Veteran’s day.
We have two appointments today.
Upgraded my FortiGate 60E to the same firmware as the 60F, there is one more major revision above the one I used this morning.
Had my cup of coffee and I heard my uncle on the radio this morning for the first time in months. Big day today, like HUGE even!
Traveled to Emory to talk with a Social Worker about our situation. There are so many faucets of dealing with MCI, we need to prioritize those endeavors.
Mild cognitive impairment As you age beyond 65 years, you may occasionally forget names and words and misplace things. (8% of people aged 65 to 69.) With mild cognitive impairment, you frequently forget conversations and information that you would typically remember, like appointments and other planned events. Beyond 65 typically MCI interferes with your daily, routine activities. Mental abilities include:
Memory. *Short term memory
Reasoning and judgment. *Executive thinking
Planning and completing complex tasks. *Documenting or Following directions.
(We noticed all these changes more than two years ago.)
Dementia involves a decline in mental function from a previously higher level that’s severe enough to interfere with daily living. A person with dementia has two or more of those specific difficulties, including a decline in:
Memory. (Still short-term memory for now)
Reasoning. (Difficult on both of us)
Language. (Nothing noticeable)
Coordination. (Nothing noticeable)
Mood. (Other factors, but difficult on both of us.)
Behavior. (Free Spirit, very little planning initiative.)
We were told no exchanging presents because we voted for Trump, we’re still scrambling to determine our path for the Holidays. The most desirable path is to have Thanksgiving with Paul.
Tuesday
Spent the morning going over next steps and reading the recommendations given to us. We have hamburger to cook, and we went out and had Salmon at Outback SH for lunch. It was $55 but we have a bit of drama with the family that is sucking up our time. Dinner was another tuna salad sandwich on rye tonight with Cran grape juice.
Wednesday
I checked in on the radio and talked with my cousin Patty today. We went to Outback SH for lunch, and we did church virtually. Didn’t get anything done today on the house.
Thursday
Got on the radio and I heard my uncle check in, YEA! There’s so much to do and I am floundering in all the faucets of this. Didn’t get much done today either, I had dinner out with Jon, and she had dinner out with Barb. We took a nap when we got home and watched TV for the evening until we went to bed.
Friday
Got onto the radio and checked in with the HAM guys this morning while sipping on my coffee. I did not have a chance to eat breakfast with the usual morning drama these days. Lunch was hamburger stroganoff with broccoli.
We finally managed to get out and get groceries today, it’s been 10 days. We also setup a telehealth appointment with a Psychiatrist on Tuesday morning.
Saturday
Got up late, did not get onto the radio this morning.
The Fortigates are cooler on the ends, but they promptly fell onto the floor.
The new Fortigate 60F is back on a wire rack over the Security Camera DVR.
At the urging of an Emory doctor, I pulled the cork board off the pantry. I replaced it with a dry erase board so that we can jot down things to buy as we need them.
We got out and picked up some paper supplies at Wally World after getting the dry erase board at Staples. Dinner was a tuna sandwich while we watched a new Hudson and Rex and the end of National Treasure.
Sunday (Rather Cold)
Got onto the HF radio and checked into WW net this morning. Our electric bill dropped $30 this month. I’ve not heard back from Gwinnett County about our taxes and I am getting long on the vine for the estate taxes.
Church was fine, we didn’t get much done in the home. I did work on my network for several hours without getting very much done.