HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! I know I am super late with this part of the post but I have been a bit busy and to be honest it takes me awhile to process in my head what to write in my post. Dave had a quiet Father's Day. The whole day, as it should be, was do whatever Dave wanted to kinda day. So after church we had lunch at Cheddar's! Since it was so early we didn't have to wait a long time for a table a big plus because we are always so hungry after church!
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| Dave & Gabriella at Cheddar's |
After lunch we went to the movies and saw Men in Black 3. It was a good movie! You never know with each sequel how good the movie is really going to be. Then we were off to have ice cream at Braum's. Yum!! That was all the excitement for the day....quiet and filled with what Dave wanted to do and was excited about and able to remember later!
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Just this last week, Anita (Dave's sister) came to visit for the week! The days after Father's Day Dave was constantly checking the calendar and asking for sure when Anita was coming, he was so excited! It was also a week since Dave's med changes and he even remembered that the last time Anita was in town he had become sick from his medication and hoped this would not be repeated. (No severe problems with his meds)
As stated in my last post my sister had come down for a few days and it was a whirlwind of cleaning and organizing! (An update later) This week Anita was going to help out with cooking and freezing meals. This was going to be wonderful for me! There are so many days that things just don't seem to go right and the next thing I know its almost dinner time and I have no clue what I am fixing so I was looking forward to having someone to help plan out some meals and help with cooking and freezing. The plan for the week was set up for a visit to Bass Pro and respite for me!!!
It was another whirlwind of business! We shopped and planned, prepped and froze a few meals! I was given a break with Anita cooking dinner for us! Yippee!!!! We had a lot of fun working in the kitchen together and getting some new ideas.
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| Anita prepping. |
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| Gabriella chopping veggies. |
Dave continued on his regular schedule and attended his Memories in the Making class. I feel it is important to maintain as much of our normal routine as possible as it helps Dave stay on track; he continues to have some confusion when things are changed too much and it helps to keep the anxiety down. We also attended a new social function for people with early onset Alzheimer's and other dementia's. It is called Memory Buffet and it is to help those with Alzheimer's/dementia to become more comfortable in social gatherings. There were only a few people there but we pray for it to grow just like the one in Springfield. Dave had a good time and is looking forward to more activities and since this is not for caregivers I am looking forward to some respite time and hopefully getting to know other caregivers.
Anita and Dave went to Bass Pro with Adam meeting them there and then driving out to their farm. Dave said he had a good time at Bass Pro but that he did get tired. He made sure to tell Anita that he continues to have problems feeling lost if he doesn't know where the person he is with walks away and he is not aware of it. He also stated that he did have some difficulty descending the stairs. If we go back again I will look for an elevator!
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| Adam & Dave at Bass Pro. |
Dave truly had a good time with Autumn and Izzy, or as he calls them "the girls". He played with Autumn in her room and said it really hit him hard how much he is going to miss and wants to spend as much time with them as possible. He became a little sad later when he was talking about it. Everyday we have moments of sudden realization.
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| Grandpa and Izzy |
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| Autumn and Izzy |
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| Dave, Adam, Izzy, Michelle, Autumn |
Although we had a good visit with Anita its once again time to get back to reality. It didn't take long for me to see the effect the busy week had on Dave, he thinks he is fine but I can see he is tired especially when he took the wrong sets of medications. I prep Dave's meds, place the pills in his pill container that is marked AM and PM for each day. He took his PM meds before church and I never thought to double check as he doesn't normally have problems but today he did. I am hoping it is because he is tired from the busy week. Too much excitement and activity has an adverse reaction but he doesn't want to see it so the next few days will be quiet to get him back on track.
Monica
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