Deflection

It was hot today at 87 degrees despite the smoke. As for me, it is a good day to get a headache with the heat, humidity, and smoke. With this type of climate, if I remember correctly, next month is headache month. Summer is when I get most of my headache month.

This afternoon, I sat down beside mom for a while. Over the past many months, I have been sitting next to mom and putting my had on her thigh, and she responds with affections. Lately, she has been putting her head on my shoulder. This afternoon she was more affectionate than the times before. I know that people shy away from people with dementia, and I know that most people do not know what to expect from people with dementia, and I even have these thoughts when I first meet a person with dementia. But, as I am finding out, these people do know how the love, since it is a primal aspect of the human brain. So, it is sad to see people stay away from people with dementia. On Thursday, I took mom to Respite and a person that rented our downstairs apartment when we were in grade school is also in Respite. Although his dementia is not as bad as mom’s, I still took time to visit with him, and I feel that I made a difference in his day. As more people come down with this horrible disease, it seem that we have to be mindful of their condition.

Well, since it is a little bit later then I usually am typing at this time of the even, I am goin to have to go for this evening.

Roger