CAREGIVER NOTES:

Some days are just better than others…. looking forward to a good day today.

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Time spent with an old friend lifted the spirits a great deal yesterday. The friend even brought an old calendar that had vintage photos of the area they’d both lived in — but Dad had the stories to go with the photos. It was fun to hear the stories unfold and was good for both of them to hear the different perspectives the photo brought out.

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Celebrating the big day today. He’s looking forward to being surrounded by family this evening and hopefully, we’ll even get a big family group shot before the evening is done.

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Fixations…. sometimes it’s just difficult to move past these and find another focus. It’s been better for us to just sit down and let him talk it through. Whether it’s something going on personally or within the household that is worrying, he needs to be heard and not brushed off. We spent a good two hours discussing the possibilities of a change in jobs for my husband. Little did I know or understand how much that worried him. He thought that the change would mean we would have to move and that he might lose his place with us here – that there wouldn’t be room for him or we wouldn’t want him to stay with us. He wanted to know if we were looking for a new house and if we would be selling ours. We talked through each of his concerns. He seemed relieved and at peace when he finally went to bed. I hope that he will remember that we’re not moving and that he will always have a place with us during our conversations today — but if he doesn’t, I’ll gladly sit down with him and we’ll talk it through again.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Remember to count those blessings at the end of the day — it eases the stress of the day as much for you as it does for them.

Pause and reflect on the things that bring you joy and happiness each day.

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I see more moments of daydreaming of days gone by… memories passing and occasionally a sweet memory will bring a tear or two. He’s still very mobile and took an unaccompanied walk out the front door yesterday without our noticing for a minute. Luckily, he didn’t get past the yard’s boundaries. He was happy to come back inside where it was much cooler after being outside in the heat. Guess the locks will stay turned from now on.