Nov/Dec 2009 A Different Kind of Journey

Indeed! Things had changed a bit. I was able to spend some good family time: one birthday as well as Thanksgiving. I ended up staying almost a whole month.
















Among the things I was able to accomplish were:

1. Dad enrolled in VA and had first physical exam.
2. Applied with Area III on Aging -- Meals on Wheels 3x/week.
3. Decluttered back room and Dad’s office as well as some clothes closets
4. disposed of boxes of outdated supplements and other assorted items – at least 10 banana boxes
5. organized a file for money management/ collected statements from since 2007 and before.
6. engaged housekeeper/eldercare person of Pat’s recommendation 2hr/day 5 days a week and oriented her
7. set up pill box and reminder list system for meds
8. Cooked lunch & dinner meals most of the time.
9. got Dad in the habit of fixing their own breakfasts – albeit only instant oatmeal
10. got dad using his cell phone again
11. Arranged for Mom to meet new Doctor – provided background, list of Rx and list of family concerns.
12. programmed "home" and other common destinations into a GPS for getting around town

Like many diseases, there were good days and bad days.