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Grandma's Apple Bars! 2006-10-20 15:21:00 I made Grandma
's Apple
Bar recipe the other day. YUM! Years ago my cousin Demara compiled a book of favorite family recipes as a present one Christmas. I am forever thankful for that little recipe card book. Grandma's Apple Bars are the best thing you can put on your taste buds (next to her coconut creme pie). I don't make them often because I'm just not good at doing pie crusts and what took Grandma MINUTES to do takes me at least an hour. I never minded doing the apples back then as long as she cranked out the crust. AND NOW I have this thing from Pampered Chef that peels, cores and slices the apples with a quick crank of the handle so the apple part is easy.
Luckily the apple bars are easy to mash up so I think Grandma enjoys them but she doesn't get real excited about food anymore. I haven't heard any comments from her about what she eats... sometimes you would get a "That's good" out of her if she liked something. If she doesn't like something or she's tired of eating she
Preventing Alzheimer's 2006-09-21 21:55:00 Because I am paranoid, a worrywort and know that my chances of developing Alzheimer
's is a possibility, I read everything I can get my hands/eyes on. So far, the best synopsis I've come across is on Dr. Andrew Weil's Website:
"To help prevent the form of dementia known as Alzheimer's Disease, do the following:
Get regular physical activity, 30 minutes of aerobic activity most days of the week. It increases the flow of blood to the brain and can lower the likelihood of Alzheimer's by 30 to 50 percent.
Eat omega-3s. Oily fish (like wild Alaskan salmon, sardines and herring), walnuts, fortified eggs and freshly ground flaxseeds all provide omega-3 fatty acids, which are linked with reducing inflammation.
Take supplements and vitamins. Vitamins E and C are good choices, and B vitamins can help lower blood levels of homocysteine, a toxic amino acid linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's.
Stay mentally active. Read newspapers and books, dance, do crossword puzzles, play music
Mystery Meal #536 2006-09-20 15:54:00 I just can't get over pureed food. It's just not right. It tastes the same as "normal" un-pureed food but the visual presentation is terrible. I'm a picky food snob.
I was all prepared for Grandma to not eat the other night because mom said she ate a real good lunch, which always means that Grandma won't eat dinner. I brought a couple of mom-baked cookies with me just in case she didn't want to touch her dinner. I always default to cookies, because even if she won't eat, I feel that at least she ate SOMETHING. She needs calories.
Well to my surprise she inhaled her dinner of ground up hot dog, pureed tomatoes, whipped cucumbers and blended navy bean soup. What the dessert was I don't know, I smelled it and it had a sweet cinnamon aroma, but not fruity. I was too afraid to taste that one.
I would kill for a burger at Oogies in Streator, IL. Grandma would always take us grandkids there for a cheeseburger, fries and Root Beer. There was also a diner in Ransom that made great burge Read more:Mystery
The First Born Daughter 2006-09-15 18:09:00 My mom, Barbara, first child of Dolores and Glenn McCann, was born on this day in 1938. The world was on the cusp WWII and America was at the tail end of the depression.
Glenn and Dolores would have four more children over the next 10 years. At one point, Grandma was talking an awful lot about "getting the girls" ready and scolding Larry about something. My uncle Larry sure must have been a troublemaker. Sometimes I wasn't sure if she was talking about her kids or her brothers and sisters (she was one of nine). I think she kind of blurred them altogether after awhile.
My mom is the closest one to grandma and tucks her in just about every night. I don't make it out as often as I want to, but mom is always there, so I can get updates often. My Aunt Carol is the next closest, and then My Aunt Rosemary comes to do grandma's hair every Friday. Uncle Larry still lives in Ransom, IL, hometown of Glenn and Dolores. I'm glad someone still lives there because I have many good memories of tha Read more:First
, Daughter
Fibbing 101 2006-09-06 23:16:00 Although Grandma doesn't ask about Grandpa anymore, or even want to talk about him, there was a point in time if she were talking about him or asking where he was, I would often lie and say "I don't know," or "I'm sure he's chatting with someone else right now - you know how he is!"
She would be fine with that.
Grandpa died in 1991, and she was there through it all. Found him slumped over a chair in the bedroom. She was in the kitchen and he went to change his clothes or something, and it happened in an instant. And she had to wait almost an hour for the ambulance to arrive. It's a good thing that she has forgotten that, because it was a horrible memory for her.
Since she has started talking about things and reliving moments in her life, I have never minded going along with her. It seems so much easier to talk about myself in third person or pretend that I'm one of her daughters or sisters, rather than repeat myself time and again: "I'm your granddaughter, my name is Holly, I'm
Flu Bug 2006-10-23 23:04:00 My mom said that Grandma got sick Friday and was vomiting quite a bit and couldn't keep anything down. She did manage to keep down some chicken broth yesterday, and drank two cups of 7UP. No fever. And she's not refusing to eat or drink, she definitely wants her fluid and such. All I did last night was hold her hand and tell her a few things about my week. She kept drifting in and out, but was looking at me at least. A couple of times she tried to get out a sentence, but there's hardly anything to understand anymore except "no" and "yes."
Prayers go out to Bailey, her Mother passed away last week, and Paula, her father passed away yesterday. Both blogs I've read and passed on to others, they are so much more enlightening than any other article about Alzheimer's disease. It puts a real voice behind those who are suffering from Alzheimers.
Good Taste 2006-10-27 15:58:00 Yesterday Mom called and said that Grandma couldn't get her food in her mouth fast enough. She was ravenous and finished a good breakfast and lunch. Unfortunately, most of the staff at Hillcrest has the flu, so they are short handed. At times I've thought it would be nice to just go out there and volunteer if I had the time, but I can't.
I never really thought Grandma was close to death last weekend, but I know that in a condition such as hers, the flu could bring her down fast.
I'm going to make apple bars again this weekend (I may cheat and buy pre-made pie crusts) so she can enjoy some more. I know that she recognizes what they are. You don't know what she's thinking anymore, and she probably doesn't even know herself, but I think that using other senses like taste, can maybe spark a thought. More so than a photo. I know she's tired of looking at photos because she doesn't recognize much anymore and she gets annoyed easily.
If I'm feeling ambitious I may even tackle Grandm
Death and Dying 2006-11-02 15:30:00 It seems like I pay more attention to death and dying when it is so close as it is now. I'm not throwing out anything prophetic about Grandma: she's doing great and she had a great day on Sunday when I last saw her, but I know that we are losing her on a daily basis, little by little.
Also, one of the residents at Hillcrest, Duane, died last Saturday, partly due to the flu that eventually set in to pneumonia. He couldn't shake it off, and went downhill fast. That could of happened to Grandma and I half prepared myself for it, but she's tough and feisty as I have mentioned before, and she came through it fine. I even got an "I love you" before I left. That's something she hasn't said in awhile, and I wonder if I'll hear it again.
We lost her long ago, and it has been a grueling process. Some of the mechanics still exist, her brain likes to sing songs, hold hands and look through the newspaper, although it doesn't know why. I like to think she's in there, just for my own comfort Read more:Dying
Brain Power Diet 2006-11-15 19:06:00 I'm reading more about how diet effects the onset of Alzheimer's, and I have to say that Grandma and Grandpa's diet on the farm didn't help Grandma escape the disease any more that if it chased her down and tackled her like a Chicago Bears linebacker (GO BEARS!).
There was always good 'farm food' growing up and if there wasn't meat and potatoes on the table, it wasn't a meal. AND don't forget the Read more:Brain
A Reason to Give Thanks 2006-11-21 22:28:00 This is the first year that most of the McCann family won't be getting together for Thanks
giving. For 37 years of my life we have been trekking to an aunt or uncle's house the Saturday after Thanksgiving to get together and eat Turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, pies, corn casseroles, beans and cranberry sauce. The last few years have been at Hillcrest so we could be with Grandma. I'm going to go there on Friday to bring her some home cooked turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy and a little pie. I hope it will be a "good eating" day.
Mom says she's been off of her eating kick in the last week. It was too good to last, and I think all of her hunger came from having the flu a couple of weeks ago. I'm thankful she made it through that. As weak as the disease has made her, she's still a tough cookie.
Last year I was thinking at this time, "Is this the last year with Grandma?" I've decided to stop thinking that, because it really doesn't matter. She's not worried about it, why should I b Read more:Reason
Leftovers 2006-11-27 16:41:00 I brought a morsel of pecan pie (w/o nuts) and Grandma seemed to like that. I ran out of potatoes and didn't want to chance a piece of turkey getting caught in her throat, so pie was the only thing I had. Things went so fast on Thanksgiving Day that I didn't get a chance to set a piece of pumpkin aside.
Grandma was rather quiet yesterday - or contemplative - and was more interested in playing with her dining bib/towel than talking or looking at a magazine. Usually she likes to flip through the pictures and touch the pages. I'll read some things or try to before she licks her finger to turn the page. When she was on the farm she would read all of the magazines like Women's Day, Good Housekeeping and also the tabloids like National Enquirer and Star. I would enjoy reading those myself so now I have to resort to flipping through things at the grocery checkout line.
She still has some neck wounds as a result of her trying to take her top off and it getting caught around her neck becaus
Preventing Alzheimer's Part 2 2006-11-29 16:09:00 I found out the other day that Rita Hayworth died of Alzheimer
's disease. However, when her symptoms started to surface, many thought it was alcohol related. Apparently she did drink a lot, but mistaking one thing for another cost her valuable time. I will have to watch one of her films.
When I think back to a time when we could have actually prevented Grandma's condition, it would have been too late. After my aunts and my mom noticed that Grandma wasn't "quite all there," many attempts were made to try and clear up the confusion with a multitude of medications, and I believe she was also on depression meds as well, however, in hindsight, masking the symptoms isn't any type of prevention. I think the treatments of the symptoms worsened the confusion and the condition.
It's important for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's. If we delay too long, and attribute Alzheimer's to some other condition, some of the early treatments won't be possible. For those at risk, prevention
What's Under the Tree for Grandma 2006-12-11 22:35:00 Since Grandma
's joy's are limited to dinnertime and music, I'm a bit limited on what I can get her for Christmas. She goes through clothes pretty fast, so I'm going to get her a wide-necked top and a pair of elastic sweatpants that will a) be comfortable, and b) provide enough room for her to twist around it without her getting tangled up in her clothes. She likes to take her top off (or try to take her top off) for unknown reasons and she has some bad neck wounds because she would get caught up and the shirt would cut into her fragile skin. A couple of other Alzheimer's inmates like to take their tops off too, so I'm thinking this is just one of those symptomatic traits that we'll have to work around. I could care less if she took her top off, but I just don't want her to hurt herself.
My other gift is a music box that plays "White Christmas" in addition to other classic tunes like Rudolph the Red Nose reindeer, Jingle Bells, etc. Christmas tunes are about all that Grandma rem
Summertime 1970-01-01 00:59:59 If there was such a thing as an Alzheimer's Plateau, I guess this is it. Nothing is worse, nothing is better. A few days ago she was her "on the go" self, and if you didn't push that wheelchair fast enough then she was going to do it herself. Almost like a little kid. If she could still talk I bet she would have told me to get my hands off her chair.Her 88th birthday is coming up: August 19. Many of my cousins and aunts and uncle are coming in for a picnic at Hillcrest. Last year at the same time I was wondering if Grandma would still be here for another year. This year I'm wondering if she'll be around next year. It doesn't really matter I guess because the outcome of Alzheimer's is the same. So I'll take what I get even if it means doing laps around the hallway.When I drive out to Hillcrest with my window down I can smell the corn, and that always reminds me of summertime on Grandma and Grandpa's farm. I will always love that smell. When the sweet corn was ready I would help Read more:Summertime
Stage 6 Alzheimer's 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It's a good thing Grandma is confined to a wheelchair, because if she were on foot she would definitely get lost in a matter of minutes. Every time I go to visit her you never know where you are going to find her... in someone else's room, out in the main dining area or stuck in a corner. I am amazed at how well she maneuvers in that thing.Her swallowing is impaired. It makes me wonder if she is in the last stage officially. I worry all the time about her inability to eat. When she's really hungry she will feed herself, but it's hard for her to swallow. She can't remember how.The nurses dress her in the morning so she doesn't have to worry about what to wear (not that she does).This is Alzheimer
's everyday. There comes a point in time when you stop thinking that you can hang in there until she forgets you, then it won't bother you so much when she does because you'll still have the memories. I was just thinking the other day I wanted to talk to her about stray cats because the Read more:Stage
Birthday Bash - 88 Years! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The Hillcrest Gazebo was full of McCanns Saturday for Grandma's 88th birthday. Everyone was there, even cousin Denny (wife Peggy & son Zachary) all the way from Virginia whom we haven't seen in decades. Cousins Greg and Demara also came in from Kentucky. We missed A. Ruth and U. Bernie (Phoenix AZ), and Melinda and Don & the triplets (St. Peters MO).Maxine and Claire's family (Sidebar: Maxine was Grandma's niece but the same age as Grandma; Maxine's husband Claire was Grandpa's cousin. Glenn & Dolores and Claire & Maxine hung out quite a bit together.) were also there: Virgil & Karen, Janie and her two girls Carly & Grace, and Linda. Linda brough Maxine last year to Hillcrest for Grandma's birthday, and even though Maxine wasn't as far along as Grandma in her Alzheimer's, she looked real good and held a conversation quite well. It was a shock when Maxine died earlier this year. I thought she had a while yet.Aunt Rosemary did Grandma's hair before they brought her Read more:Birthday
, Years
A Good Week 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Another good eating week for Grandma - at least when I was out at Hillcrest. She inhaled her dinner last night (although spit out the cream of broccoli soup, which I take as a sign that it must really taste bad) and ate almost all of her meat "mixture" and green stuff (Lima Beans). I saved the brownie and cream for last, and knew that she appreciated every bite.Alzheimers hasn't totally taken away her ability to communicate. She tried to tell me that she had had enough of her main entree, which is more action that she has done in awhile. Usually if she doesn't want something she'll spit it out after you put it into her mouth, but she came out with a pretty clear sentance of "I've had enough of that." I was shocked. I'm usually the one asking the questions and all I get are stares or a short "yes."Then after dinner I was talking to her about stuff I think she would be interested in...family geneology and history of some things that my distant (twice removed maybe??) cousin Scott se
Preparation Zero 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I was telling some one the other day that you can read all you want about Alzheimer's, you can talk to doctors, try and get insight about the disease, it's symptoms, causes, preventative measures, etc. However, nothing prepares you emotionally. You can try to look at things logically, take notes of reactions, and measure out the Alzheimer's stage by what the symptoms are that day. Two months ago I was worried that Grandma was having trouble swallowing (and she was) and what that meant for her eating habits and what was going to be done. I was a wreck emotionally, but rationally I was telling myself that this is how Alzheimers goes and that there would be a finality (eventually).Now that "finality" seems to be pushed off a little, but it's still looming. And none of us want that day to come, but we know it will.
Eat and Sleep 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This week Grandma's main motivation has been eating and sleeping. She puts her head down when she's tired (whether it be the table or just plain leaning across her wheelchair at a wierd angle) and when she starts getting hungry that's all she wants to talk about.Today we read the paper and flipped through a couple of magazines before she started telling me "Well let's go," and "How about we go to the table?" She says things like that when she's hungry, although she doesn't come right out and say she's hungry. You can't get her mind off of it once she's started. I finally gave up and wheeled her into the dining area at 4:30 just to get her quiet. She seemed content then.Once we got in the dining room Mabel started up with "I'm tired!" To know Mabel is to know that she yells out anything she says, and once she starts up with "I'm tired!" then you get to hear it about a thousand more times through the course of dinner.My mom is returning from Europe later today, so I'm sure in Read more:Sleep
Alzheimer's: In the Span of a Year 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I was looking through old photos and ran across some of Grandma when she lived at Liberty Village in 2003. She had only been off the farm a short time, and I remember that she was really having problems keeping track of things (meds, time, meals, etc.) and that we were worried that she would do something like over cook food or set something on fire. We had a party for her in August (pictured with her great-grandchildren: Scotty, Austin, David and the triplets Erin, Grant and Kira).A few months later she was moved from her apartment in Liberty Village to a room in another section of the facility with no kitchen and basically a bed, entertainment center and living room area. It wasn't long after that move that she kept falling out of bed and losing her direction in the hallway. The decision was made to move her to Hillcrest in 2004 so that she would have round-the-clock care by nurses and aides. Later in 2004 the family decided to have Thanksgiving at Hillcrest so we could be with Grand Read more:Alzheimer
Mother's Day Brunch at Hillcrest 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Hillcrest had a Mother/Daughter brunch festivity over the weekend, so I went out and joined Alaina, Gayle, Aunt Rosemary, Aunt Carol and my mom (AKA Aunt Barbara). Uncle Steve was around somewhere, but I only saw him for a few minutes. He enjoys buzzing around and talking to people.The brunch was nice and Grandma almost ate a whole muffin. I could tell she liked the bright tablecloth, flower napkins and decorations by the way she kept fiddling with them. She really likes to touch things, in a way that someone reads Braille, she skims her hands over the top like she's trying to understand it. I have no idea what her eyesight is like, but she wears her glasses still, and she can read large print words.Mom said she fell/scooted out of her bed Monday, but there doesn't seem to be any damage. She must of fell on her bum just right; no one could find any bruising otherwise. Lately the falls have been a regular occurrence, she's not wearing her Velcro/strap/alarm thing anymore because s Read more:Brunch
Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother 1970-01-01 00:59:59 She may not remember her name most of the time but Dolores McCann still knows she's a grandmother, mother and wife. Her identity to those monikers still runs strong, and I'm sure it's because most of her life was built on those foundations.I asked Grandma a few years ago (actually it was awhile ago after Grandpas funeral I think, 1991) about her meeting up with Grandpa and she told me a story of how he picked her picnic basket at some late afternoon soiree and they had been together ever since. I could never remember the wedding date, so I asked her and she replied "May, 1938" Finally it dawned on me that my mom was born not too far behind. I said, "Wasn't mom born in September, 1938?""Yes""GRANDMA! So it was love at first sight huh?"She was kind of quiet for a moment and then smiled and said, "Well I think he really liked my picnic basket!"So wife and mother she was, all in the same year, 1938, at the age of 20.Before she started mixing her name up, forge Read more:Grandmother
Fast and Fleeting Moments 1970-01-01 00:59:59 There's a woman, Jeanette, at Hillcrest who comes out to eat at the lounge area table when I'm there with Grandma at mealtime. She smiles, makes eye contact and initiates conversations very well, but as soon as the words are out of her mouth, she forgets what she was talking about or can't recall the thought in her head.I can tell the neurons aren't connecting. I know she sees what she believes she sees, even if it's supposed to be her mother sitting right next to me... when the chair is empty. Once she told me she feels bad that she had left her mother alone for a second and her mother had some sort of accident and lost the eyesight in one of her eyes. She may have gotten poked or hit something, I couldn't tell and when I asked her the moment was gone and she forgot what she was talking about.Is time really that hard to get a hold of? She doesn't seem to be upset that she lost her thought, because I guess if she can't hang on to it, and doesn't remember it was there, what sho Read more:Moments
Pureed Food 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I'm not sure if I can get used to all of this pureed and ground up food. They even liquify her pie so Grandma doesn't have to chew. But she still goes through the chewing motion weeks later, and will still spit it out if she's done.She loves her chocolate. I gave her a couple of pieces before it was time to eat because she wouldn't stop panting (does this when she's hungry) and as I was sitting on her bed she suddenly grasped the chocolate bin and I literally wrestled it away from her. She growled at me after I got it away from her and for some reason I growled back and the all of the sudden she looked me in dead in the eye and just glared at me for a second and then put her hands up to her forehead and rested them there. I felt bad so I gave her another piece of chocolate. It didn't ruin her lunch totally... she ate a few bites of meat, half of her potatoes and whatever the green stuff was, peas or green beans. Aunt Carol seemed to think they were beans.Grandma and I had a good
Christmas Program at Hillcrest 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Grandma was really ready to party the other night at the annual Hillcrest ChristmasProgram
. She must of ate a whole bag of M & M's ( a true chocoholic) in addition to the Sherbert punch and cake. I wonder what time she really got to bed, because when we took her to her room she was not ready to go down. I asked her a couple of silly questions like "Are you still ready to party?" and she said "Yes!" and then I asked her "Are you going to get in trouble?" and she said "Yes!" and I had a feeling she knew exactly what I was saying. I even got an "I love you" before I left, which is the best Christmas present of all.A local singer, Jack Carey (he's not in the Santa Suit however), who used to be a DJ in a former life and now does the Christian singing circuit, was there to entertain. Sure enough, when "White Christmas" came up Grandma managed to mumble "White Christmas" along with the chorus. I think she enjoyed the music, I know she enjoys music, but she didn't respond to the songs like
Many Christmas Gifts 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Grandma had a lot of visitors over the holiday weekend. Mom and I went out on Saturday, Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Larry were out on Sunday, plus during the week and last weekend my cousins were out there to visit too.Her roomate, Selma, passed away last week. She just couldn't pull out of that flu bug that had hit Hillcrest over a month ago. Usually she would hang in there during an illness, but not this time. She was 99 years old.When I got there Saturday Grandma was eyeing the sack that I brought her. I decided to put her gift in a gift bag instead of wrapping a box with paper so it would be easier for her to get into. She couldn't get the card out of the envelope, so I'm glad I did the gift bag. She knew that it was a present and was anxious to get at it. I was amazed at how she reacted. She knows what a present is.The music box that I ordered with "White Christmas
" on it was all of a sudden on back order as of last Tuesday, so I won't see it until January 6. I'm sure she will enj Read more:Gifts
Switching Meds 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The last week or so Grandma has had to dose down on one of her meds, per a Illinois state law. The drug, (...begins with an R... I keep hearing the name but there are so many drugs out there I can't keep them straight), keeps Grandma from being so jittery and keeps her in control of her appetite and more specifically swallowing food. This week was hard because she couldn't keep still and she could only get a few bites of her food down before she started spitting everything out. Yesterday she ate a couple bites of her food and a couple of spoonfuls of dessert. Everything was fine for about five minutes and then she wouldn't swallow anything. I would put a spoonful in and she would spit it out. I managed to get her to drink about half of her milk and some juice. The nurse came by and gave her her daily dose of liquid laxative and she didn't drink all of that so I'm hoping today she will drink her full dose, otherwise then the nurses have to go the suppository route and I know she do Read more:Switching
Busy-Body on the Loose 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I talked to my Mom last night and she said that Grandma ate a good meal yesterday, for the first time in quite a few days, so I guess that we have to trust the fact that she will eat when she absolutely needs to.This is the second week of the mandatory reduction in her medication. She is still agitated, can't stop moving her hands and is very jittery and has a lot of energy to spend wandering around, getting into other resident's rooms, etc. The nurses and all the aids there just kind of laugh at her in a good way because she is being such a busy-body. I really do like all of the people there and feel blessed that she is in a caring place. Read more:Loose
Less Meds = More Care? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I know that healthcare in the US needs major reform, but never has it effected me so much as now when I have to watch Grandma go through all of this needless discomfort because the State of Illinois and their regulations per dispensing medication to patients in assisted care facilities.Yesterday Grandma couldn't control her hands or movements, so we spent the time just wheeling around Hillcrest about 50 times. She was communicating fairly well, and I asked her if my mom had been out yet and she said "no."She has a new roomate, Bernice, who is very nice. She is a far cry from Selma, who was wheelchair and bedridden, and moves around by herself and goes down to the far dining hall for her meals. I asked Grandma about Bernice, and she says "I don't think she likes me." Then I asked why but couldn't get an answer out of her. So I asked her more questions "Do you snore?" Grandma: "No." Me: "Do you talk to her?" Grandma: "No." Me: "Do you run into her with your wheelchair?" Grandma: "No."
The Ride is Over 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The nurses finally put Grandma back on her regular schedule of meds this week. Today she wasn't very alert and slept the whole time I was there except for about two minutes. She opened her eyes and looked at me for a moment and reached out to pull me closer. I thought maybe she wanted to give me a hug because she was happy to see me, but turns out she just wanted to lay her head on my shoulder for a snooze :) go figure. That was fine with me. I read a couple of women's magazines to her while she slept. When it was time for me to go I had to wake her up enough so that she would eat some lunch. The nurses said she ate a really good breakfast (her appetite is back YAY).Aunt Carol comes in to the Red Hat Society gatherings at Hillcrest and she got Grandma to wear a hat for the occaision. I remember when Grandma wore all kinds of hats when I was little. I also remember thinking that she looked very classy - almost too classy to live in a farm town.When I said goodbye today I told her "I l
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