DGabriel10
11-27-2007, 01:17 PM
I visited with my parents Friday. It was actually a good visit. My daughter and her boyfriend also spent the afternoon with us. When I arrived there was a delightful lady at the desk who insisted on helping me carry part of load of goodies for Mom and Dad up to their room. She was a tremendous help. Later in the day we all went downstairs to show my daughter and her boyfriend the facility. We again encountered this same lady. She seem coherent until she got into a conversation with my dad. My daughter's boyfriend was amazed how the coversation went around and around the same circle. It was only after listening to the third repeat that you grasp the fact that neither my Dad or this delightful lady had any clue what they had just said. We had a number of good laughs.... especially when Dad started explaining his congical rights! My daughter's boyfriend chimed in and I told them both there are things a daughter/mother should not know. ::snickers::
Dad seems to be better adjusted and for that I am thinkful. His new medication and time seems to be helping. I did notice a decline in my Mom's abilities. Dad seems to be stabalized with his vascular dementia. His throught processes are sometimes amazing but he can't remember the things he says once they come out of his mouth. Mom's through processes are more scewed and I still see her intelligence used for manipulation to get what she thinks she wants. She is fading fast.
On my way home I had an amazing phone call. The sitter we used for almost a year called me to see how Mom and Dad were doing and to check on me. As ugly as my Mom was to her, to the point of being physical, she still cares about my parents. She was an angel sent from heaven and I hope she find someone else to care for. They will be the lucky to have her in their life. I was lucky to have her in my life. I not only found a sitter... I found a friend.
Now I have to pay my parents bills, do their Christmas shopping, and handle all that I brought back from their house and assisted living. It never ends.
Love, Deb
Dad seems to be better adjusted and for that I am thinkful. His new medication and time seems to be helping. I did notice a decline in my Mom's abilities. Dad seems to be stabalized with his vascular dementia. His throught processes are sometimes amazing but he can't remember the things he says once they come out of his mouth. Mom's through processes are more scewed and I still see her intelligence used for manipulation to get what she thinks she wants. She is fading fast.
On my way home I had an amazing phone call. The sitter we used for almost a year called me to see how Mom and Dad were doing and to check on me. As ugly as my Mom was to her, to the point of being physical, she still cares about my parents. She was an angel sent from heaven and I hope she find someone else to care for. They will be the lucky to have her in their life. I was lucky to have her in my life. I not only found a sitter... I found a friend.
Now I have to pay my parents bills, do their Christmas shopping, and handle all that I brought back from their house and assisted living. It never ends.
Love, Deb