CAREGIVING: Kathy has her second appointment with Doctor Jackson tomorrow afternoon. I confirmed the appointment and the ambulance arrival time. It is supposed to be reasonably mild out for December but it might be drizzling. I am hoping that she will be more alert this time but it is always a crap shoot. Maybe an injection of coffee is in order. I… Read more →
Thanksgiving and other news
LIFE: Happy Black Friday. Saturday and Sunday! We survived the overhyped snowstorm on Wednesday and Thanksgiving was a fairly normal day. Betsy, our daytime aide, had the holiday off, but Pat came and got Kathy ready for bed. I shovelled as much as I could without killing myself. I need to keep the little parking area as clear as I can… Read more →
Emergency Planning
CAREGIVING: We are expecting a snow storm for Thanksgiving. I’ve given emergency planning a lot of thought lately. I thought it might be useful to think out loud about it: What to do with a bed-bound Huntington’s patient during an emergency. Getting Advice The biggest worry I have during the winter is a power outage. Without power there will be no heat, no water… Read more →
Infographic: Huntington’s Disease
I wanted to share a good infographic produced by Lundbeck, one of the pharmaceutical companies working on treatments for Huntington’s Disease. I am not sure what the log has to do with it. Read more →
Which Came First: the Chicken or the Dryer?
CAREGIVING: On Wednesday I received a call that the new clothes dryer would be delivered between 3 and 7 pm. The excitement was building. The laundry was building. Kathy’s clothes and bed pads were hanging all over the place trying to dry. Around 4 pm in the afternoon I received another robo-call saying the truck should be there in 20… Read more →
Friday: I can’t complain
LIFE & CAREGIVING: Today, was one of those days. But I can’t complain. The clothes dryer died: I suppose it was due. We bought it in 1994. So, I can’t complain. I ran to the Depot and bought the same basic Whirlpool we had. Looks more streamlined, but it is the same basic box. Made in the USA, of all places. Unfortunately, they can’t deliver… Read more →
Aside
leaves
raking leaves. autumn’s bounty
garden hose to clean my shoes
basset deja poo.
