A good ending.

My Happy girl.

 

I just love these moments. When the joy of life is in her. She smiles, then the hugs and sweet kisses she gives. 

At the same time, these moments are coming fewer and fewer. Her Dementia is getting stronger and her ability to fight it off, is decreasing. Knowing this, I find the times of her being herself much more valuable then before. 

Saturday

It is my first Saturday of the year to be by myself. Caregiver #2 is coming over. She is the one that comes around 9, which gives me extra time being alone. 

Been watching Sweetie, and she just doesn't seem to want to be getting up. After the night before, last night was a wonderful night. Slept the night through. Woke up an hour later than I nomrally do. Man, did I need that good sleep time. 

I know that she is awake, for I watched her move to adjust the covers, then back to sleep she went. 

I tried to get her up for the caregiver, and she just didn't want to move. When the caregiver got her, I told her about her actions. She was alright with that. So, off I went. 

I'm going to have a long day out of the house today. After golf, I'm meeting some of my work buddies for lunch. Looking for a good time away. 

When I got to the course, I knew I had time to play a few extra holes, just to kill time. After my first 9 holes, I thought to play the first and 7-9 again. 

Getting to the first tee, there was a couple getting ready to tee off. They said I should go ahead of them, because she was a beginner. That was OK, because I was only going to play the first, and move to other holes. 

As it turned out, I ended up playing the next 5 holes with them. It was just what I needed. As it turned out, I had some history with them. The lady worked for a firm that I used to service their copier, and we linked there. Her husband is part of the fellowship, and so we linked there too. It was a blessed appointment and what comes from this, is yet to be seen. 

Lunch was fun. We met at Chedders, a good place, good food. Not as many showed up, but that was fine, we still had a good time. We decided to make it a Saturday, because there were still those that are working, and a request was made for a lunch to be on a non working day, and this was it. 

After lunch and when I got home, my caregiver is concidering quiting. She isn't sure this is what she wants to do, and I understand. I will keep welcoming her here as long as she wants to be here. 

As it turns out, Sweetie didn't get out of bed after I left, and she was still there. After the caregiver left, I got Sweetie up. I wouldn't let her go on laying on the bed. So up she came. 

She had not eaten anything all day, so the first thing was, potty of course, then food. Fruit cocktail and cottage cheese. After that, she didn't want anything else. So, it was time to get out of the house, and to the mall we went. 

She was aware enough to hold my hand, and sing with the music on the radio. Playing Classic Rock, and so some of it is still in her musical memory. 

Because she had been in bed all day, I wanted to get her to use up as much energy as she could while we did our walk about. We got our two laps in, and she was tired when we got to the car. 

When we got home, all seemed well. Watched TV, dinner, and then her mood changed. She became restless, and I could not get her to settle down. CBD, and waited. Then I put some Stress Relief lotion on her cheeks, and under her nose. In about 30 minutes, she slowly calmed down. 

Stayed up to almost 10 before I told her it was time for bed and off we went. Had to make the bed because she had bundled up the blankets, and this time she helped. In to bed, and went almost at once to sleep. A good ending to a good day.

Today on the Road to Dementia Town, was like the weather, clear and sunshining, then the breeze kicked up, and it got cold. Yet while we were in the car, all was well. Driver in the front, with Sweetie and me in the back. Motoring down highway, Keeping Our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv Ya, and God Bless.   Arthur.