Communication is such a challenge; he is having a really tough time finding the words or even keeping track of his thoughts. He is sad about the dogs; thinking he must leave them, but cannot put a name to the feeling, reason with it or do anything about it. He cannot even identify the emotion …
January 9, 2021 Simon Says: have you ever played that game where you stand in front of your friends and they must mimic whatever you do as long as it’s preceded by the words “Simon says.” Today we are playing our version, “Lesley does.” In this game you must be well within Lesley’s personal space …
When we immigrated from South Africa in 1991, we left behind our two German Shepherds and our Maltese poodle. The big dogs went to a co worker who had a large property and we drove 14+ hours to Cape Town to give the little guy to my aunt. Prior to Alzheimer’s, the day we left …
January 7, 2021 Been feeling pretty down since the start of the year. Nothing is any more or less challenging than last year, no new obstacles per se, just more of the same, and a general feeling of melancholy. I am in two support groups that meet monthly, I zoom with my therapist weekly, take …
This is the wall behind Rob’s desk. He keeps adding to the collage, some things befitting the desktop real estate and others seemingly random. The Ferrari flag and last year’s family photo card for example are amongst potential vacation spots. Then there are ads randomly snipped from magazines or junk mail like the offer of …
Tough day today; up since 4am and he was super agitated. Meds were not working and so I took him to the beach for a walk. He was so angry and finally told me “no one wants me at that place” (home) It’s kinda like a 2 year old screaming that they hate you. And …
Rob after watching a Clint Eastwood movie, apparently did a “quick draw” for Nonna Biba but I was unable to get a repeat performance. Today is a good day. He is withdrawing into himself but we are still lucky to see flashes of his humor #youneverknowwhenyoumightneedabanana #wildwildIrvine
Happy birthday Had a magnificent day with birthday yoga, birthday Starbucks, birthday lunch, birthday dinner and even a birthday decorated front porch to come home to! #feelinggrateful Before Alzheimer’s we would always do stuff for our birthdays. Rob was born 4 days before Xmas and me 4 days after so a lot going on. This …
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Above all; be kind The other day on the freeway, a Lamborghini roared past us and Rob came alive. He has always loved fast cars. I reached out to my wonderful client @carshair and asked if they would be able to arrange a drive for R for his birthday. Zach took him for a spin …