Today we took our adaptatranspot (yippee) again - this time to Alzheimer's Cafe launch at the Atwater library...and since we were there earlier than the time it started, we did a llittle walk to St Catherine and along the street...and as i was pointing out the montreal Children's hospital, mac did a little double take and said, "is that the Forum?? Well how cool is that, he recognized a building and well he should as we spent or he spent lots of time i n there many years ago...it's changed but the location is still the place.
When we were at the super meeting, which was LAUGH THERAPY both of us saying how crazy - phony laughing, but we ended up meeting an old friend...and the three of us laughed our heads off...the exercises to do this are great, and i must say it put us all in a fine mood...our friend...Tristan, whose been away for the past 20 years in Vancouver mentioned how fun it was to see the Forum - etc again...and Mac remembered his days there. I did do a bit of prodding, but he remembered being stick boy for the Chicago Black hawks, also breaking in the player's new skates...for both the Black Hawks and the Rangers....what fun we had as Mac sailed back in his memory...
Even the long trip home as the driver had to bring two other clients to their doors, before us...we managed to drive through point st. charles, Verdun, lasalle, montreal west, and finally Lachine...I think Verdun should be called the Staircases of the World...so many outdoor winding stair cases, i just loved it...and we both kept pointing out places we hadn't seen in years....and places we'd never seen - wow montreal is interesting said Mac...and it surely is...
Tonight we learned about the plight of one of the residents here, almost unbelievable, but may be true, he is here to be looked after psychologically, and so he won't drink and not allowed more than 25 feet from the premises, he apparently had a terrible accident - (didn't say he hit anyone but???) drunk driving - and apparently since it was a first ...he is confined here for 6 months...will go home in 2..now.- mac was really interested in his story...i.e. the why he drank, he watched his mom die after a period of 7 mos...it is one of the few times i've seen mac take such a great interest in someone's story....
Then up to bed, a bit of t.v. for me, he never is interested, so now, g'nite.
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