Living with an Early-onset Dementia Diagnosis
Hoodies, anyone?
M is on a hoodie quest – and it’s not good for any of us. He has a navy blue, zip-up hoodie that he really likes. Actually, he has 20-25 hoodies, but this one in particular holds a special place in his heart. For the moment. Continue reading “Possession Obsession”
I just want to know – who had the bright idea to get our house all fixed up and ready to sell? Who thought it would be such a GREAT idea to do all these home improvement projects? Yes, I know it was me – but I’m also aware that this has to be one of the WORST ideas I’ve ever had. Continue reading “Whose Bright Idea Was This?”
It’s probably been over a year now since I’ve had M set up with all sorts of vitamins and supplements . . . and several times a day in which to take all these lovely pills. I don’t really think they’re doing anything for him, but it gives us the illusion of doing SOMETHING. Continue reading “Alert and Alarmed”
We took M to his neurologist’s office for a check-up yesterday. He was supposed to have been there for an appointment in April, but all appointments were COVID-canceled. I didn’t think he had been rescheduled, but I looked at his account online last week and saw that there had been an appointment in July. It looked as though the office had called the house to confirm the appointment and “patient canceled.” Continue reading “To The Doctor We Will Go”
I’ve always said I could never be a detective. Someone will say to me, “Did you see the rock on her finger?” And I’ll be thinking, “Oh, did she have hands?”
I’m just not observant. That’s what I’m saying. Continue reading “The Great Little Round Thing Mystery”
As you know, I’ve dithered for weeks (months) about M and the driving situation. I know it’s something I need to handle and, let’s be honest, I’ve been putting it off. Continue reading “Blessings In Disguise”
We’re going way back in time for this one . . . back to the piano lessons of my childhood and a book of “popular” songs of the day I was supposed to be learning to play. I don’t really think I learned how to play any of them, to be honest. Continue reading “What’s It All About, Alfie?”
Yesterday, work went from zero to sixty in about two seconds . . . and NOT in a good way. I work in health care and we are audited every three years by an organization called The Joint Commission. We usually have a pretty good idea about when their surveyors will be coming to visit us and the time leading up to that is always nerve-wracking and fraught. Continue reading “Keep It To Yourself”
Every Monday is starting to look the same – I have to come to work to recover from the weekend!
And, believe me, I’m not trying to recover from all the “fun” we had. Ha! I wish we had been having some sort of fun or good time. Continue reading “Why Am I Working This Hard?”
Yesterday was an incredibly long day – and I wasn’t sure exactly how that happened. When I got home, after getting my hair cut, the dogs were wildly excited to see me. I knew right away they hadn’t been fed. Continue reading “The Choices We DON’T Want to Make”