Who's to mow? That is the question.

Look out Sweetie, someone has his eye on you.

Let me tell you about the big Easter Egg that was found yesterday. We had a wonderful day. 

I was done with my morning solo time and I heard noise from upstairs. Knowing it was Sweetie, she was up and I went up to greet her. She was her normal disorientated self. I think she operates on habit, not thinking of where she is, she just is. As long as I am open and loving towards her, she feels safe and secure. 

The lawn is gowning and needed to be mowed. I've been thinking of how to get this chore done. Knowing that in the mornings, Sweetie is at her best, I decided to get it done early in the day. After breakfast I got the mower out, sharpened the blade, and got started. 

When the idea hit me, why not let Sweetie try it? She is always eager to help, so why not let her. With a little hesitant she gave it a try. With the minimal encouragement, she took the mower and off she went. Asking the direction of the cut, then down the lawn she pushed the mower. I was so elated that she wanted to do it and then she did. 

Sweetie has a prescription of aggression/anxiety and I was giving it to her when she was going to daycare to help her emotions while I was gone. I thought why not try it today. I gave her one in the morning, and then one around three in the afternoon. We had the best evening in a long time. She did get into a little sundowners and to short circuit it, I put Stress Relief lotion on her neck. Worked wonders. Even put some on before bed. She went to sleep quickly. 

Yesterday we received some new sweat pants I had ordered for her. Tried to get her to try them on, too snug for her, the next size up is too big, I'll try again this morning, she is more willing to try new stuff then. All her pants are falling off of her and I have to do something. This is just another step down the road of learning about how to accomplish that which has to be done with a Dementia person. A little trial and error, adjust and try again. Doesn't pay to get upset, so I just keep trying. 

Trying, that is what my Driver keeps telling me, Keep trying, its when you stop trying, that is when anger, disappointment, and fear take over. He tells me that I need to stay in the now, plan for the future, don't project it. I get a lot of advice when we are driving down the Road to Dementia Town. Enjoy the moments, adjust during the rough spots, keeping your eyes open to smoother ways of doing things. Trust your Driver to make it through the now, let later wait till later arrives. It will with its own set of joys and challenges. In the mean while, I'll just sit in the passenger's seat, wearing my cool sunglasses as Driver motors down the Road to Dementia Town, Keeping our Shiny Side Up. That goes for you too, remember later will soon become now. So enjoy now till later gets here. Keep your Shiny Side Up as you go down your Road to Dementia Town. Till tomorrow, Love Ya and God Bless.