. The lawn at Jordan Valley Park was a sea of Alzheimer’s Promise Garden flowers with far…
Mom Hacks Version 1
Posted 8-20-19 This little piece of digital cornbread may have a grain of more significance for folks who have kids or fix things for a living. But, come to think of it, don’t we all “fix things” for a living? (Deep thoughts= no extra charge) If you are over 60 and/or not an Internet junkie,…
The Help is No Joke
Posted 4-1-19 aka April Fool’s Day Being the baby (of 3) Applegate child, I was an interesting little fireball. I was what the child psychologists would have called at the time, “hyperactive”. Now, I am not an etymologist not am I an entomologist 😉 , but I am pretty sure the medical term “hyperactive” comes…
The Bag Lady is Actually a Servant
Posted 10/24/18 Mom was super anxious again in the first half of today’s visit, then improved. Earlier she was apparently wheelin’ a fellow resident around in a chair and they both crashed in a heap. Nobody harmed, but I wonder what could have happened in the hardwood section instead of carpet? Mom has a servant’s…