There may be some rough spots along the way but the journey will be worth it.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Some days are just hard.

The best is yet to come.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

The iPad has been revived and he’s rediscovered a couple of apps that still work on it, even if the charge doesn’t last as long as he thinks it should. He was able to play a little bit of solitaire on his own and when he got stuck he asked for help. We found the cord for the laptop — it’s been charging overnight and hopefully, it will boot up this morning. Fingers crossed some of the apps still work – I doubt the OS can be updated as the computer is pretty old. He’s pretty excited about being able to use these tools again.

Counting blessings never gets old.  There are always new ones to be grateful for.

Repeat daily!

Why waste your precious energy. Make the most of those nano-seconds!  

Always keep a genuine smile handy.  

Speak from your heart.

Don’t get stuck… try something new today.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Positives for the day: Making super progress with the PT. Sounds like they’ll be releasing him in 3 weeks. No word yet on his being able to navigate stairs yet. We’ll be discussing that with the PT that is coming today. He enjoys watering the container garden. AND watching the birds come to the feeder and I was able to finally “catch” a pic of the Jay that’s found the feeder. He’s hoping to get up early enough on a morning that the Jay comes to feed. He’s eating well, has a sense of humor and has been willing to take walks nearly every day outside.

Hallucinations overnight. Grateful he’s had a couple of weeks reprieve from them. Lights are now on as he believes that will keep the visitors away. He didn’t seem as upset as he has been on previous nights, thankfully. No yelling at them other than a relatively quiet, “go away” before turning on the bedroom light. A night light doesn’t provide enough illumination for him to feel comfortable.

Grow possibilities.