Friday February 8, 2013 When did my mother die?

Another day of researching the brain, or I should say mac's brain, he was trying to think of the day - was he there?   How come he can't remember?  It's my mother i should remember..This is the saddest thing as one of the support team member's pointed out, that each time they do remember who - usually a mom - died the mourning starts ...and the sadness can continue.  Happily mac did not go into a blue funk about the fact that it was at least 55 years ago, i mentioned that he certainly was there and brought up some of the family that were at the funeral and what he did etc.  which seemed to please him and make him believe that he did remember.  So he looked at her picture and decided that she certainly was a good mother and how happy he is to have had her in his life.

Thinking positive is what makes the day for us, and so we decided that having a cat like mischa is great as he steals our chair every time we move, so that keeps us hopping, also having our gold fish always needing more food, that keeps us busy, and of course making snacks and being happy we are not out in the storm.  We were able to place the thoughts in mac's mind as he chattered on about a small house that we own, of course he is talking about the house on the lake.  He said remember we were there, we slept there and we loved it, is that my house or your house.   It's our house, well now who is looking after it in all this snow.   I said well Terry Woods is clearing the snow off the  roof, but remember Arnold used to do that.  OH OH Arnold of course, and on he went about our wonderful handyman,Arnold,  now no longer alive...

So really it was a day of positive outcomes in his mind, in his manner and in his abilities..getting up from chairs, getting in and out of the bathroom without help, having a shower and not worrying about tripping out of the tub...and wonders of wonders, going to the bathroom last night at least 5 times without me  hurrah..one thing about taking meds for this cold I was just too tired to move and lo and behold i didn't have to.  Well how is that happening, is this going to continue for a while, certainly hope so.

So now to take my neocitran - in bed, read my book, and hopefully have another great night - and there is Mac waiting...so g'nite.