Almost like writing a simple daily journal.
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My dad is 81 and he’s having a real hard time finding his nouns. As a recent example, he was trying to tell me he tripped over the door to his dishwasher. Even though he was staring right at it, he couldn’t come up with the word “dishwasher”. I had to fill in the blank for him after he had give me enough of a description (”you put your knives and forks in it”) for me to understand what he was talking about.
I bought him some crossword puzzles and some “circle the word” puzzles but so far he hasn’t tried any of them. The man has a Ph.D in information science and a Master’s in Mathematics. It’s disheartening to see him like this.
Let’s see, got out of bed, ate, watched TV, ate, went to bed.
That’s 5 right?
How do you do this exercise? I just started doing it mentally and within a minute was up to 100 big and small events.
* Got out of bed.
* Scrubbed night guard
* Filled CPAP reservoir with water
* Made bed
* Morning toilet
* Showered and shaved
* Washed hair with Duke Cannon shampoo
* Got out new Dial soap bar and Irish Spring bar from cabinet
* Put soap bars in shower
* Recharged batteries in Wellue sleep ring. Synced ring to phone.
* Flossed teeth, then brushed. Scrubbed tongue.
* Brushed hair
* Got laundry basket out with week’s dirty clothes
* Threw one old, worn-out pair of underwear
* Got dressed in khaki shorts, fresh yellow crew neck tee shirt and brown belt
* Took laundry basket downstairs
* Separated whites from colored clothes
* Ran colored clothes through washer first
* Filled coffee pot
* Ground some coffee beans
* Filled Traeger pellet smoker.
* Replaced foil on grease tray. Cleaned two grills in sink.
* Topped off pellet bin
* Got out rib tips and coated with rub
* Filled smoke tube with mixture of pellets and apple wood chips.
* Fired up Traeger. Set at 250F. Lit smoke tube with propane torch.
* Big picture — dinner with friends at Randy & Vee’s house
Etc. You get the idea. I can remember hundreds of things I did today. Where do you draw the line on too big or too small?
Wow, great find! I have also read that playing music from their youth helps ease thr anxiety of ad patients, as does decorating a room in period materials (something they recognize from younger years) not sure why that is- I wish we had known it when caring for a relative with it.
Bkmk
An elderly couple had dinner at another couple’s house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen.
The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, ‘Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great. . . I would recommend it very highly.’
The other man said, ‘What is the name of the restaurant?’ The first man thought and thought and finally said, ‘What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know... The one that’s red and has thorns.’ ‘Do you mean a rose?’ ‘Yes, that’s the one,’ replied the man.
He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, ‘Rose, what’s the name of that restaurant we went to last night?’
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OK, but...I’m retired. I’ll have to actually DO 5 things 😏
Sounds strangely like the secular version of an examination of conscience.
What if you can’t remember what you did today?
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Writing or typing?
What about voice to text?
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BKMK
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Sounds like a good idea for everyone.
As opposed to consuming five shots of whiskey before bed?