Waiting for lunch
The tree outside is always my first focal point and it has been fun to watch the daily color changes while I’ve been here. Everyday it looks like a new tree!
For some reason Sunday is the most difficult day for mom to make her way through. I don’t know when this started or why it happens but I have observed its difficulty for the last year. I started this blog when she was admitted to the hospital – on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year. Now I am always on an extra alert for how she is getting along on any Sunday and it will be the day of my most concern when I leave her. I have hired some extra care and I hope this will cover the “spaces” – because that’s what happens – she gets spacy and needs someone to bring her attention back to the moment. The main meal is always at 1 o’clock on Sunday and since I have been here she has had a hard time keeping herself “collected” for the entire meal every Sunday. I thought today might be different because she was dressed, hungry and quite excited about heading down to the dining room. I’m happy to see she is getting a lot of physical strength and coordination back. Everything was good as the meal started but there is always a long waiting period between the soup and the main course and that’s when she starts to wander. I’m trying to encourage the other two women at her table to keep a conversation going.
I guess this is just a little snippet of my nervousness around leaving on Tuesday. It’s been a good visit and she is basically still doing very well. It’s interesting and fortunate that I happen to be here when she had her collapse. I makes me wonder who will step in when I’m not around watching her every move or at least always fairly near by. I realize there will need to be some new arrangements when I return.