MADISON, AL.
This assisted living life style is pretty boring in general. The OFM is the youngest resident at 79.6 years old. The oldest is 99 years old with most in their 80s. They are the most sedentary bunch of folks I know of. The operators of the place try like crazy to get them to move their bodies but only the OFM bothers to try to keep his body functional. The rest of the folks seem to specialize in griping about every thing. So the frequent classes for painting or coloring or anything else are not normally attended or participated in.
Anyway the health care is decent and the food acceptable 98% of the time. So this seems to be a rather decent place for a Dementia patient person to enjoy his last years. But it is a far cry from hiking kayaking and roaming the country in my RV.
OFM
Hello OFM. I've been following your blog for years, but probably never tried to comment before. I logged in this time just to finally let you know how much I have enjoyed and appreciated your blog. And I appreciate it more so now that you are giving insight into your journey with dementia and life in a care home. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis dementia is certainly a FIGHT.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet it's been awhile since you were the kid!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're not one of "them." When ya quit fighting, you're soon gone. We always enjoy your comments and observations.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the compliment.
DeleteI know the effects of Dementia can vary from one moment to the other. I felt the wrong side of it from Kathy this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteStay Safe and Enjoy having tooooo much fun.
It's about time.