Yesterday got off to a rocky start…. thankfully, it ended on a good note with all the boys checking in. We did miss one call and hope to hear from that son sometime today. He’s had an interesting night with some pretty coherent conversation going on. He must have been dreaming about a good experience during his military times — one segment dealt with his asking the “boys” about their rations. I wish I would have recorded it now. No yelling, no screaming or asking anyone to leave. It was quite pleasant for a change.
CAREGIVER NOTE: We’re having a “small” family gathering this evening to honor him and our sons for Father’s Day. I hope he’ll enjoy the laughter and time together – at least for a little while. It shouldn’t be too hot nor too chilly for him to spend a little time outside with the “guys” and maybe share a story or too. He had no preferences for a gift — and he really doesn’t need much of anything, so we did get him a pie. A cherry pie. It’s definitely his preference for desserts when he asks.
He did get “lost” in the house a couple of times yesterday. Couldn’t find the bathroom or his bedroom. Thankfully, he was still in good spirits and not angry about this…. he even smiled when we teased him about letting the walker “show him the way,” but still refusing to use his temporary handrail and preferring “a pretty girl” to lead the way….
PS: He has enjoyed using the iPad for his Facetime calls. He can see the caller more easily and interacts a little better as well. Now, I just have to show him how to use the easel backing on the cover when he’s sitting at the table and has a hard surface to set it on.
The “new” iPad didn’t hold his interest yesterday… but we assumed that would be the case. It is all set up and ready for him when he does decide to try to use it. He had a pretty good day yesterday…. we laughed a bit, he had a few zingers to share with us and was thrilled with his ribs and corn on the cob for dinner. No evening snacks… he was ready for bed early due to his being up earlier than his norm. He was a little restless last night, but was only up once overnight to use the bathroom. I’d say overall, it was a pretty good day.
CAREGIVER NOTE: Interest in having access to a laptop computer and iPad has resurfaced. We updated the operating system on his old iPad, but found it was connected to an old non-working email address and the password isn’t written correctly in his password book to reset things to a new email address and password. Luckily, we have another iPad, though slightly smaller in the house that no one was using on a regular basis. We were able to reset that one and charge it overnight so he will be able to use it if he has interest in it. Hopefully, that will suffice… though he was nearly adamant about going to the Apple store and either having them reset the one he has OR buying a new Apple laptop and iPad. We’ll see if he remembers anything about it this morning…. I’d really rather he not invest in new tech equipment at this time as he really has an issue memory wise with things as it is and he gets frustrated easily when things don’t work like he thinks they should or respond to his tapping on the screen fast enough. But that story is for another day…..
Greatitudes 