an oldie but a goodie.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Seems we’re back into a cycle of dreams and living in the past again. Yesterday’s afternoon conversations after a very early wake-up were about visiting with his parents and an uncle and his seeing his uncle’s clock on the mantle of his house yesterday. I do learn a few things about his experiences during these conversations… however, they often lead to vivid dreams during the night. Last night was no exception. Wide awake, dressed for the day and ready to take a trip north — he wanted to go to the bank and talk about some business with some property he was helping his dad with.

Thankfully, after some talk, a bit of laughter and his realizing that it was nighttime and not daytime, he was willing to have a “late night snack,” sit and visit for a little while and then go back to bed. I’m not sure how today will go, but I’m hoping for a good day overall.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

COVID – not sure I need to say more, but it has been quite the thing for the last 2 weeks. Everyone is finally on the mend and no one had to be hospitalized, thankfully. We were able to get Paxlovid for two of the 3 family members that tested positive. It helped immensely and both were COVID free before the end of the course of treatment. Lingering coughs seem to be the only outlier at the moment. Hopefully, those will go away within the next couple of weeks.

The weather has been Springlike — still using the furnace at night, but having to turn on the AC during the afternoon warmth of the day. The trees are greening up and the grass is looking pretty lush at the moment. The garden is planted with all his favorites: corn, cabbage, tomatoes and potatoes. And we have flowers in several pots around the yard. We are hoping to get the last of the flowers planted and maybe have some dahlias by mid to late summer. He is looking forward to some time watching the gardens grow over the course of the next couple of months.

plant a little positivity/kindness along your path today.

CAREGIVER NOTE:
He was pretty impressed with the eclipse yesterday. We watched it on TV as the totality moved from south to north in the eastern part of the country. We only had a partial eclipse here, but he didn’t want to venture outside — he was pretty amazed at how things went dark so quickly and then returned to light.

He’s been up for a second night in a row — but not as long or late as the night before. There is something bugging him, but he hasn’t been able to verbalize it or put a finger on it to let us know yet. He has been sundowning more regularly – little more anxious about things as things progress in the evenings even though the days are getting longer. He’s stirring now, so we’ll see how soon he’s up for the day.