I spotted these pretty clouds on the weekend. It was a gorgeous, warm day, almost T-shirt weather.
A few hours later, I caught this pretty sunset in the same spot:
Yesterday in my aerobics class our instructor asked us what we wanted for Easter. She's funny, after a pause, she said she wants Diamonds! Didn't think about that one, sounds good to me! It seems everyone has an Ipad these days, she did. In fact, she played her songs on it, as she had misplaced her regular CD. |
| Pretty Clouds |
A few hours later, I caught this pretty sunset in the same spot:
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| City Sunset |
After that, the weather was great, so I took my mom to McDonald's to try their new McBistro Chicken Sandwich. They have a 50% off special this week, so I got 2 grilled chicken ones with bacon. The bacon made all the difference, and probably the generous helping of mayonnaise that goes with it! Well, it was whole-grain bread.
While I was in line, this older woman was loudly pushing her way to the front of the line. Her son and daughter were with her. Her son put his arm on her shoulder and she yelled 'don't touch me!' I asked the daughter if it was Alzheimer's and she said 'yes'. Apparently her mom had walked out of her nursing home and they were contacted. She said she wanted to go to Walmart. They gave her some lunch and I noticed everytime the daughter tried to offer her a bite of sandwich, she re-coiled as if being attacked until she eventually decided to take a bite. It's a difficult time of life.
13 comments:
Oh my gosh! What a sad thing. This woman is lucky to have loved ones trying to take care of her. I'm feeling very fortunate that my mom is doing more than well.
My 96 yr old mother has dementia, but is not as difficult to control as that woman.
That was a lovely sunset and pretty cloud Christine. The simple things in life can truly delight us sometimes.
Alzheimer's is a shocking disease. It would have been sad for you and your Mum to witness this.
Take care
Hugs
Peggy xxxxx
Diamonds? Well, why not....Your trip to McD has made me hungry. Alzheimer is sooooo difficult, especially for the carers. Lovely photos btw! valerie
nice sunset photo.....
Beautiful photos of the sky, Christine!
I feel for the woman as the world becomes such a challenge for her.
so pretty - the weather has been gorgeous here, too!
xo
So pretty.....it's a bit more normal here and not so hot. My kind of weather.
Hugs
Such pretty clouds. I like bright sunny days, but clouds can be so beautiful! My grandma had Alzheimer's and it is SUCH a difficult disease to deal with.
oh wow!!! what a beautiful sight Christine!!! thank you for sharing these with us!!! The weather has been amazing!!!!
You are so right.
On a positive note, we had a fashion show in the LTC where I volunteer.
The dementia clients did really well, anxious to perform, and to get out of their costumes!
Not all of them have dementia, but you couldn't tell from the photos who was who!
Dress-up really appealed to them!
Lovely story.
Sounds like they need to move the mom to a more secure place. I cannot imagine any of the dementia places here in Fresno allowing a patient to escape.
Beautiful sunset :) I wonder what time of day it was when you saw this woman... if later in the day she could've been experiencing something known as "sundowner's." Those with Alzheimer's tend to get more confused in the evening into the night. It is sad to see how this disease changes people... at least her family is there trying to be supportive.
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