Month: November 2023

Opportunities await! 

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Smiles were in abundance late last evening when son #2 arrived for a week long visit. Dad had been very anxious all day long waiting not so patiently for things to fall into place. Traveling across country is a little more complicated it seems now than it had been previously and it’s a whole day of travel for those coming here to visit.

Once they walked through the door, you could see the tension dissipate and relief take its place. And a good night’s sleep was had by all.

What will grab your attention today?

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Another day of reflecting on family members who have passed on. We opened his book of genealogy to share some details with him after he asked for some specifics. Although he was sad to be reminded of their passing, he was filled with gratitude that we were willing to sit and listen while he tried to process things. Recent “dreams” have been pretty lucid and the confusion about who he was seeing and conversing with were very real to him and have made him uncomfortable at times when he realizes the moments were either long ago memories or had never happened… but to him they were very real and vivid.

For the first time ever, no anger was connected to this type of conversation — a brief moment of sadness and then ready to talk about other things and family memories from long ago.

Find your moments today!

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Things were a bit more “off” than on yesterday. Not sure if it was the anticipation of seeing one of his sons that lives out of state or something else. He was up about midnight dressed and ready for he didn’t know what. We visited for a few minutes, got him a little something to eat before tucking him back into bed. Hopefully, he’ll be feeling better today – and in good spirits for most of it.

Remember.  You matter.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Short term memory was totally missing yesterday. He couldn’t remember having eaten an hour previously or how he managed to get dressed. He didn’t remember having called or spoken to a family member just a few minutes previous to asking to make the call again. It was a pretty tough day.