The Latest and not so Greatest

Star Date: April 7th, 2014

Hello fellow readers and loyal followers, thought I should bring an update on the situation in the Winstead household.

Since last we spoke the wife has slipped a great deal. One morning she may awaken and ask where she left her knitting, (she doesn't knit) or state that today she is going to the beach. (uh, we don't do beach).

I was helping her dress to do to the doctors, left the room and upon my return she shouted triumphantly, "look, I was able to put my own socks on." Well I smiled and acknowledged same but the truth is I had put her socks on before leaving the room.

Her hearing loss doubled overnight. I took her to an audiologist and was told her ears are full of wax so today we go to the Doc to have same removed. Maybe. And hopefully that will help with the hearing loss as she lost her aides and we need to buy new one. $2000 at Costco.

No TV experience for her, except short vignettes. AFV, Caught on Camera, things like that. She can't follow or remember a plot. Hell, in the finals of AFV she cant remember from the one minute before who did what to win the $10,000.

Talked to the social worker last week. Her mother suffered for 15 years. They were able to keep her at home the whole time which prolonged her life considerably.

And then there is me. Trying my best, doing what I can. 44 years and counting.

I think I will plant some lemon and lime trees in the back.
Oh, yes and paid my taxes today, ugly. has to send Uncle Sam and additional $8000.


From the deck of the Starship Coventry, this is Captain Gary signing off.




















 

UPdate

Star Date 3/12/14

The good news is there is nothing of consequence to report. Faye seems to have settled into a null period where nothing has been bothering her.
I solved the cracks in the floor problem with a rug and the pillow problem is on going so that is not going to change, I just go with the flow.
She just came off a weekend of extreme illness, making me somewhat nervous, but she is on the mend and back to her ole' cranky self :).

She perseverates on the fact no one calls or comes by to visit, even though the kids do call and visit. So each visit or call is a new experience for her.
We have puzzles recommended by the Alzheimer's Ass. that challenge her to think, which works for about 10 minutes.

I notice when we are watching the telly she just drifts off into where ever she lives now. Occasionally asking what is happening. Thank goodness for the pause on the remote so I can catch her up.
Baseball season has been a blessing. As I have stated before, she loves her BB, although she remembers almost nothing of how it is played, the action (yes, I know, action in BB), keeps her stimulated for about 4 innings. LOL.

What I don't understand is here ability to talk. basically non-stop. This is a good thing because many loose the ability, but sometimes it can be too much. But then again she spent 35 years as a Speech and Language Pathologist so there must be some carry over.
And I would much rather have her talking to me than not.

So not much has changed. We talk, we watch. She wants to go to Las Vegas and I tell her OK.

As the sun comes up I think about what today brings. While she is sleeping I must slip off to the market for needed supplies.
The Santa Ana Winds are starting to howl and the heat is fast approaching. The rest of the week will be gorgeous by California standards.

And My Beauty sleeps.

From the deck of the Starship Coventry this is Capt. Winstead signing off.