Things with Gramps haven’t been so funny lately. As his Alzheimer’s progresses, it gets a little bit more difficult to smile through the stress of making decisions for his care, such as which doctors to go to, in house care or assisted living, etc. However, once in a while, a little bit of the funny guy he once was shines through. Such was the case yesterday.
I had to run an errand for a client, so I took Gramps with me. It required driving through a city that is notoriously foggy, and yesterday was no exception.
As always, Gramps was reading any lettering that we passed: street signs, store signs, the makes of cars on the trunks. I’m not even sure how he could make out half the signs for the fog, since I could barely see where I was going.
One particular sign on a brand new apartment building read “Million Dollar Views.” Gramps read the sign, then looked toward the foggy view. “Hmmph,” he said, “Not today!”
Alzheimer’s Fact: The financial cost of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease can be overwhelming and is estimated to be about $50,000 per year in direct medical expenses.
