Saturday, February 15, 2020
I had a dream about mom last night. I was at home with mom and dad and mom made dinner. Then I was at a mall and thinking about coming home around 9 pm. Then I was in a car with mom, but I realized that mom was driving on the wrong side of the road as we were approaching our intersection. The car turned into a bike and we were walking together. I saw some neighbours working in their yard. I got mom to put her arm around my shoulder because I wanted her to get warmth from me because she wasn't wearing a coat. I was pushing the bicycle. I thought about mom cooking and realized how dangerous it was for her to be doing that with her Alzheimer's and then I realized it was a dream.
It was weird because dad was there, mom doesn't drive, etc.
Saturday 15 February 2020
St. Michael's Celebration of Life
January 29th, 2020
It was supposed to be Jan. 22, but that was the day of the big snow. The university was closed. Nao fell and broke her wrist. Tae had gone to St. Michael's with a friend and found out when she arrived that the service had been cancelled. She hadn't seen the e-mails from Naomi and me.
I think I went to visit Nao and Tae on Saturday, January 25th. I went in the early afternoon. We played Scrabble. I brought them each a loaf of the heavy Ukranian sourdough bread. We had dinner together.
On Wednesday, Jan. 29th, I went to the Celebration of Life Service. Seven people had passed away including mom and Shanta. The Chinese man that passed away a week before mom had been an electrician. The old woman who was 103 used to be a nurse. She had a memory board. The guy at St. Michael's said I could only bring a photo. There wasn't even any place to put it. I had wanted to do a slide show presentation. Jackie said a few words for most of the people who had passed. Donna was there with her sister and a friend. I think her friend was Kathy. I felt emotional when I saw Donna. I sat a bit with them before I left. I saw Donna wanted to eat her cookie, but she couldn't reach and she wasn't really sure if it was her cookie and coffee. I pushed the cookie and coffee closer to her and she was happy.
After the service, I went to Metrotown and walked around. Then, I went to Tae's place for dinner and Scrabble. Naomi was back from San Diego. Nao had had her cast changed. She said it was very painful and she had screamed. Tae made oden.
I went to visit Tae again on Saturday, February 1st to work on the thank you cards to Japan. Poor Tae. I was there from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tae said that after her aneurysm, she had double vision, but that she could see clearly if she closed one eye. She handwrote and translated each letter. It was a lot of work. I treated her to futomaki at Sushi Garden for dinner.
It was supposed to be Jan. 22, but that was the day of the big snow. The university was closed. Nao fell and broke her wrist. Tae had gone to St. Michael's with a friend and found out when she arrived that the service had been cancelled. She hadn't seen the e-mails from Naomi and me.
I think I went to visit Nao and Tae on Saturday, January 25th. I went in the early afternoon. We played Scrabble. I brought them each a loaf of the heavy Ukranian sourdough bread. We had dinner together.
On Wednesday, Jan. 29th, I went to the Celebration of Life Service. Seven people had passed away including mom and Shanta. The Chinese man that passed away a week before mom had been an electrician. The old woman who was 103 used to be a nurse. She had a memory board. The guy at St. Michael's said I could only bring a photo. There wasn't even any place to put it. I had wanted to do a slide show presentation. Jackie said a few words for most of the people who had passed. Donna was there with her sister and a friend. I think her friend was Kathy. I felt emotional when I saw Donna. I sat a bit with them before I left. I saw Donna wanted to eat her cookie, but she couldn't reach and she wasn't really sure if it was her cookie and coffee. I pushed the cookie and coffee closer to her and she was happy.
After the service, I went to Metrotown and walked around. Then, I went to Tae's place for dinner and Scrabble. Naomi was back from San Diego. Nao had had her cast changed. She said it was very painful and she had screamed. Tae made oden.
I went to visit Tae again on Saturday, February 1st to work on the thank you cards to Japan. Poor Tae. I was there from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tae said that after her aneurysm, she had double vision, but that she could see clearly if she closed one eye. She handwrote and translated each letter. It was a lot of work. I treated her to futomaki at Sushi Garden for dinner.
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