I just have too...

In this journey so far, I can count on one hand, just how many good, uneventful days I had with mother. A few Fridays ago was one of them.  Of course I thank the Lord for it and pray He give us many more. It felt so good to hear her snoozing while taking a nap. A true sign that she was actually sleeping!

I am trying my best not to get to excited, for the next day could be the complete opposite, and of course, I am praying that it doesn't.  But what made that day different? A speech therapist came to the house. She actually got mother to engage in a few activities. Watching how my mother worked with her felt good, but on the other hand, it hurt me in a lot of ways.

I tried so many times to get my mother to do activities to help exercise her body and mind, but she always put up a big fuss and resist. But with a total stranger, she is willing to try all that she gave her to do, so why is that? 

I suppose, we are more comfortable with strangers at times, because with most, we will never see them again.  But with those who are there for you, we tend to give them a hard time. I really have no clue why that is. 

But who would have thought, the brain needs to be exercising too.  We just go on with life and not think about how we care about other parts of our body, but not the actual control center of it. Isn't that crazy. If there is one thing I have learned through all this, it's I must keep my mind active and that is where my crafting comes into play. I must get back to reading too. The mental health is just important.

Use it or lose it...