CAREGIVER NOTE:
He thought he’d misplaced a letter and was worried about not responding to it in time…. it took nearly 3 hours for him to work through the issue. Searching drawers, bookcases, tables, anywhere there might be a piece of paper he thought might be what he was looking for. The letter never existed and despite our sharing some details with him after he shared what he thought he remembered, he was still up and searching every 3 – 5 minutes. ( He did get a bit of exercise in with all the walking, however) Luckily, he wound down over dinner and that seemed to be the end of the problem for the evening. We’ll see if it rears up again today, though I really hope not.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one moment at a time. 

CAREGIVER NOTE:

For the most part, a status quo weekend. Lunch on Saturday at one of his favorite restaurants. Not wanting to do much else — though he was in good spirits overall and happy to share a few zingers here and there every day. We did get news of the death of a family member of his wife’s family, yesterday. And he has gotten up this morning rather confused about the status of where we live and making sure that the house hasn’t been sold and he won’t have a place to stay. I’m hoping that a couple of additional hours of sleep will dispel the confusion on that subject.

Find your joy and sit with it a while.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Look for the moments you can celebrate throughout the day that give them opportunities to see their worth and value. Moments where they are sharing, being caring, laughing, contributing, helping, smiling, laughing, etc. Catching a moment can often make the difference between a good day and a bad day for the entire household.