I am still listening to books and sometimes I can paint at the same time!
This month I've read/listened to six books and I am enjoying most of them.
One of my favorites was 'The Maid' by Nita Prose. My Intel buddy JeanAnn
recommended it. I've had some lunch dates too but they aren't as
frequent than they used to be. I think the summer months and kids home for
school have something to do with that. I did have lunch with Rebecca at True
Food Kitchen and that was wonderful! Oh, and Debbie and I had lunch too
which was a real treat.
I had to say goodbye to my Intel buddy Melaine 😶 JeanAnn and I had lunch
with her and a few days later she left for a new adventure in Colorado. We
cried a little but hopefully we can stay in touch via FaceTime/Zoom or by
texting. I'm happy for her and maybe someday I will visit
her!
Last month! Bob took me to my annual visit at my Neurologists office. Dr.
Sachdeva has been my doctor since my diagnosis in 2016. She was very happy
that I was doing well. I told her all about my routine and my mediation,
bible plans, yoga, walking etc. The only thing she recommended was to mix
things up! Change my routine - walk in the morning vs the afternoon.
She doesn't want me to paint every day so I will figure out what my new
routine will be soon!
So, the best thing that happened this month was my youngest daughter
delivered two beautiful babies! No photos are allowed but I can tell
you those twins are absolutely perfect👶👶 A boy and a girl!!! I can't tell
you how much joy that brought to our family. It also gives me hope and even
more purpose to keep fighting and raising money to find a cure to END
ALZHEIMER'S!!! My goal is to be able to spend time with them and to make
many memories with them!
I was able to be in the hospital when they were born and didn't want to put
them down. I am filled with hope and joy and I'm so happy I'm able to help
them once a week. Changing diapers and feeding them makes me so happy! Celly
loves them too and tries to kiss them when they're getting
changed!
I've also started my WALK2ENDALZ fundraising and have raised over $10,000
and our team BUNI's BUDDIES has raised over $17,000! Many thanks to all of
you who have already donated. Every penny counts and I am so thankful for
your support.
The other exciting event took place in San Diego last week. I was part of a
panel speaking at the Alzheimer's Assoc International Conference! There were
four of us on stage talking about ALZ and how Lego's helped one woman
communicate with Lego bricks! I shared my journey of living with ALZ and
also spoke about the importance of using the Lego's to share my frustration
with one of my primary care doctors. For that Lego set I turned all the Lego
people upside down - signifying that my doctor had his head in the sand!
This was the doctor that told me "You don't look like you have
Alzheimer's!"
We were there for 3 days and unfortunately, I had horrific nightmares
the morning we were flying home. It stuck with me all day and I was so
shaken that when I came home, I stayed in bed all day trying to erase
the fear. I mentioned it to my colleague, and she mentioned that
sometimes Aricept causes nightmares! When I mentioned it to Bob he said I
had frequent nightmares! WOW - I guess I either forgot that or just didn't
know it was happening that often.
The next day I was fine and Wednesday afternoon I was with my grandchildren
and loved every minute with them.
So that's what's been going on with me😇 I had a fun lunch date with
Rebecca & Julia at Blackhawk Grill. It was really fun and we got to feed
the ducks too.
I read a weird book - 'Things We Do In The Dark' - I definitely do not
recommend it! I did LOVE "The Maid" by Nita Prose. JeanAnn
recommended it to me and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Rusty has been a good boy too and he likes to lay with me in the afternoon
when I'm resting! Bob has been busy but we've been able to have lunch dates
and make a point to go to church on Sundays and then have a nice meal. I
spent a ton of time watching Wimbledon too and just LOVE that
tournament!
So I guess that's my latest update! I will try to attach some photos
to this but I'm not sure I know how to do that anymore. UGH! I need an
assistant to help me with technology now 😆😆
Many thanks to all of you - I can't tell you how much you lift me up and
keep me smiling💜💓💜
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