we left for connecticut a week early as my dad had a bleeding in his skull from a mini-stroke or seizure. the doctors weren't sure as there were no spikes on his CAT or MRI to indicate what caused it. he was without speech for several days, and he's still working on getting his "walk" back. he's moved from a walker to a cane, which is good progress. my parents have been staying at my sister's home in connecticut while their place is rented for august and september.
the view outside my dad's window was beautiful. the capitol building with it's shiny white and gold top is to the right of the white smokestack.
balloons and markers and smiley faces . . very different from 1891.
there was an "au bon pain" downstairs with yummy muffins and tea that morgana and chanda liked to frequent.
a giant puffball mushroom out in the grass before the entrance way.
more puffballs? no, delicious marzipan from our favorite place to stop on the way home . .
mozzicato's!!!
going to mozzicato's on the way home was fun . . and dangerous!!! we could have easily walked out with the contents of the entire store . .
and it was a big store!
chanda just had to have a peek . .
ahh! cannolis and creampuffs!
it was a delicious way to celebrate nonno's first night home.
I'm sorry to hear about your father getting ill. Thankfully, he is better! I hope you are all feeling better now, with him being at home.
ReplyDeleteI tried to leave a comment last night but blogger was being awkward. You are all in my prayers.
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San x
hello christine and san, thank you for your good thoughts and prayers. he's doing better but adjusting to not being as independent as he used to be.
ReplyDeleteit's not easy growing older!
Good to have you back. I missed your blog entries. I thought something must be wrong, but didn't want to intrude. Anyway, all the best to your dad! I know how hard it is to get older: as a child my family had our great-grandfather with us and were there when he died. Later we saw both of our grandmothers going from independent women to bedridden patients in a nursing home. They also both had Alzheimer's in the end. It's is so nice that your parents are helped by their children and that they can age naturally. What a great sign of love that is! I'm afraid I can't do that for my parents when they are at that stage of life. They are so far away. Love to all of you!
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hello eva,
Deleteyes, it's good to be posting again. i hope it isn't too difficult for my parents as time goes by. you must feel easier that your parents have your siblings near them to help out later on? greg's brother and sister live near his mom and dad . . but i know he'll probably need to make some trips there to help out. they're in florida. it's a bit closer than germany! i was talking with my friend janet who has a friend who expects to get alzheimer's as she gets older. so many in her family have had it. so . . she's learning how to knit because she says that working with your hands is the best therapy for alzheimer's patients. have you heard of that too?
xoxo,
dorina :)
p.s. eva . . we read some good books while in connecticut. i mention them on the "connecticut" september 17th post.
DeleteOne of my brothers is in the same town, the others are in driving distance of about 2-3 hours. Hm, I haven't heard that about Alzheimer's and handwork. All I can say is that both my grandmothers sewed and knitted, but it didn't make a difference! They didn't have it for very long and died soon after, but it was heart-breaking to watch.
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