Thanks. We do fine as long as I stay healthy. He’s 16 years older than me so we planned for that but covid is an unexpected wrinkle. He has short term memory issues from a closedhead frontal lobe brain injury after a bad wreck 20 years ago so he has good days and bad days. He still sundowns at times. He’s able to drive close to home where things move slower but I had to put a GPS tracker on his truck in case he has a memory lapse and gets lost. We can find him with that but its rare thing. Driving gives him some independence and he actually drives good if he stays out of heavy traffic. In that case I insist on driving. His biggest problem is remembering if he ate, got the mail, and he can’t learn new things. I’ve been trying to teach him how to use the new microwave for two years and he still can’t do it. Stuff like that. As long as I’m around to do the little things, pay bills, feed dogs, make sure the stove is off when he cooks, etc. we are fine.
I don’t usually go into all of that but I want people to know why some of us are extra careful with this virus.
You don’t need to explain yourself here. Your desire to protect your husband is a very loving act that I deeply respect. Everyone has a unique combination of health factors, comfort and concern levels, and even obedience level.
My main complaint about others wearing masks is a selfish one in that I can no longer enjoy the facial expressions and smiles of people we pass. The eyes speak a bit, but not enough. I really miss the brief, pleasant, wordless social interactions that come from seeing each others’ full facial expressions as strangers pass by each other. I think that’s part of what the authorities want in order to induce a feeling of isolation, fear, despair and disconnect from each other.
I just hope that the current sunder doesn’t evolve in the long-term into a more general lack of concern for our fellow man.
Your life is, well, busy to say the least. If you ever need anything, I think I’m fairly close to y’all (just north of Chattanooga) though I do work full time so my time slots aren’t always available. Still, you’ve got a lot on your plate and sometimes, something simple can help a lot.
Best wishes on staying well for you and hubby.
You’re a good woman.