Tonight's blog will be a short one, as we've had a good but tiring day...Visited anther couple, the man has also been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.. apparently his meds have kicked in and he is doing very well, this we could see as soon as we arrived at their home. He had been taciturn, a very irritable man, and not social in most cases, the change was obvious, as he smiled and said, 'hi mac, hi jan. what a lovely reception and happily Mac responded in the same way. Actually most people we've been with always say the same thing. Mac seems to be doing very well, he responds well, and understands everything we say.
Well I'm not sure about our friend, but in Mac's case, he responds to kindness, and friendly overtures and will seem to understand most comments...but in most cases he does not really know who he is talking to, but is friendly never the less. Even when I say we are going to see whoever, in about 10 minutes he has forgotten just who it is we are talking to..and in cases of places, where it is we are going. He has hearing problems and speech problems, the hearing loss is helped when he wears a hearing aid, but really it bothers him, plus his condition acerbates the the hearing loss, also his speech he forgets just how the words should go at times.
We had a couple of friends here this evening, she is losing her hearing, and is bearing up, but as she said to mac who was struggling to say a word. Well we've got to make do with the cards we've been dealt, and I guess it could be worse. They both kind of laughed, and so it goes, we find the fun where we can, and the pleasures may be small but we appreciate them. Mac appreciates so much' and by his love of all the little things, the wonderful sun that shone through the clouds on our walk, the fact that it waited to rain till we got back...the warmth enough that we could sit outside...well with that in mind now it's time to appreciate our bed...so g'nite.
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