WednesdayMotivation

take a break and….

breathe a little easier.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Pelvic CT calendared. Follow up with orthopedic surgeon scheduled. Let’s hope another surgery is needed. He’s not complaining of pain and hasn’t been for over a month but his gait has changed and it’s becoming more difficult for him to put his socks and shoes on. We should know more a week from tomorrow.

choose your focus

Choose your lens for the day and focus in!

CAREGIVER NOTE:

It has been so much easier to hone into the “I need” moments recently. When he’s anxious about something, his voice becomes a little snippy and he does a “wringing of the hands” motion. We’ve prepared a basic list of things and run through those to see if he can zone into what it is he needs to take care of or needs help with. Yesterday, it was a little more exercise to clear his head. So we were able to go outside and take a walk. He enjoyed that and the “I need” moment was resolved easily and without a lot of extra angst in now being able to identify the problem he needed help with.

Some things on our list include:
I need to exercise – go outside for a walk or some fresh air
I need to check my finances
I need to make a call
I need to get something to eat
I need to rest

CELEBRATE!

Nurture your best you and CELEBRATE!

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Our practice of finding something positive is paying off. I no longer need to “fish” for an answer, because he can provide quite a few at a time. As he was walking out of his bedroom yesterday and I noticed he was favoring one side as he took the next step. He piped up with, “I’m walking on my own two feet and that feels good.” His smile was broad and genuine.