Very good advice..............

I went to a seminar and read a book by Jo Huey, Alzheimer's Disease: Help and Hope.
On the back cover are 10 absolute nevers.

1. Argue instead agree
2. Reason instead divert
3. Shame instead distract
4. Lecture instead reassure
5. Say remember instead reminisce
6. Say "I told you so" instead repeat-regroup
7. Say "You can't" instead do what they can
8. Command-Demand instead ask-model
9. Condescend instead encourage-praise
10. Force instead re-enforce

These are so true. I already get frustrated when I am confused are having problems with my thinking the last thing I need is someone to do any of the left handed things, it just makes things worse for me. As far as noise, it really makes me nervous and then gets me agitated. Some probably think I am trying to be a pain but it can really mess up my mind if things get busy or loud. I try to walk away when these things happen and stay to myself alot. It may get lonely at times but at least it is quiet. When several people are talking at the same time it confuses me because I can't follow any particular one talking, so I don't understand any of them. So if you see me shying away I am not trying to be unsocialable just trying to cope.

Week end

What does the sign say? Gone Fishing. That was me Sat. I caught a blue catfish that Jesse said weighed about 2 or so pounds. Yeah! It was reeling it in. Then Sunday after church we went to find a place to put the camper. We found this place that will let you park it there for a dollar everyday it is not plugged up and only charge for days plugged. Sounds good. Now we are looking for a boat to take down there and we will be all set. It is suppose to be the 2nd best white perch fishing in the nation. We will see.

The thing about forgetting it I usually forget what I forgot. That is the case this week end. I realized I had forgot or got something mixed up and I was going to remember to address it in my blog, but I forgot what it was. I do remember that it upset me when I went to painting class with Lynn and Chelsea, that I kept dropping the paint brush on my painting and making a mess. It would just slip out of my hand. Some things like that somehow I remember but little, I guess they are little, I forget. That is the reason, I don't like to be reminded when I forget something because I probably forgot what I forgot so I don't remember that I knew in the first place. Me gave me a chihuahua yesterday because I wanted a small dog to keep in the house to keep me company when Jesse is gone. I guess that is sorta what went on with me this week end. Take care and live one day at a time.