by Lyn Blair | Aug 27, 2006 | dementia/Alzheimer’s, Humor
Sometimes not remembering what happened yesterday or even five minutes ago has its advantages. Yesterday doesn’t drag you down or rob your attention from what’s happening now, and every moment is new and fresh, leaving you to enjoy life today. That’s one way to look...
by Lyn Blair | Aug 27, 2006 | dementia/Alzheimer’s, Humor
As if from a deep sleep, a new, feisty era in my dad’s life rubbed its eyes, blinked and awakened. Leaving Ken, the wonderful man in my life to fend for himself, I nestled down in Alabama to watch over Dad. Dad could not thank me enough for my help. When I arrived,...
by Lyn Blair | Aug 27, 2006 | dementia/Alzheimer’s, Humor
The unleashing began with the leaf blower. While working at the computer, I heard the muffled buzz. Dad was blowing away all the leaves, and cleaning up the steps and porch. Then an engine started up, and he drove off in his truck without finishing, abandoning a mound...
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...
