Thanksgiving

Give thanks

• Mother fell this week, and she wasn't hurt.  No bruises or bumps or breaks
• Mother still knows us for the most part.  She gets us confused, but she recognizes that we are her family.
• Mother is happy most of the time.  Most of the time she even likes where she lives, and she thinks she has a good life.
• Mother can still walk.  She may be getting closer to using a walker, but she is still mobile
• The staff at the nursing home are kind, and they do their best to meet her needs
• Most of the time, she remembers the good times.  There are dark days when unhappy memories haunt her, but most of the time her memories are happy.
• Mother enjoys the television.  What did they do with dementia patients before television?  Mother can watch the same episode of Andy Griffith over and over, and it is new and exciting each time.
• Music is still one of Mother's greatest pleasures.  She no longer gets up and dances, but she sways her hips and smiles.

• Life continues and it is good.