Trying to come up with a plan for Moody's continued confusion has taken some time this week. This morning I visited a day-care place for folks with dementia. It was in Carrboro which is a 20-minute drive. I'm not sure if Moody would like it. He could go at 11:30am, get lunch, and afternoon music and discussion programs. Then I'd pick him up ~4:30. I'll see if I can get him to go for an hour next week. I'd probably try to do it once a week then maybe twice a week if the Long-term Care Insurance will pay for it. They sent a nurse today to ask him some questions. He did not pass the cognitive test and the nurse thought he should not be left alone. So maybe, they will consider him eligible for benfits. If so, then they would pay after 90 days have passed.
In between those two appointments, I went to a support group at Fearrington Cares for caregivers for folks with dementia. It was interesting but depressing hearing all their woes. One of the leaders offered a rationale for why Moody thinks there is the "other" Cathy (when Moody doesn't recognise me). He thought Moody was looking for his other self - the one that knows and remembers- because that's the one that went with the "other" Cathy. Very interesting thought.
Moody was pretty good today - less confused about things. But yesterday afternoon just as I was heading out the door to a rehearsal, he started in with the "other" Cathy search and where were we, etc. So I didn't go to that rehearsal. I took him with me for the evening meeting and rehearsal. He was happy to go. He enjoyed listsening to the chorus rehearsal.
