I’m still hopeful I’ll be able to make my famous shortbread cookies this holiday. The last time I baked them was December 2017. I don’t think it’ll happen before the Winter Solstice or Christmas but maybe before the new year.
September 2018 I fell backwards in my kitchen, causing further injury to the degenerating discs in my lower spine. Since then it’s been too painful to cook and bake for longer than 1/2 hr and it was too hard to carry items over to the dining table at my old
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This year, I’ve got a large kitchen, the dining room is 10ft from the kitchen, and I’m feeling better thanks to the new round of cortisone shots in my knees two weeks ago. I never realized just how much my knees were affecting my back.
Maybe I’ll invite my mom to help me and hopefully the fun of baking will help us have patience in dealing with her dementia. ♥️
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When she comes over, she’s on slightly better behavior than when at her home or in public. I on the other hand…I’ve noticed I’m just as tense and more impatient. I find myself on edge; waiting for her to criticize my home, my organizational style, etc.
She and my brother stopped by yesterday and when they left she gave me a hug. I flinched because she hasn’t shown me love in a very long time. 😞 How do I learn to enjoy these rare moments amidst the pain of her decline?
@see_the_sus I guess you have to look at how she was prior. My mom's husband had it when he died, and she had the same problems, but I reminded her of what he was like before and that he didn't choose to have dementia, it chose him. She learned to be a bit more patient which helped in the end.
Though you are the only one that knows how your mom was before. I hope you two manage to have a good time regardless and that she has one of her better days while there.
@see_the_sus dementia is a scary thing!!! I'm sure she'd be thrilled to spend time with you this holiday.