Great times: New Year lunch with the family

 So many of us do not have the privilege or pleasure to celebrate a New Year’s lunch with their family, and why? Maybe no family to celebrate with for various reasons?

I have a small family but it is enough for me. We get together and we enjoy a good meal, good banter, and good times. The important thing for me is that family is around me.

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Not easy, Care givers

 When care givers are either late or bow out of work at the last minute, it can make things hard. In general, this is always going to be a challenge for patients to deal with. So far, Mom has been really good at dealing with these challenges but she does become anxious when they occur.

A care giver’s job is not an easy one and I admire anyone who decides to choose this career. I admire their dedication, commitment, and patience.  However, there are times when either bowing out of work at the last minute or showing up late without giving a reason may be questionable. Just more challenges to work with.

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There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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The routine: Injections with Moya

This has become part of the ritual whenever I visit Mom. I need someone to help me take my biweekly injection. Moya has kindly agreed to help me and we have developed a routine.

First I take the injection, that is in a pen, out of the fridge a few hours before the time that we have agreed upon. Then I put an ice pack on the spot where the injection is going to be about 20 minutes before the time. Moya comes along and gives me the injection.

All done! Then I spend the rest of the day taking things easy.

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There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured for ever.

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Fun times: Cooking at Christmas 2025

These memories with Mom, especially at Christmas, are oh so precious and keepers forever.

Mom tells me what she would like to cook for the day. We set out across the kitchen together. I walk ahead of her as she comes along with her walker.

I bring out the ingredients and the mixing bowls and pots and pans. If I cannot remember where to find things she directs me.

I set up everything for her and then I bring the high chair for her. Slowly and surely she gets to work. She is so very meticulous and methodical.

We chat as we work but her concentration is complete. Rest assured that at the end of it all her cooking skills remain unblemished.  

She has remembered how to make her favourite dishes. Cooking and baking are both still in her DNA!

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There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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My new way: The pointing strategy

It took me a bit of time to discover this strategy but I think that it is working. In order to compensate for Mom’s hearing loss, whenever we are chatting and if I believe that she may not fully hear me, I point to things and oh boy!  She is so good at understanding and responding.

So for example, if I wish her to chat about something on the TV as I am relaxing close by, I point to the TV and she knows how to respond.

If I wish her to give me feedback on my top, I stand in front of her and point to my top. She almost immediately gets it.

Then, if I walk towards her and point to my shoes and slacks, she immediately knows that I am seeking her opinion as to whether shoes and slacks match. 

Then, if she sees me trying to find something on her counter, I point to the counter and place my hands on the surface of the counter. She quickly realizes what I am trying to say and she responds.

Or, if I walk towards her to ask how my hair looks after I have washed and dried it, I point with my hair brush to my head and she is on it. This is my pointing strategy. This is my brilliant Mom!

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There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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Wonderful time of the year: Christmas sounds and smells

 

My memory captures Christmas of 2025 when Mom’s house was filled with such wonderful sounds and smells. Mom was in the middle of it all; helping to create such familiar smells and sounds.

Pots and pans clanged and bustling about helped to enhance those super sounds. There is nothing like being able to create Christmas sounds and smells.

And how about the sound of chopping onions, garlic, and other stuff for seasoning! Then the combined smells of all of these components. Then the smell of Mom’s cooking and oh so much more!

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There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured for ever.

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The crash! The broken vase

 

I heard it and then all hell broke loose! Not sure what really happened here! The sound came from Mom’s living room.

Did the wind blow it off the table? Or did the care giver knock it over? Whatever it was, it broke.

It fell to the floor with a loud crash.  Mom took it all in good spirits. All in a day’s happenings.

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There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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