I think I'm still adjusting to daylight savings time. I'm not sleepy when I should be and morning comes too early. Hardships.
It's spring break all around here - the university, community college, and school district. No tutoring for me this week, so I told Boss in testing I was available if needed. To that, he said, "Yeah? Maybe I'll take Monday off, do something with my mom"
So I worked in place of Boss yesterday. The do-something-with-Mom turned out to be locating her tax documents. His mom is not young, and tends to forget things, but still lives on her own.
While visiting the in-laws in California, much of the conversations were about effects of aging. Stepmother-in-law told us that one of the tests for dementia is to have the patient draw an analog clock.
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She was talking about a friend of theirs who failed his clock-drawing test. Later, I was curious as to the result of FIL's drawing. I'm not sure about dementia, but his memory does have noticeable gaps. FIL is an accomplished architect, so I'm sure there was a time he would've drawn an impeccably creative clock.
I mentioned this conversation yesterday to Party Girl, who concurred. "Oh yeah. My dad's clock was all over the place".
Now I feel like drawing clocks... just to make sure I'm still with us.
In other updates, we encountered the resident wild turkeys while on a coffee walk again. Only three were hanging out this time. Two males, strutting their stuff, and one seemingly totally uninterested female.
This guy couldn't get enough of himself. He was all, "look at how majestic I am!". Never mind that the nearby female was fully ignoring him. He begged me to snap a photo.
Fine.
Mr. Turkey is magnificent- Lucky for him turkey holidays are over and he can find a wife and settle down! What a lovely bird chunk, he is.
ReplyDeleteCurious about the drawing of clocks- I would say that dementia is creative and not of this world- could be fun (?)
I couldn't understand why that hen wasn't interested in the lovely bird chunk.
DeleteWhen I worked at the care facility, it seemed that the happiest people were the ones who had no clue where they were.
Now that's a big turkey. As for the clocks. I so fear Alzheimer's and Dementia. I'd rather have physical disabilities than lose my mind. Although if you ask my husband it's too late for that worry, it's gone. :-)
ReplyDeleteI thought the clock-drawing was an interesting test. It's a mystery what goes on in a dementia brain.
DeleteHe is a very handsome turkey! I think our clocks do something this weekend or possibly the one after.
ReplyDeleteI like that the sun goes down "later" now, but I wish we'd stop with the whole clock-changing thing.
DeleteThose are some big birds. Interesting about the clocks. I can see that being a test though I never heard of it, it makes sense. Nice that Boss got to hang with his mom.
ReplyDeleteI'd not heard of the clock-drawing test either. Boss rarely takes a day off, so I was glad to help him have a day with his mom.
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DeleteI think I might get my parents to draw clocks next time I see them.
ReplyDeleteThe turkey is very handsome. It was nice of you to pay attention to him.
I wonder how many people, upon learning of the clock drawing test, either have their parents or themselves draw clocks!
DeleteAfter reading your post I drew a clock. Then I put the hands at 3:00. I'm still with us! Cute turkey pictures and captions!
ReplyDeleteNice to still have you with us!
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