Sunday Update

Another Sunday afternoon. It has been a typical week for all of us. Mom has been grumpy and rude to Janice mostly, but in some ways, it has been a really good thing! Mom is fixing her own lunch because she stubbornly won't eat what Janice fixes for her. We have had some nice days so Mom has been sitting outside frequently during the day. Last night before going to mass we let mom know that the Bishop had said she could not shake hands, hug or kiss anyone at church because a lot of people have the flu and he does not want her to get it. During mass, I reminded her and she did very well just waving to everyone as if they had all come to see her! Mom gets the sign of the cross correct at the beginning of mass except for doing it backwards, but at the end, when Father is making it in the air as a blessing, she does the same thing. She especially likes the CD that we play in the car on the way there and home and knows most of the words to He Walks With Me.

This will be kind of a busy week for Mom. Tomorrow, some of her friends, Margaret and Dianne, will be bringing lunch to celebrate her birthday outside in the gazebo if it is nice weather. On Tuesday, her birthday, Mom has her annual checkup early in the morning and then either a birthday lunch or dinner. I don't expect anything from her doctor appointment but that she is healthy. I will be mentioning the hallucinations and delusions but I am sure Dr. Birdwell will say that it is part of the dementia.

Anyway, thank-you for the birthday cards. It does keep her in touch with having people somewhere who know her and love her even if she does not know who you are.

By the way, the crochet hooks have not turned up. Mom does nothing during the day now but sleep, play with the puppy until she gets too wiggly, sit outside and fix her lunch. Time to get her some ice cream. More later in the week.