Posted 6/5/20 Hi all! Happy Friday…uhhh….errr….yes, Friday to every one of you. It is still hard to figure out what day it is these days, especially having added a partial day Saturday to my work schedule. I am a creature of habit and, despite the fact that my values statement at work states that I…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 84: Mom, the Observant
Posted 6/4/20 Are you an observant person? I mean, do you actively see or passively see what is around you? Said differently, can you see emotions such as pain, joy, and the like before words are ever spoken? Some might call this emotional intelligence, although there may yet be more to it than even that….
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 83: Don’t Cut the Arts
Posted 6/3/20 Humppppp Daaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy! Have a happy one, friends! Today will be a short read, but may take a little bit more time to process. Also let me warn you that the content is emotional in a different way than normal. Viewer discretion and a box of tissues are strongly recommended. Let me start with…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 82: Cabin Fever Much?
Posted on local election day, 6/2/20 Howdy all! Happy Taco Tuesday!! And a happy day 82 of not getting to visit our loved ones in the nursing home/assisted living facility (hence Shawshank Day #s). I understand their rationale, mind you. I don’t fault them for it at all, given that at least a quarter of…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 81: Balance of Probability
Posted 6/1/20 “How often have I said to you that, when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?” – Sherlock Holmes to Dr. Watson in the well-known legal text “The Sign of Four“. https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/2-500-6576?__lrTS=20180226150603107&transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true&bhcp=1 Hi all! I trust you had a nice vacation?! Oh wait, that was me. 🙂 I…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 76: Vacation
Posted on vacation 🙂 5/27/20 I am not here today through Friday. I am on semi-vacation from work and, while this blog isn’t work per se, it is good for me to take a few days off to refresh my melon. Please swing back to some old posts these next couple of days and comment…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 75: My Personal Little Nightmare
Day 2 of saying that I am on vacation and will be doing reruns this week. 😉 So much for that… Just a quick thought…more of a question really, I suppose. I have had a recurring nightmare for about 20 years now. It isn’t every day. It may be a monthly thing or after I…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 74: Memorial Day
Posted 5/25/20 Happy Memorial/Decoration Day, to all! I know I said I was taking the week off this week, but I lied. 🙂 (Diverting/changing the subject like a good caregiver should…) Memorial day is a day perhaps first recognized in South Carolina as a day of remembrance of the Civil War. Earliest records point to…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 71: Memorial Day Weekend is Here
Posted 5-22-20 Hi all! Today I am going to start my Memorial Day weekend a little early and am taking some time off next week as well. I need to remember self-care just like you need to remember it. I will be posting some past favorites in the meantime. Memorial day weekend isn’t what it…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 70: Top Five Things You Can Learn About Dementia from the 1964 World Series
Posted 5-21-20 Hi all! Another day in paradise. (lol) I trust all of you are holding on. Please know that I pray for our group as a whole and many individually. These were challenging times before this little big thing came through and killed 92,000, many of whom are our folks. Keep your head up!…