We were at Heather Bowman Thomlinson's house today. Mom did pretty well there, but not with the cold. We aren't going out this weekend until it warms up a bit on Monday, she just can't take it. She has major meltdowns over being cold. It makes me really mad, but there isn't anything I can do about it except throw more blankets on her. I am not happy about this development at all. It means no sewing tomorrow, which I look forward to each week. I am trying not to be mad, but it is a losing battle. I hate the disease she has, I hate it more than the diseases I have. She, of course, is unaware of how upset this makes me, which is actually good because she would meltdown again over that.
Anyways, after that, today has been fun. I relearned how to knit from Heather BT. I am going to practice more tonight. Silly me though, I bought the wrong type of needles and yarn. I should have called her but I didn't. Sometimes my brainlessness is amazing. I will return all the yarn except one because I am going to make trivets for the table with them and one set of needles and get the right type. I knitted about 4 rows before her children came in. No use knitting when her children arrive. Mainly because they have all my attention and mom's.
I hope you are warm and sunny today! Try to stay warm unless you live somewhere warm, if you do, yeah! Wish I was there!
Good to hear you are learning to knit. I've knitted for 49 years! When my FM came to stay I couldn't do it any more. I've tried off and on and finally am able to knit for 5-10 minutes at a time..'til my hands start screaming. ;D
ReplyDeleteAnother symptom of Alz patients is that they are ok in their know enviroment, but when taken to a different location, they can get upset and unruly. You might watch for that experience. Understand your frustration.
thanks! I will watch for that behavior. I am glad you can knit for a few minutes at a time. I can't really play the piano anymore (even though I teach it) because of FM and arthritis. After about 10 minutes, my hands, too, start screaming. I am only knitting a bit at a time because I know how my hands get. at least we can do some!
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