"Kitty" seems to be best medicine yet!!!!!

Asked our Grand Daughter to help find a kitten that might keep Carol company, entertained, and happy. We checked the local animal shelter and found about 20 kittens up for adoption. Narrowed it down to 3 and asked Raena, GD, to pick one she thought would be best choice. She picked a female with white chest, and leg boots under blalck body with brown, black, and white mixed on face. Carol finally got used to Kitty and they are now enjoying each other. Claws a little sharp for Carol's thin skinned legs so need to learn how to clip her nails or might have to have her de-clawed. Carol just raves about how cute and sweet she is.

Gave up on finding a name that Carol understood and just stayed with "Kitty" ------the KISS principle!!!!!.

I asked some of the other spouces on thealzheimerspouce.com "message" board about maybe getting a small puppy and had a lot of recommendations but the paper training task scared me off. We have a big black cat and all the litter boxes, etc. but most of all it felt easiest for me. The miniature dogs would probably have been as good, if not better but the house training of a young puppy just seemed more that I could handle. "If it ain't a problem, don't make it one".

Our big black male cat is not sure about Kitty at all. Not afraid but maybe jealous. He has swatted at Kitty several times. But I have hopes they get to be friends or at least put up with each other.

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I'M BACK TO 24/7

Our very sweet Helper, Addy, just had a baby boy this morning. 8 lbs. We are giving her a baby shower Sunday afternoon. I will miss her cause she gave me about 18 hrs of respite each week. I did not always go anywhere but it did allow me to do some chores and even tried to take a little nap while Addy was here. I would have Addy take Carol to a movie, once a week. Carman will try to fill in some since she is out of school for the summer, but still very busy with her kids and so many summer activities.

Some of you have asked in the past if you could help. Well, I do think I would accept your offers now. Carol likes to go to movies, drive around and look at new residential areas or just the cows and horses. She will usually get mad at me after a little while for not being with her. I am her security blanket but she often gets very angry at me. She still eats out fairly well, especially hamburgers, fries, cole slaw. Likes fried fish, shrimp, chicken planks, pot roast and fried okra. She eats more things than that but those are handled at cafes easier.

But we both like to have visitors and sit around and have some adult conversation. We won’t understand Carol all the time but we just say, OK, sure, that’s nice, I don’t know, or almost anything in reply.

You can email us at billeldridge2@att.net or make a comment on this blog but simply clicking on the word “comments” just below this Post. Always love to read your replies.

So there you go. This is my life these days. Addy brought me some relief and some fun time with Carol. I love visiting with you any time, and breaks are always GREAT.

Love from Carol and Bill

How is Bill doing???

Some of you have asked about me so I thought I would tell a little about my health. My latest problem is my heart. Going to Heart Dr. today to discuss a siege of low blood pressure and low heart rate late last week. My family Dr suggested I go see my Heart Dr today and I have a 11:20 appointment. Friday and Sat my blood pressure bounced around 90/40and 100/50 but heart rate was down to 33, 37, 40 with some really bothersome light headiness some dizziness and weakness. They have stopped my Atenolol and a pacemaker has been mentioned.

Heart Dr said that it looks like my Atrial Fibralation had come back. I had trouble with my Heart Rate 4 years ago but medicine has kept it regular since then. Dr wants to tinker with my medication and see if I am not in need of a Pacemaker. But I will have to take Coumadin for now and that makes my larms and legs real bruised and so easy to bleed.

This is my Robert Duvall look alike!!!!!
Otherwise back to other health problems, my severely degenerated (arthritis) joints, knees, lumbars, and terrible rotator cuffs. My hip replacement has been great. Right eye still has Macular Degeneration but shots and drops have made it much better. Same eye is also always dry and requires tear drops often. Use a cane or maybe my walker to hopefully prevent any more falls. My balance is certainly not what I would like. Hearing continues to be a problem, especially in hearing Carol who naturally speaks too softly for me. Too overweight but I am working on that. (Not easy for me, I love to eat----a major sin in my life) Triglcyrides are too high and taking Rx Lovasa. Part of my triglcyrides probably conneceted to my Reflux problem which I have had for years. Have to sleep on a wedge. Dr said I seem to have pre-diabetis. Otherwise I am a walking, breathing, listening CAREGIVER!!!!!

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