We, the readers of my blog, and those who know about Alzheimers Disease are very much aware of the disconnect that happens when someone with the big A..has the sundown syndrome...and sometimes it is really too sad for words, and at other times one can just glide through this time with vague answers to crucial questions like 'is my mother still alive??? or "think I saw my mother, did you see her", I've learned to answer these questions with " probably though most of our families, yours and mine, have passed on ...' or 'hmm maybe you did see your mom, though no, i didn't see her'...but when Mac asked me today, 'Who are you...'i was tempted to be funny and say, "who do you think, I'm sophia lauren..but of course I just answered, 'janet', and mac, answered, oh yes - that's right...and on we went for our walk around the building...although we actually did get out in the cold earlier, and did some walking and some shopping at the mall next door...
Can't say enough about how well the sidewalks are cleared and salted here in Lachine..for sure they look after all the oldies around here...and many of them were sitting in the mall, doing their thing, buying lotto tickets and scratch tickets......but we do ours by walking up and down and getting some shopping done...and then congratulating ourselves for bundling up in this 30- weather...
I have been wanting to write about all the positive and seeming improvements I see in mac, since it's the beginning of a new year, time to contemplate...even though two nights ago, he sat at the side of the bed from 12;30 to 2;30..hallucinating and then having to check out the hallucination by putting on his slippers, but thankfully not moving away but just sitting..when i told him please get back to bed, i was told in no uncertain terms to shut my eyes and shut up!!!...he finally went to the bathroom with my help, and was asleep by about 3;00 a.m....one good thing, we did sleep in till 9;00 a.m.
o.k. so the good things or the postive things that show me that he is improving in some ways...
he recognizes our building, and sometimes knows to turn into our front area ...he can still handle food with a fork, not perfectly but he is doing o.k. (cannot use a knife - must have his food cut up) - enjoys music especially jazz..some rock, and of course classical ...actually watched two programs on t.v. lately...and seemed to be able to get the gist of parts of Downton Abby, a couple of the jokes on 'the Big bang Theory...so that's neat as usually he just wants to get in bed and only will listen to a bit of the news...so let me think what else...Well he still knows when to go to the bathroom, though needs help at times ...not only to figure out his clothing, but to know just where is our bathroom but the good thing is he does go there..he helps to dry dishes....carries the laundry in the laundry bag to the laundry room...helps to hold it open as i load it from the dryer...Still makes some really on-target jokes...which even today had me shreiking with laughter, but one of the bad things about myself, is i am not so good at remembering them...must bring a pad and pencil with me...i won't go into my bad memory...and best of all in terms of mac's memory when we lived in Chateauguay, for two years at least i put his boots on in the winter...now he can do it himself...wow...
latest news is that vitamin E is supposed to be helpful in those kind of areas, dressing, and undressing..so that's the first item on my list for tomorrow....along with more coconut milk...and the last item on my blog tonight will be how good he is at laughing at himself...looking at himself in a picture , he will say who is that old guy..and I say i think it's you...noo that's me?? and then laugh and say - what an old geezer - so that old geezer falls asleep at 10;00, but then often wakes up looking for me, so this old geezer will join him..g'nite...
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