Chapter 118 - A Quiet Week

Except for a little help Monday morning, she showered, dried and dressed herself this past week. I was also going to say that she has also been inactive until I checked my notes; I noted that she washed & hung clothes on Monday and as a result slept much of that afternoon. Then on Wednesday she helped me sort & file 300 spools of thread in a new thread cabinet I made. The other cabinet is back in her sewing room where I hope to encourage her to do a little stitching. So long since she tried. Of course, she completed her puzzle magazines as usual. Several times I went shopping on my own, she was not up to it, especially in the heat. As she says "You will be quicker without me" but that is a trap we mustn't fall into.

One morning I found her sitting on the side of her bed, in the dimness. "What are you doing?" I asked. "Just thinking." "What about?" "I was in another world" she concluded with a little smile. Lately I think she is often in another world, yet she is her usual animated self when speaking to others, in person or on the phone.

Although she says she is not in pain, she often takes a couple of Panamax for her "stiff" back. It seems back "stiffness" and "tightness" translate into "ache" in my language. She says "pain" is "sharp" and that she is not experiencing. Semantics. I would need to look back though my notes to find the last time she used the TENS machine.

Since we have been home, I have forced myself to rise as soon as possible after the 6am alarm for her meds to spend a few minutes on the treadmill. OK, I build up slowly! Then I disturb her at 8am to rise for a shower. Sometimes we are a little late, like today at 8:30am.