Grateful
Movie Night
My mom hasn’t been to a movie in a theater for years. Recently, she heard about the new “Jumanji” movie. She loves the old one with Robin Williams. Some people at her Parkinson’s exercise class and some older ladies I talked to saw it and thought it was pretty cute. We decided to go this […]
Perfect Day
We started our day with my dad at a doctor’s appointment that was very positive. The doctor said he was very pleased with how my dad is doing and encouraged him to stay on track. My dad and brothers have been trying to coordinate some computer issues, and after speaking with them both this morning, […]
A Day’s Difference
For the last couple of days, my dad has been having problems with his foot and in a lot of pain. We got him to the doctor yesterday who gave him a super heavy duty anti-inflammatory pain reliever. He took the pill in the evening when we returned. Our neighbors invited us over for dinner […]
Looking for the Light
A friend has been on my mind recently. This morning I thought of her again as I was praying and took action right away by texting her to see how she was doing. After a while, I received a text back. Then another. Then another. She was really struggling. I stopped, said a prayer, and […]
Supportive Groups
We had 3 events today. My mom went to her exercise class in the morning. I had a caregiver’s support group/class in the afternoon. And tonight I met with my prayer group. In each event, at least one person expressed their gratitude for the group – particularly for the other people present. In each session, […]
Not Hurt Worse
My sister called today and sounded very weary. Come to find out, she fell down the stairs at her house a couple of days ago. She tripped on the second to the last step and landed flat out, skidding on the concrete floor. She did go to the doctor and get checked out and although […]
Continued Appreciation
Today my parents and I continued noticing and appreciating the marked improvement in my mom’s physical health in the last year. On our way to her exercise class, she was doing her voice exercises and actually flipped into her singing voice. She was able to do it several times. That hasn’t happened in years. Then […]
Thankful Notes
Yesterday I spent the day in the kitchen getting ready for the Thanksgiving meal. I saw an idea of baking “thankful notes” in the dinner rolls – like a fortune cookie. I thought that was a great idea. I asked my mom what she was thankful for this year, made each one into a note […]
Five Year Change
Today at my aquatic aerobics class, people were talking about how they have changed in the past 5 years. One person said they learned more about who they are. One said they are more patient. One who retired a few years ago talked about how they are now OK with not being busy every second […]
Timely Problem
Yesterday my dad and I went out to run some errands. Our first stop was the post office. I let my dad go in to take care of his business while I sat in the car and waited. I put the radio on, laid the seat back, and closed my eyes for a few minutes. […]
