Pansy Love

my favorite flower of Spring

you know this can't be my cat

because it's outside!

Olivia would love to be out among the flowers

love this soft butter shade

the only time

I really like purple

^^^^^^^

my local sister and I 

had a meeting with someone from 

Hospice today...

planning for the future

very informative

I get to the facility as early as possible

Dad can't remember the little things...

like where his call button is

every night I tell myself to sleep in

get some rest

I really can't

right now getting him a fresh 

cup of ice water
is one way of

letting him know he is worth the extra effort

I can sleep in a chair

this is why I took 

Family Medical Leave time

to keep my eye on him

ease his days

by keeping water glass full

putting the oxygen back in his nose

again and again as he forgets what it is

being there when he wakes up

from every nap

to know he's not alone

turn the heat up

then down 

then the AC on

and repeat

a million little things

I wish everyone had someone

to look after them in the facility

some rooms are full of family members

some are always quiet and empty

of all but the patient

So why pansy love today?

passing one room daily 

I see an elderly patient crocheting

just like my grandmother did

when she was in the nursing home

her name was Pansy

I know I've told you before how lucky 

I am to have inherited her love a handwork

from Dad I know one thing for sure

I've inherited

we both love milk!

it's the only thing he's still asking for

today he told me he and a neighbor

used to stop on the way home from work

for a drink

you got it...

they stopped at Isaly Dairy for a glass of milk