In Need of A New Habit
Took my mom to see her doc last Friday. The purpose of the visit was to review the results of cognitive testing that was done about six weeks ago. Guess what? The psychologist’s office that performed the test hadn’t sent the results! So I arranged for J. to spend the day at a friend’s house (usually it’s only a few hours) and drove down to very little purpose. A friend has pointed out it wasn’t to no purpose, that being in the loop counts, but I must admit it still feels that way.
But the doc said that the test hadn’t been to determine if there was memory loss to the point of impairing mother’s ability to take care of herself, only to determine how far it had progressed. She’s quite sure of what she’s seeing, and talking to me had evidently confirmed something she’d already suspected. So she started Mom on a medication intended to slow memory loss and help keep what’s left, and we made a follow-up appointment, at which we should have those test results. And if this is going to work, ultimately, I need to get into the habit of calling and checking on Mom daily. I’m sure I’ll find other new habits I need as we go on, but that one will do to start with.