Updated on May 11th 2012 my updates are in bold below
I created this BLOG in hopes that my journey with my mother and her Alzheimer’s can help others. I list my daily posts below. I wanted to explain a little about my mother Alzheimer’s. She has helped me all my life with my journey of cerebral palsy. My website that talks about my cerebral palsy and my climbing adventures is at www.timsashwood.com if you want to check it out. She is 90 years old and has had Alzheimer’s for at least 15 years now. I first noticed her memory problems back in the fall of 1997. She was able to keep driving and handling her check book until the winter of 2003/2004. She could still go on 2 mile hikes with me into 2005 and ½ mile walks thru 2008, now she mostly can only walk a few yards before her hip starts to hurt her. I moved back into her home in 2005 to help her stay in her house although I have kept my own place thru March 2011. One of the things I feel that has helped her go 15 years and still going is I’ve had people (mostly me) around her quit a bit. This helped her stay engaged with people. In 2003 she averaged people with her @90hrs/wk out of 168 hrs in a week, in 2004/2005/2006 @110hrs/wk, 2007 @125hrs/wk, 2008 @135hrs/wk. Then starting in January 2009 she has had someone with her 24/7. I started using care givers in 2005 to help and to give mom other women to talk to and get use to. Right now she can still dress and undress herself but is starting to struggle with it and needs to be told what to do most of the time. In December 2009 she started to refuse to wash herself now one of the care givers I use sponge bathes her 3 times a week. Right now mentally she is like a 3 or 4 year old girl with just a few seconds of memory. She has started to get confused with the getting undressed and dressed part but can still do it herself. She has also sometimes thought the person she sees in the bathroom mirror is someone else this started in 2010. I started using a diaper pad on mom’s bed in July 2011. In the fall of 2011 we increased the dosage on mom’s Galantamine. In March of 2012 I stopped giving her the supplements it has started to get harder to get her to take the pills. So I started just giving her a one a day vitamin instead. Then in May 2012 we have started to crush mom’s pills and put them in applesauce about 3 or 4 days a week. She loves applesauce. She can still walk on her own with no help. Here is a list of the drugs she takes for her Alzheimer’s.
•Razadyne started in 2000 then in 2011 changed to generic Galantamine
•Namenda started March 2005
Sunday June 30th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was in the bathroom when I
went to church. It was one of the better
services today from start to finish. I
had brunch at church with friends like normal.
It was a cloudy rainy afternoon with temps around 80. Patti fed mom breakfast and was sitting mom
down for lunch when I got home. After
mom finished lunch we talked to my brother Paul over SKYPE for a few minutes
then mom went to bathroom before our drive.
We drove along the river road to Grafton IL. We saw several bats out on the river and
people on the hike/bike trail. At times
we talked a lot and other times mom was napping. Mom then went to the bathroom when we got
back and then ate dinner. So the last
time mom ate was 5:30pm. We spent the
evening watching TV and laughing also mom napped a lot. I changed mom into her nightgown so Andrea
could wash mom in the morning it is hard for Andrea to wash mom in the house
coat. This will be the first evening
that Adrienne will work. I have her
starting a week before I start my job so she can shadow me some and so I can
start training my sleep habits for work.
Adrienne got here at 11pm tonight for her first evening. Mom went to bed at 2am.
Saturday June 29th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. We got up for the day at 10:30am
and after mom went to the bathroom we had brunch. Then after another bathroom break we took a
drive. It was a partly sunny at that
time with temps in the 70’s. We drove
along the river road most of the way to Grafton IL. We didn’t see very many people on the
hike/bike trail. We did see several
boats on the river. Mom and I both were
quieter than normal mom even napped a little.
We had a snack when we got back.
It started to rain this afternoon so we did not do anymore drives. Mom spent a lot of time in the bathroom then
napped some before dinner. So the last
time mom ate was 5:30pm and went to bed at 11:30pm. We spent the evening watching mostly movies
and laughing with mom napping some. Mom
was in her house coat so no need to change her.
Friday June 28th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was being washed when I left
to pick up my van from the shop. I then
came back and got a little sleep before getting some new tires on the van. While I was waiting for the car it gave me
lots of time to get in some reading. I
then played a little before getting back home by 5pm. Mom was in the bathroom when I got home. It was a sunny warm day. Andrea said her word of the day for mom was
addlepated. Mom was a bit unfriendly
when she came out of the bathroom but it didn’t take me long before I got her
laughing. We ate dinner when she got out
so the last time she ate was 6pm and she went to bed at 11pm. We spent the evening watching TV and laughing
with both of us falling asleep at times.
Mom was easy to change and I put her in the house coat so hopefully I
will not need to change her Saturday.
Thursday June 27th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. I had the bug guy out today to
spray the house for the first time in years.
I also met Adrienne today when she shadowed Andrea. Adrienne is a friend of Andrea and will be
doing the graveyard shift so I can sleep when I start work. I just had enough time away to grab a bite to
eat and run some errands before getting back by 2:30pm. Andrea said her word of the day for mom was
accommodating. Mom was getting out of
the bathroom when I got home. It was a
sunny hot day with temps in the 90’s. We
took a drive along the river road partway to Grafton IL. We did not see any boats except for one barge
on the river. We only saw 2 people out
on the hike/bike trail. We both were
fairly quiet on the drive. After mom
went to the bathroom when we got back I prepared dinner. So the last time mom ate was 5:30pm and she
went to bed at 1:30am. We spent the
evening watching TV and laughing with mom napping some.
Wednesday June 26th 2013
Mom did have a bladder accident just before I got home. This morning mom slipped out of bed onto the
floor. She could not get herself up from
the floor her arms are just too weak anymore.
Moms muscles are now so weak it hurts her when we try and lift her
up. It took awhile to for mom to get to
her feet. I met up with the company I
will start working with over lunch to turn in some paperwork. Then I ran some errands before getting back
by 5pm. Andrea said her word of the day
for mom was accident prone and Patti said her word was unbalanced. We had dinner when I got home so the last
time mom ate was 5:30pm and she went to bed at 2am. After dinner and a bathroom trip we took a
drive to Sioux Passage Park. We then
watched TV and laughed with mom napping some.
Patti had put mom in a house coat so no need to change her.
Tuesday June 25th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. It was a sunny hot day with
temps in the 90’s. I met up with a
friend for lunch then ran some errands before getting back by 2:30pm. Andrea said her word of the day for mom was
accessible. Mom had just got out of the
bathroom before I got home so we took a drive right away. We drove along the river road partway to
Grafton IL. We did see just one boat and
it was a sailboat. Also saw no one on
the hike/bike trail. We talked about our
normal amount on the drive. We ate
dinner shortly after we got back so the last time mom ate was 5:30pm and went
to bed at 2am. We spent the evening
watching TV and laughing like normal except mom didn’t do much napping. We first watched a movie then Joel Osteen on
Daystar then comedy shows. Mom was easy
to change into her nightgown.
Monday June 24th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, washed, dressed and
had lunch when I ate breakfast. I spent
my day away playing running some errands and reading until I got back by
5pm. It was a sunny hot day with temps
in the 90’s. Mom was in the bathroom
when I got home and we had dinner when she got out. Andrea said her word of the day for mom was
adorable. So the last time mom ate was
5:30pm and went to bed at 1:45am. We
took a drive after dinner and a bathroom break.
We drove to Sioux Passage Park and talked about the flowers and houses
mostly. Mom talked about her normal
amount on the drive. We then spent the
evening watching TV and laughing with mom napping a lot. We watched comedy shows and some programs on
Daystar. Mom was easy to change into her
nightgown.
Sunday June 23rd 2013
Patti wasn’t able to come over today so I didn’t go to
church this morning. Mom did have a
bowel accident sitting at the breakfast table as she was finishing her hot
chocolate. She had just gone to the
bathroom about an hour earlier so I was surprised she had to go so soon. After cleaning her up and making sure she got
it all out I put on a clean house coat and we went for a drive. We got up for the day at 10:30am and put mom
into the bathroom before breakfast. The
first part of the day was partly sunny with highs in the 90’s. On our drive we drove along the river road to
Grafton IL. We saw several boats and a
lot more people out on the hike/bike trail.
There were also a lot more motorcycles and cars along the river
road. Mom was happy and talkative on the
drive mostly along the river road even though mom napped some on the
drive. We had lunch when we got back
then it started to rain late afternoon through early evening. We talked after lunch and bathroom breaks
before dinner. So the last time mom ate
was 6:30pm and went to bed at 1:30am. We
spent the evening watching TV and laughing when I acted silly. We watched movies and programming on the Day
star channel. Mom did nap some this
evening but was awake and intent on watching TV most of the evening. Mom has spent most of the day smiling.
Saturday June 22nd 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. We slept in today and didn’t get
up for the day until 11am. It was a
cloudy rainy day with highs in the 90’s.
We had breakfast when mom got out of the bathroom. Then after a bathroom trip we took a
drive. We drove along the river road
partway to Grafton IL then Sioux Passage Park on the way back. We did see a few boats on the river and a few
people on the hike/bike trail. We talked
more when we were on the river road. We
then had a snack when we got back then rest before dinner. The last time mom ate was 5:30pm and went to
bed at 11:30pm. We spent the evening
watching TV and laughing with mom actively watching the TV. We watched the St Louis Cardinals baseball
game then some comedy shows. I had put
mom in her house coat so no need to change her tonight.
Friday June 21st 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, washed, dressed and
had lunch when I ate breakfast. I spent
my day away playing rubbing some errands and reading until I got back by
5pm. It was a sunny hot day. Mom was in the bathroom when I got home and
we had dinner when she got out. Andrea
said her word of the day for mom was accepting and Patti said hers was
happy. The last time mom ate was 6pm and
went to bed at midnight. We took a drive
to Sioux Passage Park after dinner. We
talked about our normal amount and mostly talked about flowers and the
houses. We then spent the evening
watching mostly movies and some programming on the Daystar channel. Mom did nap
some this evening and was easy to change.
Thursday June 20th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, dressed and eating
lunch when I left. I spent the day away
reading and taking care of some errands before getting back by 3pm. It was a partly sunny day with temps in the
90’s. Mom was in the bathroom when I got
home. Andrea said her word of the day
for mom was abstracted and Patti said hers was quiet. Mom and I took a drive shortly after she got
out of the bathroom. We drove to Sioux
Passage Park talking about the cars in parking lots and flowers that we
saw. Mom was fairly quiet on the drive.
We then had dinner shortly after we got back so the last time mom ate was 6pm
and she went to bed at midnight. We
spent the evening watching TV and laughing with mom napping some. Mom was fairly easy to change into her
nightgown.
Wednesday June 19th 2013
Mom had a bladder accident just before I got home. Patti said she got mom in the bathroom and
just before she was able to get moms pants down she had the bladder accident so
I had Patti put mom into her nightgown.
Mom was up, washed, dressed and had breakfast when I left. I went on my job interview this morning and
was offered the job. It’s a short term
contract so now I’m busy getting things ready so I can start work. Then I ran some errands before getting back
by 5pm. Andrea said her word of the day
for mom was abiding and Patti said mom was unbalanced when she walked. Mom was in the bathroom when I got home and
when she got out we had dinner so the last time mom ate was 6pm and went to bed
at 1am. We spent the evening watching TV
and laughing with mom up most of the evening.
We watched some comedy movies and programs on Daystar channel.
Tuesday June 18th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, dressed and had lunch
when I left. I spent most of my time preparing
for a job interview tomorrow. Mom was
napping in the TV room when I got home at 3pm.
It was a party sunny day with temps in the 90’s. Mom and I went for a drive to Sioux Passage
Park around 4:30pm. Mom was her normal
talkativeness on our drive. We had
dinner when we got back so the last time mom ate was 6pm and went to bed at
1:30am. We spent the evening like normal
watching TV and laughing. We watched the
NBC shows “Americas Got Talent” the “Voice” and Joel Osteen ending the evening
with comedy shows.
Monday June 17th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, washed, dressed and
had lunch when I ate breakfast. I spent
my day away playing and reading until I got back by 5pm. It was a partly sunny day with temps in the
80’s. Andrea said her word of the day
for mom was amenable and Patti said hers was loveable. We had dinner when I got home then a bathroom
trip before an evening drive. We drove
to Sioux Passage Park and mom was fairly alert.
We mostly talked about the cars in the parking lots and the flowers that
we saw. We spent the evening watching TV
and laughing until mom went to bed at 12:30am.
We mostly watched the NBC show the Voice and some programs on the
Daystar channel. Mom last ate at 5:30pm
and was fairly easy on changing into the nightgown.
Sunday June 16th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom like normal was still
sleeping when I left for church. Like
normal it was a good service and I had brunch with some friends before heading
back home. I do enjoy the time spent
just talking to friends at brunch and not worrying about mom. Patti had fed mom breakfast by the time I got
home but not lunch because she was waiting for mom to finish with her bathroom
trip. Patti said her word of the morning
for mom was sluggish. Mom was still in
her nightgown so while she was in the bathroom I put on her house coat then mom
had lunch. It was a cloudy rainy day
with temps in the 80’s. We took a drive
today just to Sioux Passage and Sunset Parks after lunch and a bathroom
break. Mom a lot of times takes an hour
to eat and finish her drink so we don’t have to wait too long after mom
finishes eating before she needs to go back to the bathroom. After our drive mom napped a little then we
had dinner. So the last time mom ate was
6pm and went to bed at 1am. We spent the
evening watching TV and laughing. Mom
was awake and alert most of the evening.
She also likes to look at me a lot and I normally say or do something
silly and make mom laugh. Mom was in
great spirits tonight being sweet and smiley.
Saturday June 15th 2013
Mom did have a small bladder accident after dinner and our
last drive so I put mom into her nightgown early. We got up for the day around 9am and after
mom went to the bathroom we had breakfast.
Andrea and I have started giving mom hot chocolate for breakfast as her
drink over the past winter and still do it because she normally drinks it right
up. It was an off and on rainy day with
temps in the 90’s. We did take our first
drive after breakfast and a bathroom trip.
It was in between the rains. We
drove along the river road to Grafton IL.
It was great to see that the river road was open again and not
flooded. We only saw barges on the river
and just a handful of people on the hike/bike trail. The water was close to the road in
spots. Mom and I talked about our normal
amount mostly when we were on the river road.
There is more things going on along the river road so more things that
still will catch moms eye sometimes but not as much as a year or more ago. We had lunch when we got back after a
bathroom break then we both napped a little before dinner. The last time mom ate was 5:30pm and she went
to bed at 1am. We did take a second
drive after dinner to Sioux Passage and Sunset Parks and we talked about our
normal amount. We talked mostly on the
cars in the parking lots and flowers that we saw. We then spent the rest of the evening
watching TV and laughing.
Friday June 14th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, washed, dressed and
had lunch when I ate breakfast. I spent
my day away playing and reading until I got back by 5pm. It was a partly sunny day with temps in the
80’s. Andrea said her word of the day
for mom was agreeable but I forgot to ask Patti hers. Mom was watching TV when I got home and we
ate dinner at 5pm. Mom went to the
bathroom after dinner then we took a drive.
We drove to both Sioux Passage and Sunset Parks when mom got out of the
bathroom. We spent the rest of the
evening watching TV and laughing. We
watched some programs on the Daystar channel and comedy shows on other
channels. Mom went to bed at midnight
and was fairly easy to change I put her in the house coat instead of the
nightgown.
Thursday June 13th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, washed, dressed and
had lunch when I ate breakfast. I just
did a little playing before getting back by 2:30pm. It was a partly sunny day with temps in the
80’s. Andrea said her word of the day
for mom was affable. Mom was in the
bathroom when I got home and when she got out we went for a drive. We drove to Sioux Passage Park still a lot of
flooded roads. I will be glad when we
can take drives along the river road again.
Mom was fairly quiet on the drive.
We ate dinner at 5pm then watched some TV and laughed. We both napped a little the first part of the
evening. Mom was a little fussy on changing
tonight into her nightgown. Mom went to
bed at 1am.
Wednesday June 12th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, washed, dressed and
had lunch when I ate breakfast. I just
did a little playing before getting back by 2pm when the pastor came by. Andrea said her word of the day for mom was
amiable. I had Patti over so after the
pastor left I went to the movie house to meet up with a friend and watched the
new Star Trek movie which I enjoyed. We
then went out to dinner before I headed back home getting home by 8:30pm. Patti had put mom into her nightgown so I
would not need to change her. Mom and
Patti were watching TV when I got home.
Mom and I spent the rest of the evening watching some comedy shows and
programs on the Daystar channel. Mom
stayed up and awake trying to talk some until she went to bed at 1:30am.
Tuesday June 11th 2013
Mom had 2 bladder accidents today. The first one was overnight when she was in
the bathroom somehow it happened after I put her in there. She was dry going into the bathroom but was
wet when she came out. The second
accident came just before dinner. It was
a partly sunny day with hot temps. Mom
was eating lunch when I left and ran some errands before getting back by
2:30pm. Andrea said her word of the day
for mom was content. Mom was in the
bathroom when I got home then we took a drive.
We drove to Sioux Passage Park.
There is still so much flooding that our favorite drives are too
flooded. We talked about our normal
amount mostly on the number of cars in the parking lots. We had dinner after I cleaned her up from her
second bladder accident so the last time mom ate was 5:30pm. We spent the evening watching the NBC shows
the Voice and Americas Got Talent. Then
we watched Joel Osteen and other programs on the Daystar channel until mom went
to bed at 1am. I put mom into her
nightgown after her second bladder accident so there was no need to change her
at bedtime. We also laughed whenever I acted
silly that still gets mom to laugh.
Monday June 10th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, washed, dressed and
had lunch when I ate breakfast. I just
did some playing and reading until I got back by 5pm. Andrea said her word of the day for mom was
biddable. We ate dinner when I got home
so the last time mom ate was 6pm and went to bed at 12:30am. We spent the evening mostly watching the NBC
shows like the Voice then some comedy shows.
Mom was easy changing into her nightgown.
Sunday June 9th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was sleeping when I left for
church. I met up with some friends like
normal after the service and had brunch.
It was a good service and enjoyable visiting with friends. It was a rainy day with temps in the
70’s. Mom started eating lunch when
Patti left then we napped some before taking a short drive in between rain
drops. We drove to both Sioux Passage
and Sunset Parks. Mom was her normal
talkativeness and alert on our drive. We
then napped a little before dinner so the last time mom ate was 5:30pm. Mom is not having all the bowel movements
today so whatever she had must have worked its way through her system. We spent the evening mostly watching the NBC
show “Americas Got Talent”. Mom went to
bed at 12:30am and was easy to change into her nightgown so Andrea could wash
her in the morning.
Saturday June 8th 2013
Mom did have a small bladder accident this morning around
8:15am. I went in to get mom up and
found her sitting on the edge of the bed with her shoes on I knew that wasn’t a
good sign. I had to even change the
sheets after I got mom in the bathroom.
Mom had at least 5 bowel movements today a lot more than normal so my
guess is she had something working thru her system. We stayed up when mom got out of the bathroom
and had breakfast. After another
bathroom break after breakfast mom and I both napped a little before going on a
drive. It was a partly sunny day with
temps in the 80’s. Since there is so
much flooding around here we could not go along the river road and the Columbia
Bottom Conservation Area was totally flooded.
So today we just drove to Sioux Passage Park then Sunset Park before
heading back home. I fixed lunch when we
got back and another bathroom break then napped a little before a second
drive. On the second drive we drove to
Sioux Passage Park and on both drives mom was fairly quiet but mostly enjoying
the drives. We had dinner around 6:30pm
then watched TV this evening. Mom did
nap a lot this evening overall I would say mom has been sleepy and quiet. We mostly watched the St Louis Cardinals
baseball game then some comedy and science specials. Mom went to bed at 1:30am
and was already in her house coat so no need to change her.
Friday June 7th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, washed, dressed and
had lunch when I ate breakfast. I just
did some playing today until I got back by 5pm and went to bed at 12:30am. Mom was napping in the TV room when I got
home. Andrea said her word of the day
for mom was engaged more so than she has been in weeks. I forget what Patti said but it was pretty
much the same. I had mom go to the
bathroom before dinner so the last time mom ate was 6:30pm. We watched TV mostly the Daystar channel then
some movies and comedy shows. Mom napped
a little in the first part of the evening but then so did I.
Thursday June 6th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, dressed and had lunch
when I ate breakfast. I help Andrea get
mom up and to the bathroom this morning mom was very weak. After the bathroom Andrea gave mom some drink
and that perked mom up. So we gave mom lots
to drink today and she has gone to the bathroom several more times but that’s
fine mom needed to get her system hydrated.
Mom I thick wasn’t feeling good last night because she wasn’t too
interested in eating or drinking. This
was different today mom has been very happy to eat and drink. It was a party sunny day with temps in the
80’s. I just did a little playing and
reading before getting back by 3pm. Mom
was in the bathroom when I got home.
Andrea said her word of the day for mom was weak and Patti said hers was
nice. Since mom seemed tired and the
fact that I think she was sick last night I did not take her for a drive
today. Mom mostly napped after I got
home until dinner. The last time mom ate
was 5:30pm and went to bed at 12:30am. We
spent the evening watching mostly Nova specials and comedy. Mom napped a lot the first part of the
evening then was awake and alert until bedtime.
Andrea put mom into a house coat that she could change and clean mom
easier so no need to change her before bed.
Wednesday June 5th 2013
Patti said mom had a small bladder accident just as she
walked into the bathroom. Mom was up,
washed, dressed and was eating lunch when I left. It was a partly sunny day with temps in the
80’s. I did some reading and ran errands
with a little play time before getting back home by 5pm. Andrea said her word of the day for mom was
lovey-dovey. We had dinner when I got
home so the last time mom ate was 6pm and she went to bed at 12:30am. We mostly watched movies tonight with mom
napping most of the first part of the evening.
The last part of the evening she was alert until she went to bed. Patti put mom in her house coat so no need
for me to change her tonight.
Tuesday June 4th 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. Mom was up, dressed and had lunch
when I ate breakfast. I just had enough
time to run some errands before getting back by 2:30pm. Andrea said her word of the day for mom was
pleasant. It was a cloudy day with temps
in the 70’s. Mom and I took a drive
around 3:30pm and drove to Sioux Passage Park.
Mom was fairly quiet on the drive and not really into it today until
close to the end of the drive. We ate
dinner around 5:30pm and mom finished around 6pm. Mom went to bed at midnight. We spent the evening like normal watching TV
and laughing. We watched the NBC shows
the Voice and America’s got talent. We
watched Joel Osteen then some comedy to finish the night. Mom was up most of the evening even being
more engaged in the shows than her normal. Tonight I changed mom in her bedroom
instead of the bathroom and she was fairly easy to get her nightgown on.
Monday June 3rd 2013
Mom did have a small bladder accident this morning. Mom was up, washed, dressed and when I ate
breakfast. I ran some errands, played
and did some reading before getting back home by 5pm. It was a sunny day with temps in the
70’s. Andrea said her word of the day
for mom was slow and Patti said her word was wobbly. We had dinner when I got home so the last
time mom ate was 6pm and went to bed at 1am.
We spent the evening watching TV and laughing with mom napping a
lot. We watched the NBC show Voice and
the show Revolution then comedy shows and a movie. Mom was fairly easy to change into her nightgown.
Sunday June 2nd 2013
Mom did have a small bladder accident this morning if only I
got her up 5 minutes sooner. Mom was
sleeping when I left for church. It was
a good worship and service today. I ate
brunch with some friends at church after the service like normal. Mom was eating lunch when I got home from
church so after she finished and had a bathroom break we took a drive. It was a cloudy day with temps just getting
into the high 60’s. We started to drive
the river road but it was shut down in Alton IL because of flooding. The Mississippi river was very high and
covering part of the road in Alton. So
we turned around and went back going through Sioux Passage Park first. We talked about our normal amount mostly on
the cars in parking lots and flowers that we saw. After a bathroom trip I fixed us dinner so
the last time mom ate was 5:30pm and she went to bed at 11:30pm. We spent the evening watching TV and laughing
with both of us napping some. We did
talk to my brother Larry over SKYPE for a few minutes. Mom did fuss some tonight when I changed her
into the nightgown.
Saturday June 1st 2013
Mom did not have any bladder or bowel accidents overnight or
today. We got up for the day around
10:30am. After mom went to the bathroom
we had breakfast. We napped a little
after breakfast then mom went to the bathroom again before we took our
drive. We drove around then stopped by
Sioux Passage Park before heading home. I
fixed us a snack when we got back then mom napped some before dinner. We ate dinner around 5pm then watched TV and
laughed until mom went to bed at midnight.
We spent a lot of the evening watching the St Louis Cardinals baseball
game. I had put mom into a house coat
last night so no need to change mom today. Mom went to bed around midnight.
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