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Pandemic Times: Yes, I Joined the COVID 19 Bread Making Craze and Returned to Reading Books
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 – mid-morning Using My Stay-at-Home Time Constructively I know I’m not alone. We’ve all been adjusting to and living with various COVID 19 developments and restrictions for over six months now. We want it to end. … Continue reading
Six Weeks after Knee Replacement Surgery: Going Rogue Worked for Me
Saturday, August 8, 2020 – mid-morning Going Rogue After 4 1/2 weeks, I decided to go rogue. I was no longer taking narcotic pain medicine, I could bend my knee fairly well, so instead of having my neighbor drive me … Continue reading
Parental Journal 107 from Planet Elderly: Visits No Longer Allowed
Sunday, March 15, 2020 late afternoon Alone Like many who are no longer permitted to visit loved ones in nursing homes, I’m concerned about my mom feeling alone. However, I trust that staff have tried to explain the coronavirus situation … Continue reading
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Parental Journal 101 from Planet Elderly: Naming Mom’s Toilet and Other Realities of Dementia
Morning, June 17, 2019 For the past several months, Mom has been coasting along quite well in the Woods Central neighborhood of Lenoir Woods. Walker? What Walker? Mom is the only resident who does not use a wheelchair, although she … Continue reading
Parental Journal 94 from Planet Elderly – Visiting Miss Pearl and Friends
October 9, 2017 – afternoon Mom’s been living at her memory care community for a little over six months. I visit her every day unless I’m out of town (rarely) or dealing with something like the upper respiratory virus I’ve … Continue reading
Parental Journal 86 from Planet Elderly – Relocation Saga: ROADBLOCK
Monday, March 27, 2017 – 3 a.m. Mom woke up early yesterday and announced that her house means too much to her. She will not move to Missouri. I sipped coffee and listened. She told me how comfortable she is … Continue reading
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