Three years ago on May 29, 2022 was the worst day of my life. Rick, my husband left me forever.
You were my rock, my confidant, and my best friend. Your memory will always be a source of strength and comfort for me. Loving you was easy, forgetting you will be impossible.

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1. What's your favorite room in your house and why?
When you live in a castle with I don't know how many rooms all decorated differently, with the furniture of the residents, I prefer mine, I don't have the old furniture from my wedding ! I changed several times the only thing which remained were the dining room furniture, but when we sold the house it disappeared too
3. May 28th is National Hamburger Day...will you celebrate? How do you like yours? If you're not cooking at home is there a favorite place you like to go for a burger? Did you ever work in a fast food restaurant?
I only ate a Hamburger or rather a cheeseburger when my son was a child. He and his little friends loved to go to McDonald, I was only with them as piggy bank. Later they went there with their friends or girlfriends. Making a Hamburger at home ? I haven't met one single person in my life who does that. When somebody doesn't like to cook a day, a family member will be sent to buy Hamburgers or Pizzas.
I never worked in a fast food restaurant or in any other, My father would have gotten a heart attack.
4. What are three scents you like?
I love the smell of freshly cut grass, the scent of a forest in spring, and the smell of the sea. I don't like any perfume.
5. What do you miss most about being a kid?
I don't know. Everything I wanted I got. If I think it over, I don't want to be a child again.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Since I am here living in "my" castle, I had never seen the poor people on our 4th floor, who are completely helpless and have lost their minds. They had d to be moved from the 4th floor which will be renovated, to the 3rd. That caused a lot of troubles, because they didn't understand what happened to them. Again one woman managed to escape in the middle of the night and completely naked opened the door of somebody living on my floor ! Fortunately I always lock my door, I think I would have got hysterical !
I only hope that I won't end like that. The worst thing is that only the others notice that you are no longer the same.
You think you are completely normal that at 95, you want to visit your grandmother, who, of course, died ages ago.
And don't say the opposite, then arguments start and ends in tears
Sending warm thoughts and prayers for you on this sad anniversary. Hope the many happy memories of the love you and Rick shared will bring smiles and comfort.
ReplyDeleteThat's so sad about the 4th floor residents and the disruption to what they know. It must be very confusing to them. Hope the renovation is finished quickly and they can return to where they feel more safe and familiar.
I am so sorry about your husband, sending love and hugs!
ReplyDeleteAhh! I am still the piggy bank for trips to McDonalds. We do eat there once in a while.
Oh dear, those poor people from the 4th floor. The move must be confusing for them.
Sending you a big hug on this hard anniversary day. May your memories bring you a measure of comfort. I hate hearing about the poor residents who are already confused having more confusion added to their lives. I hope everyone is now settled and feels comfortable and safe. I'm not big on fast food, but hamburgers on the grill are a popular meal here in the US : ).
ReplyDeleteYour description of dementia is spot on! And yes, never try to correct them with what they think/say...they live in the time what they are thinking about. The other day at my workplace, a lady was confused and suddenly she was in the hallway with only her pj pants on...Oopsie! Quickly distracted and redirected to her closet to get dressed...
ReplyDeleteIt is hard whenever a special date comes on the calendar. Sending you a truckload of virtual hugs. 🥰 ❤️ 🥰
That is such a special picture of both Rick and Arthur together. The good memories of those we know are what we need to recall, never the bad. I like your answers to your questions. Being a very late diagnosed autistic person, I would love to have a childhood again, this time with parents who know I was autistic.
ReplyDeleteYour rooms look lovely, way nicer than any others in a 'castle' that I have seen. I think I would like such an environment if I had the choice and fortune to find a place.
have a great day.
Erin