Completely satisfied Holidays to you🎅 It has been fairly some time since I posted a weblog. I hope you are all doing properly and having fun with the vacation season!
I have been following my therapists recommendation and doing what makes me completely satisfied most days. My cognition has been fairly good and I am positively staying lively and concerned with the Alzheimer’s Assoc and with all my family and friends. I attempt to begin my day with meditation, prayer and a pleasant robust espresso. Recently I have been following up with some non-caffeinated ardour & mint tea! It is such a stunning change and the heat is calming to my abdomen!
I actually take pleasure in our weekly help teams – it is good to grasp how a few of my friends are coping with their analysis. Its fascinating to me how every of us have totally different signs and difficulties. We’re nonetheless doing it over ZOOM however hopefully we can be again within the workplace in 2022.
My final weblog was in October, just some days earlier than our annual #Walk2EndAlz in San Ramon. This yr we have been capable of stroll with our family and friends. Final yr with COVID we did not have an official stroll occasion and walked round our neighborhood as an alternative with our instant household.
Having the stroll once more – prefer it was once was so great. We had excellent climate and a terrific turnout. I used to be the highest fundraiser (due to all of you!) and so I began the stroll and held my blue flower excessive within the sky! It is at all times an emotional day and this yr we hosted lunch afterwards. I need to thank all of you and all of my Intel buddies for serving to me increase virtually $48,000💸 Ten thousand greater than we raised final yr!! Together with your donations, help and the scientists working exhausting to discover a remedy, I do know that some day we are going to #ENDALZ!
I had some enjoyable with my girlfriends and having lunch and hanging out is one among my favourite new pastimes! I am staying busy at dwelling and knitting, portray and staying in form with yoga and strolling. There’s nothing higher than being with folks I take pleasure in and who know the way essential connection is. Thanks all for taking the time to dine with me. Shout out to Vicki, Melaine, Jane, Alice and JeanAnn💓 And anybody else I forgot!
Bob and I’ve been going to the flicks too! I actually loved ‘King Richard”. Even in case you’re not a tennis fan it is value the price of the ticket. I positively suggest it! We additionally watched ‘Home of Gucci’ and it was slightly too darkish for me – Woman Gaga did a superb job although.
Just a few weeks in the past Bob and I have been capable of attend church in individual for the primary time! I can not inform you how good it felt to be within the church, versus watching on Zoom. Our pastor, and expensive buddy Steve was preaching and we received to speak with him afterwards. I miss him and I miss church. With Bob’s schedule it would not at all times work for us to go in individual however I hope and pray that going ahead we are able to attend once more very quickly🙏
I’ve accomplished a couple of talking occasions over the previous month or so. I labored with Maria Shrivers staff – WAM – and took part in one among thier occasions – nearly after all! Final week I additionally spoke on a Podcast with the help of the Nationwide Alzheimer’s Affiliation. It was actually enjoyable and I loved assembly everybody nearly who’s engaged on analysis and serving to us discover a remedy to ENDALZ!!
We did lose an expensive member of the family in early November😥 My Aunt Nancy handed away peacefully at her care facility in Fresno. She was the spouse of my moms brother – Uncle Jack Geary. It is at all times unhappy to say goodbye however she had an exquisite life and I’ll always remember the entire occasions and enjoyable we had at their home. As I grow old I notice that point is valuable and I am doing my better of profit from it!
Weekends at Kristen are at all times enjoyable and spending time with their doggy Celly is one among my favourite issues to do! He is so enjoyable and cute and loving. We had a great weekend and I helped get issues organized and watched some high quality TV with Kristen. Ryan was out of city so we received to take over the distant and watch all of the enjoyable stuff — The Voice — Soiled Dancing and some others that I do not keep in mind.
I used to be interviewed by the Mercury Information in November a few potential blood take a look at for Alzheimer’s. I talked with them about my analysis and the way tough it was for me to get my main doctor to refer me to a neurologist. He mentioned that I did not appear like I had Alzheimer’s! I’m at all times completely satisfied to share my story and my journey of getting the analysis and the way I am residing with Alzheimer’s now. I am grateful for these alternatives and I’ll proceed to make use of my voice so long as I can.
So I assume that is all that is occurring with me! Rusty continues to maintain me smiling and conserving me firm after I’m dwelling alone. He is an enormous fan of The Voice, Gray’s Anatomy, Regulation & Order and Heartland😊 He additionally enjoys Christmas music and likes it after I sing alongside. This yr I embellished with a couple of gadgets – no tree however the home is festive and that makes me smile🎄
Talking of Rusty his birthday was just some days in the past! He is 9 years previous now and nonetheless going robust. He is my consolation kitty and I actually cannot think about life with out him.
Bob and I can be celebrating our Anniversary tomorrow and later within the week we’re having dinner along with his workers on the Walnut Creek Chamber. I am actually trying ahead to assembly everybody. He is been working exhausting and touring forwards and backwards to Chico so it will likely be good to have him dwelling for a couple of weeks!
I am sending love and blessings to all of you. Your help, telephone calls, donations, lunch dates carry me up and hold me smiling! I hope to maintain going at this tempo for awhile. I am undecided what occurred, or why it occurred however I am in a extremely good place now and I am praying that it stays this manner for awhile!
Completely satisfied Holidays to all of you — I so recognize all of your love and help💖
