Mom has been lost in her own head a lot over the last couple of weeks. She often sits, just looking at her hands. This past weekend, she spent some time with her siblings which was tremendous therapy. She didn't seem to participate in a lot of conversation but she enjoyed being around them which lightened her spirit a great deal.
I have become the creator of tasks. I invent easy things for her to do just to keep her busy. Dad is not as easy to convince to participate. He prefers lounging on the couch ALL DAY LONG and doing nothing more than watching "Oceans Eleven" for the 700th time. We sort a lot of things. The last few days, folding laundry served as mom's main responsibility. I even had her refold some things.
I am looking for suggestions for more ways to keep them busy so if anyone out there has a list, please pass it my way. We have to keep mom's mind working so it won't just stop any time soon.
