Monday, November 7, 2011
Standing in the middle of the grocery store... I cannot even explain how happy it makes me to know I can now buy all of my favorite ingredients... thickened cream, Arnott's crackers and biscuits, bags of Allan's lollies... and there is no pressure as I am not leaving any time soon! Or how blissful it is to cruise on my bike down to Rose Bay and watch people practicing paddle boarding in the sunshine.
In the middle of all this happiness, there is this immense sadness. We had the Aged Care Assessment Team assessment at the care home today. (Yay! Tick another "To Do" off the list... this has been on my list for a year.) Dad was assessed as high care... which does not come a surprise. Hard to believe he was living on his own only two months ago! Seems that another Parkinson's symptom is that they lose their center of gravity... hence all the falls. I cannot even explain how thankful I am that we made it in the nick of time. There is still so much to do (nursing home tours - ugh!)... but we are here now and have a plan of action, rather than three years of "what to do, what to do"... alas, I am repeating myself.
When I arrived this afternoon for the assessment, dad was nowhere to be found! Turns out they take them out on bus excursions and today's venture was to La Perouse... which is on Botany Bay, out near the airport. Dad has gone from a two-kilometer radius in White Rock to cruising around Sydney with his pals! I had better watch out or he is going to have a more active social life than I!
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