The board is balanced.

I love it when she looks at me.

I'm not sure on just what to do today. For, you see, I've got plans to renew our pizza lunch with the grandkids today. I want to take Tweetie over to their house to show off her new top. It will be the getting in and out of the car that worries me. Then again, will she remember the difficulty she had last time we went out. I doubt that, so, the worrying is on my part, and not hers. 

I'm finding that by putting the Hemp Oil in her food, is so much easier. I can even put more than I ever could while getting her to take the dropper. Which in turn gives us some extra time of peace. 

We had a good day yesterday. Ran out of milk, which prompted a trip to the grocery store. Small trip, just milk, cottage cheese, cookies, and bananas. Because of the need to get out of the house is something that helps with her mental balance. 

She got out of the house and I wasn't prepared for her getting out. I chased her down, and told her that I needed to get my shoes on, so we could walk together. Dementia wasn't buying it. A change in direction just isn't in the cards with Dementia. All she knows is one way, full steam ahead, not knowing where she is going, just that she is going. When I got her back into the house, she went back to bed. It seems to be her default position. 

Here is where I put the lotion to work. I can get her to let me put some on her hands, and when she isn't expecting me, I'll sneak some on her neck. She gets the idea, that I shouldn't touch her, and so, I have to make it known to her, that it is OK for me to touch her. 

Sometimes it is the emotional bouncing that gets me the most. From, don't touch me, to looking at me, with eyes that are sending me the message that I love you, please protect me, care for me. Those extreme seesaw of life, and hoping to have some special time when for that short time, the board is balanced. 

Driver is my most dependable counterbalance to these times. He allows us the time to stop and regroup at the rest areas as we travel the Road to Dementia Town. There we get out, stretch our legs, and refresh ourselves. We both know that the Road is call us and we have to move on. As always, we are Keeping our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv ya, and God Bless.