Outside Evening at The Movies

June 04, 2014



I had a GREAT IDEA last night! I told my mom "let's watch a movie outside"! We set up the Ghostbusters movie on Netflix on a Laptop and pretended like we were at a Drive-In movie. We heard birds chirping, airplanes flying by, people talking, Paul doing yard work, and it was a fun experience to watch a movie outside.



My mom loved Ghostbusters and laughed her heart out! She can't wait to see Ghostbusters 2. She also wants to watch more movies outside!

We are enjoying the simple things in life!






Feeding the Ducks Time!

June 01, 2014



My mom's new favorite thing to do is feed the ducks. She just loves to throw the ducks food. She could stand for hours and throw them food if she had bags and bags of food. I asked her if she wanted to feed the ducks today. She thought that would be fun! She was excited to go feed the ducks. 

We had 3 bags of bread. Paul and I let her feed the ducks as we watched her. Paul stole a few pieces of bread to feed the ducks from my mom and I'll admit I took a piece. We mainly let my mom feed the ducks though. When she would come to the end of a bag, she would tell me to get another bag ready for her.


She really lights up when feeding the ducks! If anyone is up to having a fun time feeding ducks with my mom, she would love it!






Our Donations For Dementia Research

May 28, 2014



We started out our journey of dementia, with donating our blood, and for Jon, his saliva, for dementia research, so they can learn more. My mom, Nate, Paul, and myself all donated blood for a very good cause. Jon doesn't like anything to do with blood so he turned down the donating of blood. We didn't want to see him pass out on the floor. They have saliva kits for back up. Jon was lucky enough to get to spit some saliva out into a container.


The donating took quite awhile since their was 5 of us. I'm glad that they can learn more about dementia and our family tree by doing this research. I'm sure this is an experience that most families don't get to experience together. I would say it is something we will remember!

Final Test Results

May 28, 2014



We have been waiting for a month to hear the results of our mom's PET scan results that she had done back in April. We have been well aware of the symptoms and the doctor's thoughts of what has been going on. We weren't to shocked, or disappointed by the diagnosis that the doctor gave my mom yesterday. I think I have been preparing myself to hear those words from the doctor. ALL of the symptoms have been there. There has been no denying it.

The doctor gave my mom the diagnosis of Frontotemporal Dementia. 



We were left with some positive thoughts from a positive lady named Cathy.

- suggested to join a support group that is located in Sandy, UT.
- schedules, schedules, schedules work best for people with dementia.
- help my mom pick out her talents and thrive on them 
- spend some time with her (take her out to lunch, etc.)
- do not argue with someone with dementia, change the subject and move on (lesson has already been learned)
- The book "What If It's Not Alzheimer's" was recommended to read for family to get a better understanding.

We are meeting with a social worker next week to get some more information and for help to direct us in the next steps of this new journey we will take together.

 
On the most positive note I can give, my mom tells everyone "she is fine". She tells the doctor "she is fine". I know from here on out my mom is going to enjoy her life in a new way. She already has been enjoying her life and it has been fun to watch her enjoy the little things in life. She is teaching me to enjoy life right now. I asked her yesterday if she will teach me how to enjoy life and her reply was "YES". 
Let's ALL keep on enjoying the little things in life!







Happy Memorial Day!

May 26, 2014



Linda invited us to meet her and Jean at the cemetery on Sunday, the day before Memorial Day. It was fun to meet Linda and Jean at the cemetery, to put some things on the graves of grandpa and grandma. 


My mom has some beautiful roses growing in her front yard so I had her pick two roses to put on the grave. We also had a flag to put on the grave. Linda and Jean also brought some things and together the grave's decoration looked completed.

We had a fun time chatting, catching up, and remembering those close to our hearts. It was so great to see Linda and Jean! (It always is!!) 

 May we remember today and always, those who have passed on! 

I also believe, true to my heart, that we should treat everyone as if today could be their last day on this earth. We never know when our last day could be. 







Beauty in Sunsets

May 20, 2014


   
We had the experience to see a beautiful sunset last week that was so beautiful. The pictures don't do justice for the sunset! We took Lucky, my dog, to the park to walk. Paul and I walked Lucky around at the park, while my mom sat in the car, watching the sunset and listening to her music with her headphones on.



  The sunset was so beautiful! I had my mom come take some pictures with myself so we could have some sunset pictures together! It was a fun evening at the park and we all enjoyed ourselves!


 May we all continue to have beauty in our lives even at our darkest and happiest moments!

Even at our most darkest moments there is always beauty to be thankful for. We still have family and friends who love us. A roof over our heads. A vehicle to drive. Refreshing water to refresh us and clean us. A bathroom to use. A blue sky to look up too. Rainfall to replenish the earth. A sun to give us warmth. Air conditioning to cool us off. A heater to warm us up. The list could go on and on.

 Be thankful for the beauties of this earth!










Paxton Graduated Preschool - Hooray!

May 10, 2014



My mom's one and only grandson graduated preschool this week. Paxton is growing up so fast and next month he will turn 5 years old. We were able to drive my mom up to Clearfield to see Paxton's graduation program. The program was really cute with a lot of singing throughout the program. 

We learned that when Paxton grows up he wants to be Spiderman.


We know that whatever Paxton grows up to be, he will be very successful in whatever he does and we will support him! We love you, Paxton! Congratulations on your graduation!





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