MUSIC: This song was inspired, sort-of, by listening to a bunch of Mark Erelli songs. Mark is one of my favorite songwriters and I was fortunate enough to design his first two CDs on Signature Sounds. He tells stories with many of his songs and somehow it inspired me to come up with one of my own. This is one… Read more →
A Regular Sunday: Shopping and Football
CAREGIVING: I can’t remember when we started grocery shopping on Sunday but it has been our routine for a few years at least. Sometimes we would go out for breakfast on the way for our weekly egg and homefry fix. Now we can’t really go out to eat anymore since Kathy needs so much help feeding herself. But that’s OK… Read more →
Thanksgiving
CAREGIVING: Well we had a very nice day. Kathy was feeling a little better. I was able to give her a shower. She slept while I cooked. I baked chocolate chip cookies that were supposed to be healthier. The recipe replaced some of the butter with tahini and I replaced part of the sugar with splenda. So I made them… Read more →
Rocky Road
MUSIC: This song is not about the ice cream flavor. The first version of this song I was exposed to was on one of Peter, Paul and Mary’s early albums. I was probably in the 8th grade and I remember loving the guitar part(s). I kept playing the song over and over with guitar in hand. Pick the needle up.… Read more →
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving
CAREGIVING: This was a really tough morning. Kathy is still zonked by whatever she has. I called and cancelled her physical therapy and the home health aide even though I could have used the help. Kathy slept until around 9:30. I tried to give her a shower but she had absolutely no body strength to help move herself. She really… Read more →
The United Nations of health aides
CAREGIVING: Tuesday morning Melissa, an aide from the VNA came to give Kathy a shower and help her get dressed. She comes twice a week, the other days I take care of the showers etc. and all the personal care stuff. I had Melissa wear a mask while she was here so she wouldn’t get whatever it was. We decided… Read more →
Congestion
CAREGIVING: Kathy never gets sick. Not everyday sick. Granted she has a terminal disease but she doesn’t groan or complain about aches and pains. No colds. But she has what sounds like congestion in her lungs. It shows up mostly at night, after we eat and after we try to get her to swallow her meds and supplements. It has… Read more →