Spring of 2010

Well, it has been a busy spring, trying to get caught up with the yard work and all such things. I have a bunch of plants still to be planted.
Since February we have been spending a lot of time going back and forth to Halifax and New Glasgow, my siblings and myself. Our father has been having health issues, blocked gall bladder duct and massive infection (cured with a shunt and mega antibiotics), which have all boiled down now to Fast Onset Full Blown Dementia. He is still at the hospital, although is now in the transition area for Geriatrics waiting for a bed at a nursing home. It is so hard to see him that way, he has always been a very smart man, doing a lot of reading, puzzles and up until January still doing all his own banking and shopping for the house. Now, he has no interest in reading or puzzles, no attention span for them. He is confused most times when you talk to him, the easiest thing to do with him is go along with what he says. If you try to correct him, it confuses him and agrivates him (very hard to get Mom to understand this). He seems to be quite comfortable and happy for the most part with his surroundings. He says the food is good, and it is quiet. He spends a fair bit of time looking out the windows, and when you ask him about it, he tells you some stories that you are sure come out of all the books he has read.
Now Mom, she is another story. She is very adament that she is not now or is not ever leaving the family home. She is 81, and is handling things just ok, but it is spring/summer. Things are somewhat easier at this time of year. What will the winter bring? We worry about her eating right, she has had issues with that before. Only time will tell.