A Scary Moment With A Senior Resident

Working at an Assisted Living with Senior residents has opened my eyes to how delicate and fragile we become as we age. Not having my parents or grandparent’s, this is something that I have not experienced.  Many of the residents there have some form of Alzheimer. Resident’s with full on Dementia are on a different floor but some are there for other medical reasons.

Today while I was working on the computer with Pauline, we started chatting to a new resident who had moved in just a few weeks ago.  Gary, the new resident was waiting at the elevator to go down to lunch. While he was standing there we asked how he was doing and he said he was doing fine. Pauline and I continued to focus on what we were doing on the computer and all of a sudden we heard the loudest bang. We both stood up and noticed Gary just suddenly passed out and hit the floor HARD.  Thank God the nurses were right behind us and rushed over to him and called 911.

It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen. One minute we were talking to him and a second or two later he just dropped.  Pauline was a bit shaken up. Gary has been sitting at their table during dinner. The resident’s become family with each other and become pretty protective of one another. I hope everything is ok with Gary. Hopefully, when I go in tomorrow someone will have some good news. 

We are all thinking of you Gary!

Happy New Day Mami

Happy New Day! That is what Buggy was saying all day today-LOL! For some reason she wouldn’t or couldn’t say Happy Mother’s Day so she kept wishing me a Happy New Day – I love it! I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day. Whether you’re a mamma to fur babies or two legged babies- you’re still a mamma no matter what.  To me Mother’s Day is every.single.day. Getting pregnant wasn’t easy for me. We tried for many years before I had an ectopic pregnancy and then to suffer a mini stroke while going through IVF, so every day that I am able to spend with my daughter is my precious Mother’s Day. This picture is the best Mother’s Day gift ever. Buggy did it at school and she was so excited to give it to me-love, love, love it!

I wish I could have spent some time with my Mami today but I’m sure she was having a wonderful celebration in Heaven.

I hope you all had a super awesome day today and were able to spend time with those who are special to you and tell them that you love them and appreciate them.

Happy New Day Mama’s!

Cemeteries Refusing Boston Bombing Suspect

Here in New England we are still reeling from the Boston Marathon Bombing.  The work that our local authorities have done is beyond amazing.  Unfortunately the suspect is still very much in the news because his body still lies in limbo rejected by many cities across the US including Canada.

No one wants to bury this terrorist in their city and who can blame them. Would you want your city to be known for claiming and burying a terrorist?  The question seems to come up as to why not send him back to his country but they don’t even want him there. I heard somewhere on TV that she should be buried at sea like Bin Laden but who knows.  I wouldn’t be surprised if this went old school and someone burned him on a stake, I’m sure it’s crossed many minds. There’s even a suggestion from a local in Massachusetts to start raising some money to send him back to Russia. I don’t know about you but even once cent for this ruthless bastard is way too much for me.

I hope they find a solution soon.

 

Will We EVER Be Potty Trained?

So it’s been a few months since my last potty training post. Buggy has done super awesome with going pee on the potty and as most kids do, she picked it up right away but we are still having issues with going poo. The kid absolutely refuses to poo in the potty. We’ve done stickers, snacks, the poo happy dance on the few times she has gone but no dice on consistency with going poo in the potty and sometimes there is nothing at all you can use to bribe this kid with-NOTHING!

I know it takes longer to master this part but she is almost 3.5 and I’m just wondering how.much.longer. The poor kid has had issues with her little who-ha being sore because she’s tried to wipe herself, she’s had a UTI and we are now just starting to feel better on that. She’s been wearing her big girl underwear for months and has no problem going poo in them and she will tell me when she does it and we go right to the big potty so I guess that’s a step in the right direction.

I know that it will take time and she will come around when she’s ready but sometimes it does feel like we’ll never get there so I just need to be patient, Hakuna Matata right but not always so easy when you’re washing poop out of underwear quite a few times a day.

How long did it take for your little ones to potty train?

Seniors Still Just Wanna Have Fun!

Who says that when you’re a Senior living in an Assisted Living home you can’t have any fun.  Last week I had so much fun at work, it was a day of laughter and dancing. The activities coordinator had a performer come in for the resident’s. He sang some great songs everyone was familiar with and tried to get a few of the residents up out of their chairs.  As I was walking by, one of the residents pulled me in and I’m so glad she did. What a blast we all had.

Here are some pics I took on my cell phone-they’re a bit blurry since they were all moving - to show you that no matter how old you are you are never to old to stop dancing and I didn’t need any excuse to get up and join them to do the twist.  Some of the resident’s couldn’t believe they were actually dancing and moving as much as they were. 

 

Just because they are at an Assisted Living home it doesn’t mean that they have to stop living. It was great to see them have such a great time and everyone is looking forward to next month’s event.  What kind of activities do you do with the Senior’s in your life?

WW: Boston Proud, Boston Strong, Boston Pride

        

 

   

Nine Years And Gone Too Soon

His name was Angel and he truly was one. He was my daddy and the best daddy in the world. Papi, as we called him in Spanish was so much fun, sweet, caring, a jokester and a kid at heart and I’m so grateful that I take after my Papi and for so many amazing, happy memories.

It was nine years ago today that I lost Papi, he was so young, only 62. Papi had been in the hospital for some time but when we lost him it was unexpected. I had gone for a getaway up north for the night and was out of cell range. My sisters were trying to reach me to tell me the news but I didn’t get it until the next day. I never got to say goodbye to Papi and even now I sometimes have dreams of walking around the hospital looking for him.

I see so much of my daughter in Papi. Buggy has such a silly, goofy personality-so much like her Abuelo. I know that in the Spirit world the two have shared many laughs and my heart swells when she sees pictures of my parents and says “that’s Abuelo”.

I love you and miss you so much Papi! I know you are having a great time on the other side and watching over us. Te Amo!

Dios te bendiga mi Angel!