One of the hardest things too do is to keep any kind of stimulation for the severely diagnosed Alzheimer person. So difficult, can’t follow along too even pre-school shows, and too much activity is overwhelming. Simple conversation and words they cant follow and many times a simple word learned at 2 no longer know the meaning too. Smells of food cooking or baking sometimes can wake up the senses for a moment. Yesterday was very interesting.
My youngest had a balloon on a string and normally the sound of bouncing it irritates me too no end. Her grandmother seamed very interested in it. I asked my daughter to let grandma try. Several times she showed grandma too keep a hold of the string and bounce it. Grandma was laughing and just in a good mood. They went on too play together bouncing the balloon as if volleyball. Grandma was talkative and interacting and laughing having a grand ol time. Which made up for little one feeling bad the night before being yelled at “GET OUT”. For 30 minutes they played together but as far as children and young children go she wanted too play outside with her friends and had enough of simple game with grandma. With in 5 minutes grandma went back too with drawn self.
I can’t say if the playing with balloon will work today or any other day. I just know it was the happiest she has displayed in a very long, long time.
Back in February, I emailed the right person I guess through Gordon Ramsay website. I inquired if he participates in Make a wish foundation at all. I wanted too just know not all celebrities do. My daughter really wanted too meet him she really liked his F Word show and how he interacted with his kids. Of course then watch his other shows too. It is her dream too become a dessert chef. I received a very nice response from Gordon Ramsay’s people, he does participate in wishes but his schedule is too busy right now, but we wish the best for your child. I just wanted too know, not expecting too set up anything right away.
My daughter had discussions with her art therapist while she was in the hospital the types of make a wishes and the kinds available. She was informed some times its best not too ask for celebrity time cause their time is so valuable it could be just a few minutes. She has made her wish too be chef a learning experience on a cruise ship which other children have already recieved as she read on the make a wish foundation site.
This morning I received a email from Gordon Ramsay Holding lmt I can’t share the entirety cause of the disclaimer in the email. However in short given urls too Gordon Ramsay new restaurant opening. Now isn’t that interesting? I got on a special email list just for an inquiry.
On too my daughter and make a wish, she will be receiving her first official interview next week. I have too dig out and make copies of some documentation for the interview. Thats all really.
Went too K1speed and wasnt happy with my own results. Lesson learned, move up the seat I am hurting legs, back and even hip. I got myself a little beat up inside my own kart. Thrashed around too much taking the corners ohhh! I have too go better my times!
I vblog about it, I don’t know why I get shy and nervous in front of my own cam, maybe with practice get better.
Alzheimer mother in law woke me up 4:45am, she wanted me too teach her how too knit. No matter what I said it was too early in the morning and she woke me up, she just came back with showing me her knitting needle what do I do next? I got her into her room, and told her too go back too bed its too early. “Well that isnt helping me” extending her knitting needles too me. It made me laugh under my breath. Help me! I only have 14 what do I do?! I could only respond I dont know how too knit, and left. She wanted the last word, leaving her in her room.
Then came 40 minutes of her just crying from her room for a couple minutes then stop and restart again. Yelling “she is just a bitch” time too time. I left her alone(in her room).
We have a prescription for her its supposed too make her more of herself, supposed too be help lessen the disease. I think its making things worse for her. Last few days she doesn’t know where the bathroom is, more confused then ever.
Some days are good and some days are bad. One thing for sure the more the severe the disease has advanced the ability too count correctly is gone. Today the mother in law is having a very bad day with clarity. Todays counting for past few hours has gone like this : 1, 4, 7,9, 8, 20,7, 4, 8, 52, 7, 9,4 ,22 she has been stuck on a pattern of 4, 7, 9 a few numbers then 8 jumps numbers and back again. Hey at least there is some consistency .
It is interesting it reminds me of one of my daughters learning too count too ten the summer going into kindergarten . When her learning disability really was becoming clear she has having problems.
It isn’t that often I watch Rachel Ray, today’s topic stopping baby bottle usage. OMG 3 1/2 years old still on bottles 105 a week. First problem is baby was in bed with parents. Infants and small children do not need too be in bed with mom and dad every night. They do have a built in comforting abilities. They should have the child in her own room with a monitor playing in parents room.
Listening too the child through the night and only get up and go too the child when the crying is not stopping and in clear distress. Turning on the light bright making sure that child is awake for any kind of drink. Then after diaper changing and comforting the lights low to out. At three years old should not be waking all through the night for a bottle.
How too stop the baby bottle it is very easy. Throw them all out in one day. Every time the child asks for a bottle and throws a tantrum. Reply if you can find a bottle you can have it otherwise here is a sippy cup. Always bring a sippy cup when dinning out and encourage learning too drink from a straw. The bendy straws the big straws marketed for kids OH YEAH! This does work how can it not don’t have any left, just say the same thing over and over like broken record. A week later the child stops asking and stops looking. An offering of a slice of apple helps sometimes. It is not always about them being thirsty, but some kind of self soothing, a distraction from getting the drink immediately helps alot. Making the child wait a couple minutes helps, sometimes works so much they don’t want it when offered .
It is nature of 2-3 too have tantrums as parents just can’t give into every tantrum. By 3 years old providing no learning disabilities the child knows what is going on and who they can manipulate. At 3 years old can start talking too the child here is your room you can come out when you stop crying, leaving the door open . As parents need too be consistent and constant with how want the child too behave. When out and about and they have tantrum, then its removal and talk too the child the behavior is not acceptable and will stay in the spot til they stop.
At age 3 they do like the sense of independence dressing themselves, using a spoon, exploring their world. The will tend too say I am three I am a big child! mmm milk shake, they like milk shakes, “sorry can’t have one of your own milk shakes come only in a cup “ Only big kids get too have milk shakes. Are you a big kid or a baby?
My last child never went through the terrible 2 or 3’s stage.
Crazy, the Alzheimer person will loose all reality when it comes too dressing themselves. It doesn’t matter male or female in a facility or in family home dressing is a challenge. My (pasted) father in law would just go naked and the apartment or in his boxers. My mother in law now is becoming more and more of a challenge. The stand off no you can not come out in just your underwear you have too get dressed. I am dressed! No you need pants on, I have pants on . No you do not.
It is getting harder and harder to have her properly dressed for the inside weather. The other day it wasn’t worth the hassle and I did give up on trying too get her too remove 5 shirts and two sweaters. More and more she just doesnt know the word glasses no matter how I rephrase it such as too go on your face. she will just come back with I don’t wear glasses. Or like today how the hell should I know where your glasses are.
Today, took over 10 minutes too get her dressed . She couldn’t understand why I wouldn’t let her come out in her panties, she couldn’t figure out why I was insisting she take off her shoes too put on pants. Over and over told her too take off her shoes . I am working on it. No you will get stuck in the pants. Sure enough she got stuck. Had no idea what too do at all .
Then there was the problem that lasted another ten minutes she kept putting on a pair of shoes on her hands as if gloves. I told her shoes are not for hands too put them away. Only too return again wearing shoes on her hands. Over and over while trying to prepare her meal. I had too get her back into her room too put down the shoes. Only for her too try again.
The last week has been hard on her simple sentences she just doesn’t understand. Try too get her too knit, too keep herself occupied but through the day she says she doesn’t know how too knit. Actually today is the best knitting she has done in 6 months too bad she doesn’t understand any word beyond knit.
I had come up with a song for my friend Joz in celebration of her MBA. Then my daughter had this cute little dance and thought it was even better. Sorry it was made by webcam so the quality isn’t the best. The sentiment is the best isn’t it. How many people have a theme song for their blogs? I can do some sign language actually learned as a child. It is something I can just pick up but haven’t kept up with.
Oh gross! I don’t care what the package says that isn’t real cheese more like cheese wiz down too the pattern after baking. Gross! life is too short too eat bad food - too the trash it went!
Not good !
Image is the package and how the food came out after following the baking directions. The goop only too fill the skin if pushed around with finger or spoon.. but I guess its close too package image too bad tastes like crap.
