THIS MORNING MIKE WAS TRYING TO MAKE SOME COFFEE FOR HIMSELF, AND HE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME OF IT. HE WAS TRYING TO PUT THE TOP OF THE GLASS COFFEE POT ON TOP OF THE LOOSE COFFEE AT THE TOP OF THE POT. THAT IS JUST ONE OF MANY THINGS THAT MIKE GETS CONFUSED ABOUT LATELY. YESTERDAY A NECTARINE WAS A PLUM!! HIS TASTE BUDS MUST ALSO BE AFFECTED AS HE WILL OFTEN MISTAKE FISH OR EVEN PORK SOMETIMES THINKING THEY ARE CHICKEN!! HERE IS SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO LATELY-KEEP A PEN AND PAPER HANDY SO WHEN MIKE SAYS OR DOES SOMETHING HUMOROUS, I CAN JOT IT DOWN FOR A LATER BLOG POST. HERE ARE A FEW OTHER IDEAS FOR YOU WHO MAY BE DEALING WITH AN ALZHEIMER'S PATIENT OR LOVED ONE YOURSELF.
SINCE OUR MEMORY IS STARTING TO GET OVERLOADED, PLACE SOME STICKY NOTES AROUND THE HOUSE WHEN YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THINGS.
LABEL CUPBOARDS AND DRAWERS WITH WORDS OR PICTURES THAT DESCRIBE THEIR CONTENTS. PUT IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS IN LARGE PRINT WITH NAMES OF FAMILY MEMBERS, ( CELL PHONE# ARE BEST AS MANY PEOPLE STILL WORK) WHERE THEY CAN EASILY SEE THEM-JUST IN CASE THEY NEED HELP OR GET CONFUSED IF YOU NEED TO STEP OUT BRIEFLY. MIKE WILL ALSO LOOK CONSTANTLY AT PICTURES, AND I JUST LEARNED THAT A BOOK OF PICTURES WITH THE NAMES OF ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL WITH IMPROVING THE MEMORY. WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE GOOD DAYS (MAYBE GOOD HOURS IN A DAY), AND OF COURSE THE BAD ONES. KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR ALL THE CUTE THINGS THEY SAY OR DO WILL HELP US TO LOVE THEM MORE, AND CHERISH EACH MOMENT WE HAVE WITH THEM. TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME
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