Friday, June 29,2012 Facing Facts

While enjoying our breakfast in the sun porch , Mac commented on the various colors of greens.  We are surrounded with various types of trees and the sun shining through the leaves is just such a treat for our old eyes.  Well I was pleased to note that he could see the differences.  

But, - As with the problem of not wearing his hearing aid, goes the other problem not wearing glasses - so obviously he does not see or hear well, but it is for the most part not having visual perspective, i.e. walking too close to the edge of the sidewalk, or moving way over for others passing by.  Apparently this is much like some of the children i taught in my special ed. classes, they did not have eyesight or hearing problems per se, what they had was visual and aural  or hearing perception problems, which is caused by the brain.  So in other words the problem is part of the disease of Alzheimers.  So sad to say, i'm fairly certain that will be the answer our Doctor will give when we see him on Thursday, when  i tell him about Mac's falls and espcially yesterday's fall.

Going up and down stairs - getting in and out of the car - sitting down on different types of chairs - sliding into a booth seat in a restaurant - bending over to pet the cat, these are all in some way hazardous and for some reason, possibly from yesterday's fall, we or HE was more aware of the difficulties encountered doing each  of the above actions.  So, although we tried to joke about it, Mac finally,  half heartedly,  agreed that, well yes perhaps I do need a cane.  So will try to get him to do just that..but by tomorrow the memory of saying that will probably be long gone...oh well c'est la vie - these days.

Glenna pointed out that dad is not talking about his 'good old hockey days'  she's right, must see if he can remember the days when he was stick boy for the Royals and the Chicago Black Hawks..but perhaps I should just concentrate on having him remember he NEEDS a cane .   I told him just that before coming up to bed, and he said 'i have one," -then said  " oh you said cane, thought you said Pain"- well he hasn't lost his sense of humour. g'nite from the 'pain' ha.