Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. Mattie was outside the child life playroom and interacting with Linda, his child life specialist. Linda captured this photo! Mattie was holding a pair of scissors (and acting goofy) because he was asked to cut the ribbon for the playroom's ribbon cutting ceremony. Mattie was very excited because this playroom provided us a haven of normalcy.
Quote of the day: We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. ~ Isabel Allende
This morning I couldn't get out of bed. The post nasal drip has slowed me down. By the time I got myself showered and dressed, it was 9am. I went to check on my dad and I found that my mom had showered him. That may sound great, but I was LESS than happy about this. Instead I landed up screaming. Screaming because my mom doesn't know his bathing routine, or the fact that he uses a shower chair in the shower. Typically after I shower my dad, I remove the chair from the shower to dry in the bathtub (which was where it was this morning). So my mom had my dad in the shower today without the chair. Which is not safe given his pacemaker precautions. In all reality, I have no idea why she got him washed and dressed because she has NO WAY of taking him down the stairs on her own, or knowing what he eats for breakfast. In addition, my dad spends the entire day sleeping. I am not exaggerating. He only rises for lunch and dinner. It is very depressing to watch. With that in mind, I am not sure what my mom's rush was to get him up this morning.
The diuretic is causing my dad to wake up several times at night. Which means so does my mom. We are seeing the cardiologist tomorrow and I am hoping he can adjust my dad's meds, because this pace isn't sustainable for my mom at night. I certainly can't do nights, as I am on point all day long.
I found that my dad has a cold today and my mom is still recovering from her lung infection. Her last dose of antibiotics is tomorrow and I can't say she sounds much better. This afternoon, while juggling all of this, I was busy trying to update the Walk website. I want it done by this weekend, so it can be launched next week. Thank goodness I designed this site from the ground up last year, because I do not have weeks (like last year) to devote to this work this year. In addition, I called Insight Memory Care Center.
I will be touring Insight on Friday as I am looking for day time outlets for my dad because I realize we can not provide him the stimulation he needs. He is lost inside his head, has no interests, and I just can't manage his cognitive needs. I am not sure Insight can either, but it is worth an assessment and a try. Insight is the only comprehensive adult day care center in our are specializing in dementia care.
Meanwhile if this isn't enough, my next door neighbor who bought her house around the time we did plans an extensive renovation on her house. I mean over the top..... with bump outs, bump ups, the creation of a pool, an external office, and the list goes on. The construction is planned to take a YEAR! Myself and the neighbor on the other side of this house are very upset. I know this will mean debris, dust, and non-stop banging and work. Not to mention construction vehicles everywhere. I escaped the city for peace and tranquility and instead the chaos has followed me and NOT at a good time.
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