Yesterday I decided to sing to my husband. I was in the choir at school, so hopefully it was a pleasant sound to his ears...ha ha. It seemed to soothe him and honestly it made me feel wonderful too! I think the power of music is so important. Music was one of his passions and he has a great collection. I am planning to put a list together and play his favourites to him often....
Sunday, October 3, 2021
Saturday, September 25, 2021
ICE-CREAM AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE
I have watched the stages of this illness in it's entirety and my husband is still "existing". Since I am with him all the time, it is hard to see the changes as much as others that don't see him as often, however, I do see subtle changes. It has become hard for him to chew now and soft foods are the preference. He still really enjoys his treats and we try to take him out for an ice-cream as often as possible. He cannot do anything for himself anymore and is totally dependent on full care. He cannot speak anymore either, we only ever get the odd grunt and he occasionally gives out a scream. For the most part he just seems like he is living in another world. I still speak to him as though he can hear us, as I believe he can. There doesn't seem to be enough information out there to suggest otherwise. As I have mentioned in my holistic blog, there are many therapeutic treatments that can help to soothe and we try to massage his feet and neck as often as possible.
Tomorrow we take him for a walk along the ocean and get him a bowl of ice-cream with chocolate sauce....
He so enjoyed his bowl of ice-cream and choclolate sauce. It is these small pleasures, that are so important. I used to give him milkshakes, but find it is hard for him to suck through a straw now and it is easier to feed him ice-cream with a spoon.
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