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CAREGIVER NOTE:

I don’t think a week would be complete without at least one clogged drain in his bathroom. Thankfully, yesterday’s clog was quick to clear and not as messy as the two previous clogs. He’s so worried about creating extra work for me or the problem being difficult to remedy. He apologized profusely and was worried, once again, that I would be upset with him. He apologized for not remembering what needed to be done to fix it — I explained that he did the right thing and in the correct steps – he told someone about the problem before it got really bad. I’m not sure that’s what he wanted to hear, but I’m grateful that he told me right away that there was a problem while it could be taken care of easily. 

Our new “suggested” afternoon routine worked well yesterday — hoping for the same results today. He was very happy that he didn’t have to change his clothing before or after dinner because they were soiled. He’s looking forward to some holiday shopping this weekend — picking out his gifts of some new shirts (with a little breathing room) and possibly a new coat as his is very well worn and is in bad shape in several places. 

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CAREGIVER NOTE:
The shadows were alive last night …. He was seeing things and swore up and down there was something in his room. He couldn’t hear it, but he saw it. He wasn’t really afraid, but didn’t want to sleep if there was something else in his room. A thorough sweep with an extra light seemed to help — and he was able to go back to sleep…
He’s wanting to find some chocolate drops for Uncle Pert. We’re taking him out this evening to try to find some of the candy he remembers so fondly. We’ll see how that goes — I’m sure he’ll be eating them in remembrance of his favorite uncle on Christmas day.

Hoping your “blessings” list is a long one too.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

the smiles, banter and jokes are worth every minute and often come when you least expect it but need it most. Yesterday was a good – no make that a VERY GOOD sort of day in that respect. He was “off” in other ways, and repeated the same thing (checking the dog’s toys) multiple times because his eyes weren’t cooperating very well yesterday. He was happy to spend some time catching up with a couple of his sons via the phone last evening and will spend a few hours over the weekend visiting with another in person. He’s looking forward to that.

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CAREGIVER NOTE:

He managed to flood the bathroom yesterday. The toilet ran over after he tried to flush about 1/2 a roll of tp down at one time. I felt so bad for him. He had tried to clean it up and got a good bit of it done, but of course there was the aftermath to take care of and make sure it was really clean and safe for use again. I’m ever grateful for the 3 deep breaths and calm as we’ve been through this before, but not to the flowing of water out into the carpeted area. Bless his heart — he checked on me a couple of times while I was cleaning to make sure I wasn’t mad at him. Of course not, it was an accident and things happen… We had more important things to worry about — like what he wanted for lunch once the bathroom mess was cleaned up.

Last evening there were a couple of errands to run — I left hubby in charge… this is what I came home to:

Both of my favorite guys sacked out after a tough evening. 😉 It had been a long day for both of them.