Where Did My Dad Go?

 Hello! On this final day of Alzheimer's awareness month, I thought I would make a brief post. It has been a rough seven plus weeks since we placed Dad. Mom continues to tell everyone that I pushed for the placement as well as letting them know I am attempting to push her out of her home.  Dad has faced three rounds of isolation and made it through all three, with the last one being the easiest of all. IT has been interesting visiting Dad, as I am never sure who I am going to see. It is easiest when my youngest daughter visits with me as Dad lights up and smiles the entire time. He seems to get upset when mom is with me.  Mom and I visited yesterday and Dad wanted to talk about directions and what was going on in the halls of his home. I think it frustrated mom as she did not understand why this topic was of interest when we were there. I have tried to explain that we need to go with the flow when we visit and let Dad lead the conversation even if we do not understand the...

It has been a while since I last posted. I have been meaning to but things got really busy. I am not just talking about Christmas holidays and lockdowns! I was helping mom with her groceries on a Friday morning in early December when the first call came. The LTC placement manager in our region knew that my parents were wavering on placement so we got a call to let us know that a phone call was coming. I was told we were going to be offered a placement at the home that was on the bottom of my mother's choice list. The call came the following Monday morning. We have been prepared and told what the procedure would be - an offer of a bed, three days to make a decision and then 5 to 7 days to prepare for the move. With COVID things had changed. We were given 24 hours to make a decision and then t move had to occur the following day. So, we had until Tuesday afternoon to make a decision and the move was to occur on Wednesday. The decision was simple. In our area there is a lengthy waitin...