Something I find, as a carer, is that time runs out. It actually takes quite a bit of doing to look after someone like this. You need to make sure that everything is ready for people coming in and out to dress or change catheters or whatever else. As I have said before there is a lot of time spent waiting for these people and also keeping an eye on the person you are looking after. George needs a constant supply of food all day - breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and finally tea. I used to wonder about that in Mum's home as they do the same in there but they seem to need it.
This morning, when George got up he came out to the lounge and announced that he had been to the bank and they had given him 6 months which was good. I agreed that it was good but had no idea what he meant. He kept walking and I asked where he was going and he pointed to the window and told me the teller was there waiting for him and off he went to the window. He then turned around and smiled and said how good it was she had given him 12 months!! Satisfied he then wandered down the hall while I got him a coffee and breakfast.
Things can be so strange, one minute he knows what is going on and the next he is in the fantasy worlds. Interestingly enough he still has a lot of short term memory and knows everyone.
He is 81 next Saturday.
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