Socialising

Last night George really enjoyed himself, it was great. We went to see some old friends for drinks at around 5 pm and ended up staying for tea. George was like his old self and had a lot to say. Our friends were very good and we all gave him plenty of time to find the words he wanted and things like that. He spoke quite openly about his Alzheimer's and how he is trying to stave off its progression.

I was well aware that I needed to be home reasonably early to get ready to go to see mum.

This morning I went in to see mum quite early as I knew a lot of people would be around the coffee shops and things as it is Easter Saturday and shops were all shut yesterday. When I got there I found mum in her room lying across her bed asleep. She was very tired and didn't want to go out (most unlike her) so we spent several hours looking at photos and talking about her past. She was very confused with most things although she would certainly have some lucid moments. Her back was not sore and she did seem more contented today so that was certainly a positive. I have asked the home to check her urine in case she has another infection.

I took in Easter eggs for all the people in the home (small marshmallow ones) - mum had about half a dozen. They came to take a blood test for diabetes but I did suggest that her reading may not be accurate with all that she had been eating.

While I was out George got the bus to Brighton and had a coffee and toasted sandwich. It is so good that he is still able to do that so confidently. He also walked to the end of the street to catch the bus - over a kilometer away. Last night someone said that they thought that they had seen him walking so he thought he would today - great stuff...

Later on George went up to our old house and started pulling more things out and going through them.