This path of Dementia.

Blue skies ahead.

Hear is a view most people get when they come upon Tweety. If they are going the other way, it is just a flash of yellow, then gone. I just enjoy when other drivers come up from behind, slow down, and slowly pass us by. 

That feeling of having something special is so good it is hard to describe. It is like having a sunrise all to myself, even though, anyone who is up at that time, can see it. I know that I'm not the only one seeing it, but for some reason, I get the feeling that this sunrise is for me and me alone. That God is saying to me that I am special in His eyes, just a reminder that He is always with me. 

Those are the special times that fill my heart and mind with the compassion that is needed everyday as we walk this path of Dementia. I need a daily dose of His Wisdom, Grace and Mercy to carry me through. For there are days when it is only His grace that allows me to end the day in prayer saying "Thank you for this day." 

Tuesday

Here we go again. She is awake, but doesn't want to get up. So with some encouraging, and prodding, I get her up. 

I know that today is going to be a difficult time in the shower washing her privates. Not only is she sore, at the same time, she is getting modest with me. As she digresses, the simple act of washing her private parts is an invasion of her privacy. Which makes sense, because she is forgetting that I am her husband and that area of her body was our playground.

After breakfast we get ready for today's round of golf. It is getting to be fall weather, and with a breeze, I get her ready. As it turned out, I didn't do a very good job planning for the breeze. 

She got cold right off the bat. Even with the sunshine, it didn't help. The longer we were on the course, the colder she got. Call the game after the third hole. It was enough for me, and she needed to get out the wind.

Off we went to get our walk about over with. The new shoes are helping, but they are but a tool and it will take some time for me to heal my aching legs. We got one and three forth laps in before I had to give it up. 

Today, she is in one of her stone face moods. Not happy, not sad, and definitely not smiling. That sometimes is a signal that she isn't all there and it worries me. When Sweetie isn't smiling, my guard goes up. 

When we get home, she heads for her nest and she stays there. I got her out for a early dinner, she wasn't interested. Got her to eat some, not enough for me to be satisfied with her intake. 

I think the movie we were watching cause her emotional stress. We watched "The adventures of Robin Hood" with Earl Flynn. There was just too much swordplay for her. Then I tried "The Wizard of Oz", the the beginning was too stressful for her. Then we tried "Wall-e" and before we could get into it, she was off to her nest again, and out for the night. That is how we finished our day. It wasn't the best, but it could of been worse.  

Sometimes the roughest part of the day, is pulling into a parking lot that has a bunch of speed bumps and pothole. Driver was carefully navigating around them. The driveway seemed to go on forever. Even off the Road to Dementia, there are challenges to overcome. That's fine, as long as we do our best to Keep Our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv Ya, and God Bless.   Arthur.