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Coloring with Mom


clueliss

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Last Saturday I stopped by for a visit with my mom.  It was a really good visit.  Or as good a visit as one can have when the person you are visiting is no longer the person you knew, has memory issues, mobility issues and the like.  

I finally tried something I had wanted to for some time.  We colored together.  Due to time constraints (mine) we didn't finish the project (and next time I would have us coloring on different pages).  But we did some coloring with my trusty Crayola twistables after working a very large jigsaw puzzle.    The purple, green, & orange  butterflies at the left of the page are my work.  I did the center of the orange/red one.  the other two are all Mom.  
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When I got there she said my hands were cold and insisted on warming it up.  That's my right hand (photo taken left handed so I'm amazed it came out so well - this photo was a hit on Facebook among family & friends)

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WhatWouldJohnCrichtonDo?

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When my uncle got to the point that he not only didn't really know who his wife was when she came to see him (almost every day), but he couldn't even have a conversation with her anymore, she would bring something like a deck of cards or a smallish ball. He could still stack the cards or try to make card houses with them or they could roll the ball to each other across a table. They could interact on a simple level. (He also remembered songs almost to the end.)

I'm glad you and your mom got to put together a puzzle, color together, and that she warmed your hands. :romance-heartsmiley: (Plus, your Crayolas look really cool!)

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    • Red Hair, Black Dress

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    • 4boysmum

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    • CarrotCake

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    • EmiSue

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