Tea?

[classic33]

Time to hit the sack.

Until tomorrow, or should that be 'until later today'.

That poor sack, getting hit.

It'll be later today, tomorrow will be the day after.

 

[Mo1959]

Unfortunately, no.

In years gone by we would have covered some 4-5 miles on our evening walks but we have been down to about 1 mile twice a day for several months now.

It's a real struggle to get Mrs B out for the walks and then she struggles with even a mile. It helps if we bump into any of our feline friends as we know some of them by name and they make a fuss of us while Mrs B gets a breather.

My big fear is that Mrs B will lose her mobility. It's a fact that if a person with dementia doesn't keep mobile the brain may rewire the section that controls that function to do something else that would normally be controlled by a part of the brain that has died. There are many cases of people being stood up out of a chair and just standing like a statue because they have 'forgotten' how to walk - nothing wrong with the legs, they just don't generate the brain signals to perform the task. Lack of mobility can then also cause a whole host of issues that can even become life threatening. There is also the issue that I'm getting older alongside Mrs B so I almost certainly won't be able to assist her by lifting etc - the reason why I want a home with more room for equipment that may be required in the future.

Due to the amount of study that I did when Mrs B was diagnosed I know a fair bit about our possible future and it can get grim very quickly if you don't try to keep on top of things. I was talking to our GP last year and he said "I know how diligent you are about your wife's care", and he got that right - it's the only way to try to minimise the anguish that's coming down the road.

Sad to read this Blue. I pop in and see a couple not far away sometimes. It was them that started asking me in for a cuppa when I was passing. Obviously haven't been able to do it lately. Shona is just 76 and has dementia now and Douglas is ten years older so it is worrying although he is quite fit. She had a fall and went into a care home but doesn't like it and he doesn't think it's helping either so they are having a meeting with social services and hoping to get her back home again with a care package. Hope it works out for them. I think we all want to remain in our own homes for as long as physically and mentally possible. Covid has made things so much worse as I think the lack of interaction was the thing that caused a bit of a quick decline as she was no longer getting taken out for stimulating trips by the dementia nurse and able to go for runs in the car to many places, etc.

All the best with getting a new place and keeping Mrs B as well and active as you can manage.

 

[classic33]

Day 199
The wind is the only noise to be heard outside. Silence is everywhere, deafening. There's been the odd odd noise, which cannot be identified or located.

Methinks madness may be close by, around some as yet unturned corner. Do we wait until finding a bridge, then attempt to cross it. Will the grass really be greener on the other side.

To sleep, perchance to dream...


Morning??

 

[Blue]

'Morning all

We don't have sunshine but it is dry, cool and bright enough today. I suppose it's a typical Autumnal day.

I hope that your friends get a care package that suits their needs @Mo1959. My experience with SS is that one has to emphasise the needs and the benefits that are seen to arise from their input, especially if it will save them money in the long term, and keep pressing, sometimes with the help of the GP. As it's said, 'it's the squeaky gate that gets the oil'.

 

[classic33]

'Morning all

We don't have sunshine but it is dry, cool and bright enough today. I suppose it's a typical Autumnal day.

I hope that your friends get a care package that suits their needs @Mo1959. My experience with SS is that one has to emphasise the needs and the benefits that are seen to arise from their input, especially if it will save them money in the long term, and keep pressing, sometimes with the help of the GP. As it's said, 'it's the squeaky gate that gets the oil'.

It'd be grease round these parts, it's cheaper.

 

[Blue]

It'd be grease round these parts, it's cheaper.

Don't talk to me about grease. My garage door was rubbing on the upright posts and making a dreadful din so I applied some of the grease I use for my bikes to the door and uprights - problem solved. Came along a few months later and while talking to Mrs B I forgot myself and leaned against the upright. Messy stuff!

 

[classic33]

Don't talk to me about grease. My garage door was rubbing on the upright posts and making a dreadful din so I applied some of the grease I use for my bikes to the door and uprights - problem solved. Came along a few months later and while talking to Mrs B I forgot myself and leaned against the upright. Messy stuff!

That won't have been the first time either, I bet.

 

[classic33]

Day 205
The falling rain outside is all that can be heard. I've walked the hills when rain was falling
Rested by a wide oak tree
Heard a lark sing high at evening
Caught a moonbeam on the sea

The summer sun is fading as the year grows old And darker days are drawing near The winter winds will be much colder Now you're not here I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky And one by one they disappear I wish that I was flying with them

 

[classic33]

Morning??

 

[Blue]

'Morning

Weatherwise it's sunny intervals with a threat of rain here. Been doing a bit of driving around taking Mrs B to daycare, picking up scripts from GP and visiting the pharmacy. Now enjoying a cuppa before getting on my turbo

My time spent behind the wheel of a car has certainly reduced. Back in the 80's, when I spent a few years as an accident investigator, I may have done 200-300 miles in a day - I wouldn't do that in a month now.

 

[classic33]

'Morning

Weatherwise it's sunny intervals with a threat of rain here. Been doing a bit of driving around taking Mrs B to daycare, picking up scripts from GP and visiting the pharmacy. Now enjoying a cuppa before getting on my turbo

My time spent behind the wheel of a car has certainly reduced. Back in the 80's, when I spent a few years as an accident investigator, I may have done 200-300 miles in a day - I wouldn't do that in a month now.

Owdo

Much the same here, weatherwise.

 

[Blue]

Owdo

Much the same here, weatherwise.

We now have and what looks to be a lovely afternoon. Maybe that will reach you soon, if it hasn’t already done so.

My turbo session is about to end so I’ll be off to collect Mrs B soon.

 

[Mo1959]

Bobby not been here since Sunday and Cho Choo never been back either? Hopefully just got more exciting things to do.

 

[Fubar]

Blimey, tha"s back. Must have been the faint whiff of cake.

How's the going, has tha crossed that bridge yet. You'd got to it.

Back and gone again... and back again... not crossed any bridges, no allowed - certainly not the Rainbow Bridge... 👻

 

[classic33]

We now have and what looks to be a lovely afternoon. Maybe that will reach you soon, if it hasn’t already done so.

My turbo session is about to end so I’ll be off to collect Mrs B soon.

Rain on the western horizon, sun is disappearing, again.