Month: August 2023

Look for them today.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Adapting to some minor changes… After Sunday’s trip to Urgent Care and on to the ER for further treatment, a couple of things were changed much to his delight. However, those small changes have got him moving a little more frequently and are very pleasing overall. He has noticed a bit of a change in how things are working (or not working, for that matter). We’ll see if he wants to move back to how things were before in a couple of days or if he wants things to stay as they are. He does still have a choice or two in that.

You make a bigger impact than you realize.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Loneliness is real. He’s the last one and he was feeling it last evening. His parents, aunts and uncles, brothers and sister have all passed on. His wife, and nearly all of his cousins have passed on as well. It has to be hard to feel so alone and not be able to reach out to nearly anyone who is your age as you’ve outlived them all.

Fill the crack with your best efforts.  

CAREGIVER NOTE:

At a loss…. yesterday was an “out of sorts” day from the get go. A small reset worked for part of the day, but not the entire day and we were back to square one with more resets to try to move forward. He’s recognizing that his energy levels are flagging a bit and his eyesight is getting a bit worse. I do hope that today will be a much better day and he’ll be willing to help with some things that I know he can do successfully.

Pause, breathe and reflect.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Sauerkraut is in the crock and the he is thrilled! He didn’t feel like helping shred it, but he was invested in making sure the correct amount of salt was added and that the liquid was over the top of the weights. He remembers that much! We had some good conversation, though the topics got mingled and sometimes a little garbled. Hoping that he’ll have some more lucid moments today — it’s sometimes difficult to go down the rabbit hole with some of his thoughts.