CAREGIVER NOTE:

Yesterday was “tell a story” day. No repeats, just tell a long story that spanned years as if he’d lived it the day before. It was beautiful and lasted for nearly 2 hours.

today and every day.

that always dwells in your heart. 

CAREGIVER NOTE:

It takes a village at times. Grateful for the good support and more we’ve had this past week. 

CAREGIVER NOTE:

He lit up for joy when one of the boys and wife walked through the door yesterday afternoon for a visit. They were able to go out to dinner and visit for a while longer. He was in good spirits for the rest of the evening. So happy that the effort to make a visit came to fruition. 

He was up late and is up early this morning. Hopefully, in good spirits. I wonder if he remembers our conversation about getting a haircut and his beard trimmed from yesterday. Sometimes those things stick and other times they don’t. It’s still too early for the shop to be open, but he’s dressed and making his bed – he’s ready for the day. 

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Finally a good night’s sleep – for everyone. No vivid dreams, no wanderings, no requests for keys, yelling and cussing. He does feel very alone at times. He asked about his parents and siblings. Wanting to know why that 50 years is missing in his memories. If only I had the answer why it was that block of time that wasn’t easy for him to recall and put the pieces together. We talked about the good things again: i.e stories he has to share with his grands and greats and how his influence and wisdom can help them on their current pathways. Now to record those messages over the next several weeks and find a way to present his “gift” that will leave a lasting impression on his posterity. 

CAREGIVER NOTE:

We’re a step closer to having to set up the motion detector or foot pressure pad in his room after last night. He’ll notice the extra light in his room from the monitor, so I need to figure out a way to “hide” the light from his view but still get full use of the detector — he’s forgotten about the baby cam — but there’s no light associated with that — He’s been pretty stealthy getting out of bed and opening his bedroom door if it’s closed. Lately, however, he’s leaving his room door open, so there’s no door opening to warn us of movement that the monitor hasn’t been picking up. I’m not sure if opening the front door was part of a dream or what, but thankfully, the hotel latch sticks a bit and he wasn’t able to get outside into the freezing night and we were able to get him back into bed safely. I see a shopping trip today for a new monitor or two.