Monday evening I went to Metamora for our dance practice. Kay knew I had been starting to volunteer at New Salem and gifted me some finds from her thrift shopping:
While on my Therapy Dog visit at Reflections, another man with a Labrador came in while I was in the day room with a group and I didn't get a look. Then had a specific resident. When they left, I carefully let Sophie meet Sheba and her handler. Sheba is 13 years old. They've been working longer than us but we both had our TDI scarves. He had a Memorial badge and I have St John's hospital badge.
They were fine til Sheba left and Sophie barked. It was her happy bark tho. Besides residents have asked if she's always quiet.
Tuesday morning I went to the Veterans History Project sponsored by the Secresary of State Jessie White.
Tuesday evening I went to the special opening for member of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum's new exhibit "Rare and Rarely Seen". This temporary exhibit brings out stuff from the archives.
These are seals on the oldest item in our collection, a document written in 1274.
Wednesday after exercise, I looked for a lantern at thrift shops for the upcoming Candlelight Walk. Nothing but I did find a folding rocking chair.
At 1:30 I had a TDI visit at St John's. I got mail returned on Wednesday from my adopted soldier that I sent on 7/23/16. I'll probably get a lot more returned mail.
In the evening I went to the Interveterans Council Meeting.
Thursday after exercise I went to an appointment at St John's Hospital at 10:30. I met with Shayla the activity director who showed me around. She resembles Sophie but is afraid of dogs. I told her I'm a volunteer and I have a personal wish to convert her. In the afternoon I had a TDI visit at Reflections and then went to a PGR flagline for Charles Vernon Woodworth.
Friday I volunteered at the Lincoln Tomb. There were many bus tours so at least it wasn't boring. I worked up an apatite and had dinner at the VFW ~ shrimp.
Saturday I met with Rex and Ken at the Meijer parking lot to carpool to carpool to Quincy for the Veterans Home Advisory council meeting. Yes, this is the place that was in the news for Legionnaires disease. Rex said he's having a hard time finding a light blue windbreaker that the Korean War Veterans wear with all their patches. I told him I'd keep an eye out for one. At the meeting, we met the new director of the veterans home.
--> Culbertson, introduces himself and happenings at the home. He was kind enough to radio for a gulf cart to pick up the two Korean War veterans and myself to have a quick look at the "All Wars Museum".
I fixed my last summer squash for dinner with onions and butter. Yum.
Sunday we had some new procedures at Mass so I peaked in at the Saturday evening mass to observe.
Oct 3d is the feast day of St Francis of Assisi so Sunday at 1PM we had a blessing of the pets at the statue of St Francis. It was really nice to see my fellow parishioners with their extended family for a special blessing. There were even two guinea pigs.
Sophie and I went to the pet blessing on Sunday. I asked Fr John if he still had his cat and sadly .... no.
http://www.stjoschatham.org/photos/view/id/19695
I fixed spaghetti and meatballs using black bean spaghetti and turkey meat balls. That spaghetti is too mushy and I don't think I'll make it again.
Monday morning, at our senior balance class, Dr Sammy wore these neat muscle pants.
Then I took Sophie on a TDI visit to Regency Care and St John's Hospital on the 11th floor for transitional care and hospice for the first time on that floor. This visit started out somewhat normally and the first bed was a rejection at first but when the man saw Sophie he pet her briefly. Then another rejection then a room with an acceptance. While in there, a wife of a patient in another room came in and said she recognized me from the Chatham American Legion and that her husband would love for my to stop by. I asked if he was in the room with the "no pets" sign and she said it is but that he would welcome me. I was adamantly briefed to pass the rooms with the signs by. She said the sign was there from last week when a big black dog was visiting and he didn't feel well. Although I didn't recognized the name she gave me for her husband, I immediately recognized Roy from the American Legion. He knew there was a meeting that night too and really regretted not being able to come. I explained that therapy dog handlers fell under HIPPA law but under the circumstances I asked if I may tell the post that we met and he wished that I would do that. I went on to another room where 2 sisters were visiting a fellow sister about to undergo a procedure. The two recognized me from the Old State Capitol when they visited last June for our encampment. They recalled the program on Civil War hair styles and two of their Postulants were demonstrated upon. I remembered we told them of the history of nuns as nurses during the Civil War.
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