Chapter 278 - End of a Year Heading Downhill
This year just going, 2012, has been the least pleasant year we have experienced. Yesterday, I had to collect Deralin for her from the chemist, she was interested in the opportunity to visit one of the rag shops for supplies yet when I was ready to go a little later she decided to stay home. I don't like leaving her on her own so after checking that she recently went to the loo I drove down the street and rushed through the chemist and the supermarket, I think I was gone about an hour, she had not experienced any difficulties while I was away. I remember a year ago and earlier when we used to walk arm in arm around the shops, occasionally she telling me to slow down. Not anymore, always she needs her walker for stability and sometimes to sit on.
This morning I encouraged her to use the Wii for 10 minutes of stepping. She places most of her weight on her hands holding the walking frame positioned over the Wii board, otherwise she cannot maintain balance, so the Wii does not detect many of her steps, but that does not matter as I keep an eye on the minutes down counting on the screen. As she neared 10 minutes I saw that she was tiring so had her stop, she did not object. She has not complained about leg aches today after the Wii stepping, although before rising from bed this morning she had me apply Ice Gel to her lower back; I think she did her legs. In the shower she needed the shower chair.
This past week she has been making satin toiletry bags, the type of frilly thing little old ladies use. From time to time she has mentioned difficulty pinning then sewing the pieces together. This evening she observed that the bag she was working on was giving her a lot of difficulty, she was unable to finish it tonight, saying "My meds are due in half an hour." During the afternoon she had completed one without problems. I reminded her that she must keep up such activities as well as attempt to complete the Lumosity brain exercises more often since both will assist her maintain her cognitive skills. She continues to complete the weekly puzzle magazines without trouble, occasionally asking me for solutions, sometimes I can help; I hope I never hear her say that they are becoming too difficult.
As always on New Year's Ever, we watched "Dinner for One" on SBS, she was not inclined to do so, until I mentioned the chocolate coated nuts I bought to share. She continued to watch TV until after the Edinburgh Tattoo began, then decided she needed to go to bed to finish watching it there. I needed to assist her up from her chair, then off the loo, then onto the side of the bed to undress, all her clothes were damp with sweat, I wonder whether by the end of the day she has body odour, my sense of smell is very poor. As always, in attempting to get into her satin nightie, it clung in a roll across her shoulders from where she is unable to untangle it; her damp skin does not help. Then she lay on her back on the bed, decided that was uncomfortable, asked me to help her roll onto her right side. That was difficult until I tugged her nightie well down below her bum so that I was able to slide her more easily on her satin sheet section across the centre of the bed.
Where will we be in our progression at the end of 2013 I wonder?
This morning I encouraged her to use the Wii for 10 minutes of stepping. She places most of her weight on her hands holding the walking frame positioned over the Wii board, otherwise she cannot maintain balance, so the Wii does not detect many of her steps, but that does not matter as I keep an eye on the minutes down counting on the screen. As she neared 10 minutes I saw that she was tiring so had her stop, she did not object. She has not complained about leg aches today after the Wii stepping, although before rising from bed this morning she had me apply Ice Gel to her lower back; I think she did her legs. In the shower she needed the shower chair.
This past week she has been making satin toiletry bags, the type of frilly thing little old ladies use. From time to time she has mentioned difficulty pinning then sewing the pieces together. This evening she observed that the bag she was working on was giving her a lot of difficulty, she was unable to finish it tonight, saying "My meds are due in half an hour." During the afternoon she had completed one without problems. I reminded her that she must keep up such activities as well as attempt to complete the Lumosity brain exercises more often since both will assist her maintain her cognitive skills. She continues to complete the weekly puzzle magazines without trouble, occasionally asking me for solutions, sometimes I can help; I hope I never hear her say that they are becoming too difficult.
As always on New Year's Ever, we watched "Dinner for One" on SBS, she was not inclined to do so, until I mentioned the chocolate coated nuts I bought to share. She continued to watch TV until after the Edinburgh Tattoo began, then decided she needed to go to bed to finish watching it there. I needed to assist her up from her chair, then off the loo, then onto the side of the bed to undress, all her clothes were damp with sweat, I wonder whether by the end of the day she has body odour, my sense of smell is very poor. As always, in attempting to get into her satin nightie, it clung in a roll across her shoulders from where she is unable to untangle it; her damp skin does not help. Then she lay on her back on the bed, decided that was uncomfortable, asked me to help her roll onto her right side. That was difficult until I tugged her nightie well down below her bum so that I was able to slide her more easily on her satin sheet section across the centre of the bed.
Where will we be in our progression at the end of 2013 I wonder?
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