The holidays seems to go on for ever and to be real honest I don't wrap presents very well. Oh, I get the paper on them but they do look different from Jan's wrapping. She always took so much care in her wrappings. And they all had to have a bow and ribbon. Not me, just getting gifts bought was an accomplishment. I did get some help from Carrie and Craig and that helped. The King(Don and Jan)Christmas has always been early due to sharing with the other grandparents, but it seemed to workout fine that way.
I spent most of the day Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Jan at Autumn Leaves. A church group came to sing Christmas Carols and it was truly great. It interesting to see people come who have never been into a memory care center. They have questions about the people and show great concern. I wish more singing groups would come. Christmas eve was very calm and I left about bed time. Christmas morning we all gathered to open gifts from AL. Everyone received a throw or blanket, it was fun to be with her. I would not have missed it.
Since we have removed a great deal of the medications from Jan she has been amazing. She expects everyone to speak to her, if they don't she might say something like "hey", and add some gibberish but she gets her point across. She cracks us all up very frequently. She is amazing.
My momma, who had dementia and was in a skilled nursing facility, loved Christmas so much. It was so great to see her enjoying the tree, and the decorations that she and the other residents made, and all the groups of children and adults that visited and sang Christmas carols and talked with the patients. It was such a lovely time for Momma and so many of the residents.
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