It’s been a long time since I posted here – hopefully, that will change and I’ll share more frequently.

The past couple of years have been challenging. Mom is more challenging. We now have someone come in to keep her company in the afternoon, while I work. She is challenging when engaging her caregivers. Her memory has deteriorated. Her anger and frustration have increased. She is not as easy to entertain as she used to be. She can no longer follow storylines in movies or TV shows. She is not able to do much around the apartment, though misses being able to help. She is impatient and, sometimes, not a very nice person to be around. Though she still has a sense of humor sometimes and likes to laugh.

Toby the cat has been mellowing, which is good. But, he misses his “grandma” and their interaction. Mom is, on one hand, harsh when he comes near (always telling him not to come near her) but then, on the other hand, complains that he doesn’t sit near her. Poor Toby is just confused and stays with me.

Anyway, more about all that in upcoming posts.