The Longest Stroke-Dementia Road To Somewhere Journal

January 18, 2019 — “No Limitations, Only Faith”

Arrived home from the gym after teaching my cycling class and Mother was up and ready to go. There went my regular schedule of completing my usual tasks before she awoke. Our days were numbered before our departure to her home, so I didn’t sweat it. When you are near the finish line, it’s always easier to relax a little. Just rolled with the punches.

Entered Mother’s bedroom and it looked like a cyclone hit it. Asked Mother what happened to all the cover on the bed and she conveyed she didn’t know. I figured she didn’t know what to do with herself as she waited for me so she was probably trying to find her clothes and threw things all over the place, looking for her clothes. It was all good.

Wanting to start my task and at the same time get Mother started for the day. Decided she should practice bathing in the tub, so made her bath and put her in the tub. While she was busy bathing, I made up her bed and laid her clothes out for her to dress herself. Returned to the bathroom, to complete her bath so she can dress herself. Even though she bathed herself, I did the final bathing to ensure she was washed up good. Watched her get out of the tube in her manner with little to no assistance on my part. She had come a long way from the chair to this bathing in…