The Hannah Family

Bad news

Mom is being referred for more cognitive testing, but the psychiatrist today is pretty certain she has Alzheimer's.

Big boys bonding

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Claire did her toenails

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Took mom to the butterfly house today

So glad we were there for a butterfly release. They placed a butterfly on each child's hand, and they waited patiently until the butterfly took off for its first flight. A different one landed on my shoulder so we were all delighted to be so close to them.

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Overall it went okay

Mom did pretty well without me for a day. Kate finally got her to take her vitamins. Mom fed the animals our expensive tuna, probably because she's not a big fan of tuna. She was going to rewash my clean laundry, but luckily the basket was deemed "too heavy." Pat stood at the sink rinsing and rerinsing the same plate until her cereal became soggy. She read all of Mark's mail under the guise of "cleaning," ha! I'm staying home tomorrow to keep an eye on her.

Hopefully they can help

The Duke memory docs are not taking new patients until October, but Pat's new PCP sent a referral to a different group and they will do a comprehensive mental status exam a week from Friday. Her dementia is even worse than I thought. It is a horrible thing, but she is safe now, relaxing and in good spirits so thank God/Mark and I for that.

Experiment

Mark - and then mom - challenged me to work today. Of course I can. The worry is what is happening at home while I'm gone. Work, even in a mostly autistic class, is a breeze. That tells me a lot.

President's Day

Originally scheduled off, but today was a snow makeup day. Then school was canceled due to sleet, ice and freezing rain. Come on warm weather so we can catch up!

Kittens on the dog bed

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Jack isn't moving

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