CAREGIVER NOTE:
We listened carefully last evening while he “crooned” to one of the babies that was a little fussy. I don’t think I’ve ever heard the Army Anthem sung as a lullaby before! It was precious and a memory that will live long in our memories . He enjoyed being surrounded by family — once everyone had arrived and there was food ready to be eaten. We had an early Thanksgiving dinner with family and it was delightful.
Have a grateful heart for friendships that last years and beyond the miles.
CAREGIVER NOTE:
We got to take a quick walk around the cul de sac yesterday. He said he enjoyed being out in the fresh air, but wasn’t sure he would be able to make the walk in a day or so as he was pretty winded and tired by the time he got into the house again. I asked him to consider the option — and we’d look at how he was feeling the next day. Fingers crossed it won’t be too chilly for him to want to venture out. But we’ll see.
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He learned that the house has been sold and all the t’s crossed and i’s dotted. The buyer starts moving in tomorrow. He’s not sure what to do now that he doesn’t have to worry about the house, property taxes, utility bills, etc. We didn’t realize how “big” those things were in his mind. Now to find something else to fill that space.
CAREGIVER NOTE:
We had the “talk” last evening. He initiated it and was wondering if we had intentions of putting him into a nursing home if his memory issues got worse. We told him we were in for the long haul and he was here with us for the rest of his life. We talked about the living arrangements — his bedroom, the bathroom and time with family. He seemed very happy and relieved about that as he understood (for a little while, at least) that his former home has been sold and no longer belongs to him and he can’t go back there to live. We’ll see how today rolls out…. as it’s unlikely he will remember our visit last evening.
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CAREGIVER NOTE:
He’s enjoyed having visitors this week. A son and grandson. While this was a “working” trip, they were still able to spend some time together and take care of some family business. Anxiety ran high one day while the son had to be away for most of the day… I’m not sure how he will handle things today as our guests have to fly out in a couple of hours and it’s likely they will miss seeing each other as it’s an early flight.
Memory issues continue to progress. Lots of repetition and reframing throughout the day and evening. He did get a new watch that now tells him the time with the push of a button — He does manage to push the wrong button on occasion and set an alarm or two or reset the time, but we’ve been able to get it back to rights and he’s happy again.
We found a bevy of photos buried in some files on his computer. Oh the memories they hold! We’ve transferred them to an external hard drive for safe keeping — he spent a couple of hours looking through the pictures and was very happy with those memories. We are blessed to have found those and I’m pretty sure he’ll enjoy looking through them again in a day or so.
Greatitudes 