Her change of attitude.

I love this picture of Sweetie. 

Going to talk about something that may seem unseemly, and it has to do with Sweetie and her personality. Its her bowel movements. I've heard of many of those with Alzheimer's and Dementia, deal with diarrhea, with Sweetie, it is almost like a constipation. 

I've mentioned her change in attitude, her argumentativeness, well it all changed yesterday. She finally had her huge movement and she is a different person. She will be OK for the next couple of days. Then she starts this slow dribble of poop, and then she will wake up to very large movement, and have another one later in the day. Because of the simple fact that she doesn't know how to push, it takes time for her to do what her body has to do. I know that with what has happened she will be softer now for awhile. 

Today is my free day. A caregiver is coming over and I'm fleeing the house. Heading for the golf course, of course, to walk and play golf. To yell and curse as the bad shot, to act like a pro winning the Masters on the good shots, and not worrying how Sweetie will react. Walking the course is the biggest part of being alone. Need to work off the excess energy.  

Tell you what, Driver wants me to slow down a little. Walking the course will help me do that. If I don't have all that energy stored up, I won't be nervous and feel I have to do anything. Life with Sweetie, Driver and me can be either a braded lock of hair, or a snarled tangled mess. My daily ride-a-longs with Driver helps me comb out the tangles, and create wonderful brads. He shows me where the Easter Eggs are when I miss one. He is so good. Not only that, He Keeps our Shiny Side Up, so I know I'm doing OK, not perfect. For I still have a long ways to go on the Road to Dementia Town. You on for the journey? Traveling down the Road to Your Dementia Town destination? Keeping Your Shiny Side Up. Love Ya, and God Bless.