Good news about Mom

But surprising news...at least for me it's surprising. For the last few months Mom has been negative, frustrated and angry about being old. I talked to her this morning and she was in an average mood; talked to her this afternoon and she was in a great mood. I picked her up at 2:00 for a doctor appointment and she was smiling, joking and very happy.

I told her she seemed not only happier but stronger. She was walking much faster than usual. Had a bounce in her step and needed almost no help at all when going up a step. I asked what she had for breakfast and she said "brain flakes"

She passed the doctor's tests as well as she did 6 months ago, and even got one right she's never gotten right before. The dr. told her she was doing fine and was stable, and I said -- wait! I've been putting up with a grumpy woman for four months and the woman you are seeing is happy and strong. He explained, with Mom's dementia it goes in cycles, peaks, and valleys, and things are exaggerated. He said her mood could have been caused by an event, or fall and winter; or if she can not trust one person, she then believes her items are stolen instead of lost.

When we left she was talking about taking a vacation, and I told her she'd come a long way from last week when Marilyn said she'd see her next February and Mom said--I don't intend on being here next year. Mom then said she couldn't believe she'd said such a thing.

She asked the doctor if her dementia would get worse and he said the goal is to keep her stable and she's stable. He said we would all like to go up in a cloud, but after 50 our warranty expires.

She doesn't have another appointment for 6 months. Tonight she is one happy camper!

Marsha