LIFE IN JOHNS WORLD

I got a call to go open a new case,I was told she is 80 Years old· avery prominent lady of her town,she was very succesful in Real Estate and dating an 88 year old man who did well himself.Her home was beautiful the living room over looked the river and the wall was all glass so you could see out.She dressed very nice She is petite and very kind.Loves to wear a straw hat,Her diagnosis is second stage of Alzheimer(which is sever memory loss)                                    We sat at the kitchen table and talked. At first glance you couldnt tell anything was wrong with her,Physically she looked fine.She offered me a glass of wine at 10am I politly declined. Later this would become our nightly routine a glass of wine (mine was cranberry juice in a wine glass)and Wheel of fortune.She amazed me at how sharp her mind was solving the puzzels with just a few letters.Yet she`d want to go visit her Mother(She had passed 20 years ago) I had learned correcting them only brings more confus

Not sure if I want to tell this story, Sadly its all true.(Another John Momemt) Saturday I came home to grab a power nap before going back to finish second shift of the day. I unlocked the door and walked in, my dog Nuggett followed behind. How the heck did she get outside?Poor thing I must of locked her out before leaving to work this morning.,Thank God it was only 4 hours and I had food & water outside.She did throw me a look like HOW DARE YOU(as you all know shes the Queen of this castle)                     I walked in my house and there was a strange odor,Thought to myself" I bet the room mate came back home from work" (Explains Nug being locked out) "and I bet he burnt broccoli in the microwave".Checked the microwave NOPE it hadnt been used .                                   "Strange Oh well" so I gave up and streched out on my bed but the smell was getting stronger,Hopes it not carbon dioxide and Im not going to wake up,wait a minute ca

 I get a kick out of elderly people. Especially if they've been married half a century I was assisting this couple in there home and an RN came out to determine if the husband needed more assistance. We all sat down in the living room He was a grumpy petite man She was kind &loving (kind of an Edith Bunker character)  All in the Family sitcom. We all sat in the livingroom.The RN had her head down focused on her clip board. His wife sat a few feet from her Husband. She had bags under her eyes,her hair was scraggly and she was exhausted. He sat there with his guard up and ready to strike. RN "Mr Kindle are you sleeping ok at night?" Mr Kindle "Oh pretty good " Mrs Kindle (speaking timid) "Well he's been up five or six times lately" He threw her a look. RN Mr Kindle "Are you having any accidents in bed? Mr Kindle "No No not at all." Mrs Kindle "Well last few nights he has had a few" He threw her a look with his fi

Another up date,Here in California its a cool 68 degrees and chance of rain,"Pray for rain please" We are at 80% drought,The Capitol has decided to let the lawns turn brown to set an example as water conserving.Anyone caught watering more then twice a week or  Power hosing Side walks/drive ways will be fined $500.           Yesterday at work I was waiting for my client and day caregiver to return from an eye appontment.Some of you may know that my client is 90.She came strolling in on her hover around she was shook up and exhausted.I got her to her recliner feet up and brought cold water She said forget the water get me a small glass of wine.                  She began to tell me that as they were letting the lift down on the back of the bus and the day  care giver was a few feet a way looking in a glass window at pianos.All off a sudden a car a came crashing thru and nearly ran down the caregiver The glass shattered everywhere The bus driver left my Client in mid air o

Ok I have to vent.......AGAIN.Im blessed with a great neighbour hes a widowed man around 68 very kind and like I said Im Blessed to have him living next door to me but every year around this time he and a few of his friends load up the motor home and take his boat and head to the Ocean for two weeks.The sad thing is he own two dogs Yup two dogs not one.The thing that bothers me is he takes the young one and leaves the older one home ALONE I get that hes older and the trip might hard on the dog, My neighbour does have someone stopping by twice a day to feed the dog,Not only is old dog missing his owner but his 24/7 younger companion and the dog has howled and cried so much hes hoarse its an awful sound. I feel so bad for him. I  talk to the old dog thru the fence And put dog snacks over for him. Day and night that poor dog is crying.Its so sad..I need advice from the dog lovers out there. How do I handle the situation?Do I confront neighbour?Do I leave an anonymous note on his front

Hello Friends, Let me start off by apolizing I've been neglecting my blog and Im going to try to post once a week.Recently I got to spend some much need time with my Family. Money has been a little tight and weekends are when I get most of my hours in at work.Two of my nephews said"Come on Uncle we really want you to go,We will pick you up and take care of all the food we just need family time" That meant a lot to me.I got my camping gear out and we headed to Sly park Lake in Placerville Ca (google it its beautiful) My Sister Bonnie and her husband were waiting at camp for us.We went out in there boat We had a great time My Sister and I laughed for three days:)I bet the other campers thought we were intoxicated(We dont drink)Just good ol fashion Family time.Electronics put away, the kids playing games and sitting around the camp fire.I thanked God for this special weekend.I have a few pics will try to upload later.Reality set back in today as I walked in