Now that the Florida mornings are a bit cooler, I’ve started taking Dad outside onto our screened patio for his usual breakfast of oatmeal, and apple sauce with his powdered meds mixed in. He seemed to enjoy sitting there, looking around the backyard with unusual alertness. A gentle breeze made the crepe myrtle branches sway…
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Crimes against the Elderly
The last few weeks have been difficult, and this is partly the reason for a gap in posts. Mom has suddenly lost much of the vision in her “good” eye and is understandably fearful of what is to come. Certainly life is more complicated now. She can’t read her bills, write her checks, dial a…