by Lyn Blair | Sep 2, 2006 | dementia/Alzheimer’s, Humor
Hoping Dad would bask in truck crash memories awhile longer, I worked on my computer-based business. However, Dad was still set on proving his survival capabilities. While chatting on the phone with our neighbor Brenda, out of the corner of my eye, I saw dad wearing a...
by Lyn Blair | Sep 2, 2006 | dementia/Alzheimer’s, Humor
Our neighbor Brenda called and asked if she could borrow our leaf blower. There sat the leaf blower ever–ready, outside on the steps where my Dad had left it. It dawned on me that it was out of fuel. I found the leaf-blower manual and was checking for fuel...
by Lyn Blair | Sep 2, 2006 | dementia/Alzheimer’s, Humor
Dad’s “re-activation” plan moved onto the next phase, and he began bugging me about getting the trucks fixed. The truck he bashed up was a 1986 Ford Ranger. His other truck, a 1987 Ford, had not run in awhile. My son Brad came over and got the Ranger out of the tree....
by Lyn Blair | Sep 3, 2006 | dementia/Alzheimer’s, Humor
Yes, things were going very well. Whenever Dad got a bit antsy, he would go for a walk, and his restlessness would fade away. As he was setting out for another walk, I cheerfully wished him a good one and said I would see him soon. What other man 88 years old walks...
by Lyn Blair | Sep 3, 2006 | dementia/Alzheimer’s, Humor
After consulting with our neighbor Wydean, the neighborhood authority on who’s who and what’s what in Fort Payne, we were up-to-date on hospital horror stories. We followed her strict advice to admit Dad to Gadsden Regional Medical Center through their emergency...
