2-25-2023 Cognitively better, physically worse
(Tricia) Linda has had a few really good days over the past couple of weeks, in which she was awake, alert, and joking around with us. Yesterday, for example, she was awake the entire day. She usually takes several naps, or even sleeps most of the day, so yesterday was incredibly unusual. Of course, yesterday was also a day that Ed and I decided to take a day trip to Carlyle, IL, so we missed most of Linda's alert time! But it was nice to have a day out, in honor of Ed's recent birthday. While we were in Carlyle, Ed was able to check his sailboat, which has been stored on supports, unused, for more than year. Normally, he comes to the lake several times over the spring, summer, and fall to sail, and we make a weekend of it at least once. But because of Linda's situation, he sadly put that on hold last season. After looking at the other boats stored by the harbor and talking a bit with the harbor master during this quick visit, we walked by the lake and then drove to Haz