MondayMotivations

Seek the good in what lies ahead of you. 

CAREGIVER NOTES:

Tentative steps. He’s watched the progress of the deck build with great interest the last 2 weeks. Asking questions, offering advice from his huge bank of wisdom of his own building knowledge. However, yesterday, there was a lot of hesitation about taking that first step out onto the deck. There’s no step down on to the landing. It’s handicap accessible now and the deck flooring is level with the threshold of the door. He’ll be able to access using a walker or the wheel chair if that becomes necessary in the future. I wonder if it has to do with the memory of having something to hold onto when he stepped out previously and now there’s no railing for him to hang onto as he had to do previously with just the landing and steps down into the yard. Hmmmmm….

10.09.23

CAREGIVER NOTE:

He decided to take a walk yesterday. He was very disoriented by the time he got to the neighbor’s driveway about 20 yards away. He says he doesn’t need to use the walker — it’s better for his hip. Umm, not quite the truth… but he did agree he can’t leave without the walker in the future and he can’t go unaccompanied. He’s not particularly happy about the latter. We did have a good talk afterwards when he was back in the house and looking out the back window.

The deck build is in full swing. We poured the concrete for the footings yesterday and we have one more area to pour for the stairs. We’re supposed to have a couple of days of rain this week, so we’ll have to wait for the weekend, to take the next steps. I didn’t take pictures while they mixed and filled the tubes, but did a picture of the finished project for the day. FOREVER grateful for the help — every single ounce of energy spent in helping us get this done.

Celebrate the opportunities!

CAREGIVER NOTE:

We got a walk in yesterday. I’m not sure who celebrated the most, him or me, but it was worth every step! His stamina is flagging a bit and I’m really hoping he’ll be good with another walk albeit a short one, later today when things warm up a bit. Fall weather is approaching and the mornings are pretty cool. He’s all to content to just sit in his chair at the moment and let time pass by. Again, most suggestions for activities are met with a no.