Lauren and I visited Linda this morning around 9.30. She was asleep and wearing a bib which indicates that she was fed, but I did not think to ask if she had eaten or not until after we left. It was very difficult to wake her up. She made eye contact but drifted too. We only got a word or two out of her. This matches my recent experiences and if this is now her baseline, she has sadly declined. This path has been a brutal one, emotionally, to ride out the ups and downs of her symptoms. I hesitate to speculate given that I did not anticipate her surviving this long, but this does fall into the pattern we've been told to expect. I need to check with SRC about her eating pattern. We returned to Matson, got Jen and spent the first half of the day tackling further efforts to clean Panorama. We put the leaves on the table and set up a better sorting area. I tackled clearing off and cleaning the black shelves, moving them outside to hose down and dry, and I got all the Christmas stuff into the rafters for the time being. Moving the shelves opened space for the wine cellar I found on craigslist and purchased. I'm really happy to have found a good deal on what should be a good way to preserve the wine collection we've built. Lauren and Jen went through her room and sorted out so much. It's consistently touching to see how they work together and how genuinely positive their relationship is. Lauren ordered Jersey Mike's before work but it turned out, from the location by In n Out, so we had to run there and back. We did so with time to spare. Jen and I dropped off the clothes in the clothes bin on Kirk and returned home for the remainder of the afternoon/evening. We opened and consumed most of a 2017 BYO Bordeaux that was wonderful. We're going to enjoy that new bottling we'll be picking up with friends in February. Brian wrote to share that his dad's had another incident. Sigh. I don't know what to say any more about that beyond hoping for the best for both of them. This isn't something a son should have to manage. Tommy called to check in and sounded tired but rested.
Goals_Anticipation: Starting back on my routines tomorrow regardless of the holiday, and getting more done at Matson for a change.
Gratitude: Lauren's good nature, insight, maturity, and attitude.
Health: Weight: 159.4 (+1.4) 7d avg: 159.3 (+0.09) | Steps: 5587 | Heart Rate: 66
Actions: Presence Gratitude Calm Action Friendship Family
Health: Weight: 159.4 (+1.4) 7d avg: 159.3 (+0.09) | Steps: 5587 | Heart Rate: 66
Actions: Presence Gratitude Calm Action Friendship Family