Good Afternoon! Thanks for the birthday wishes. It has tuned out to be a busy day, which was unexpected.
DH had his PT session, and it was very interesting. Excellent lady who clearly had experience with dementia patients. She signed him up for eight sessions (twice a week for four weeks. We start this Friday. She also gave me some tips, and I decided it might help to get a chair with arms (and no wheels) so DH could get in and out of his chair a bit easier. We went to a consignment shop and a thrift store with no luck. I did find a sweater for him. We also took a brief walk on the campus where the PT office is (as is the adult day services, etc.)
Came home and went on the computer when my friend who I have known since we were eight gave me a call. We almost never talk on the phone, and don't write or e-mail that often, so there was lots to share. Back in the day, we always talked for at least an hour. Her son and wife are having another baby boy in April. I am not sure how old their son is, but my friend said this will probably be her last grandchild. Her daughter has two girls, and now her son will have two boys.
My friend is a bit unhappy that her son and DIL will be moving to San Diego this summer. Her DIL will finish her residency this spring, so she is free to move. She is a child psychiatrist, so she has been in school for ages. And, she doesn't like cold weather at all (has some sort of condition), so she wanted to go back to CA where her Mom is living. Sounds like a good job, but not so great for my friend who lives in Maryland. Her daughter lives in NJ, and at this point her son and DIL are living in Connecticut.
My friend was telling me about another friend of ours (same age) who had to put her husband in a facility since he has some sort of dementia that also caused him to change personalities. She was afraid that he might harm her or their son. Very sad story. At least DH is usually quite nice.
My phone died twice during her call, and it has not been working well for at least three weeks.
We went out to lunch at Denny's (my first choice was closed on Monday), and then picked up a few things at Wal-Mart. I came home and called about the phone -- definitely a problem since the phone cut out, did not work, etc. Very long story short, they will be coming tomorrow to switch out the modem. Apparently, this modem is free. I have a different modem for the computer, etc.
Hope the sink is working okay, Barbara. Sounds like a shopping day for you. I would love to have lunch with you sometime, but it is a bit easier on me if DH doesn't come. Probably not the nicest thing to say, but.....
Glad you have a few days off before having to go back to the VA, Claudia. Hope R feels better.
Have a nice evening and sleep well.
Hugs,
Linda
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