SaturdayMotivation

Find your moments today!

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Things were a bit more “off” than on yesterday. Not sure if it was the anticipation of seeing one of his sons that lives out of state or something else. He was up about midnight dressed and ready for he didn’t know what. We visited for a few minutes, got him a little something to eat before tucking him back into bed. Hopefully, he’ll be feeling better today – and in good spirits for most of it.

Look for the rainbows

CAREGIVER NOTE:

More lucid dreams – and not recognizing where he was for a while. He searched through the drawers of the dresser looking for his clothes. He couldn’t place what was in the drawers as being his. Grateful he was a bit calmer than our last episode. He was able to go back to bed after some reassurance that he was in our home, that he was in his room with his clothes and other things.

Autumn is a second spring

…where every leaf is a flower.  Albert Camus

CAREGIVER NOTE:

The mountains to the east of us are showing off their fall colors. He’s amazed at how quickly the leaves have turned into their beautiful colors…. it’s time to start clearing the garden and prepping it for a winter’s sleep. He’s remembering his garden at the homestead and days long gone. Most of the memories are good and a gift to his heart… he’s also missing his family a lot and yesterday was wishing for some companionship from someone closer to his age. Not sure I can pull that one off.


Hang in there…. 

CAREGIVER NOTE:

It’s definitely fall weather and cool enough that he needs a little more warmth to be comfortable. We flipped the switch from AC to Heat yesterday — he was thrilled! He still wore a heavy sweater for most of the day while things warmed up enough to his liking. He found a bit of loose yarn to play and pull on – thankfully, he didn’t undo any stitches in it while tugging on it or else the sweater might not have been fixable. I’ve re-secured the yarn into the sweater and hopefully, he won’t be minus a sweater on the cooler days that are coming our way for a bit longer this season.

What’s around the corner for you?

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Memories were a big part of the day. Stories that hadn’t been shared previously. Experiences that seemed like they happened yesterday – because in his mind they did. Sharing the day with him was a joy as he shared a portion of a day in the life of … with me. Looking forward to another similar experience in the days to come as the long term memories are vivid and so close to the surface.