
On Monday afternoon there was some drama taking place on my street with EMS, Police, and a Police helicopter patrolling the area above. Shortly before this started, mom had just woken up from her nap. As each day progresses, there are times when she will begin to decline physically and become melancholy, agitated, and anxious. It is during these times that I will try to be creative, redirect her attention, and put on a classic TV show that she enjoys or something spiritual. I decided to do a search on YouTube for a preacher that she has not watched in a long time. I found a video and she was immediately focused on it and it was uplifting her spirits.
So back to the drama taking place outside. The EMS was handling their part, Police officers were staking the neighborhood, and there was a Police helicopter patrolling the area above. Even though I was curious as to what was going on, I was hoping that they would not come to our door because I did not want mom to become alarmed. Luckily, they went to my neighbor’s house, so I ended up reaching out to her to get an idea of what was going on.
During this whole time, which was about an hour or so, mom had no clue what was happening. She was sheltered from the chaos going on around us. Her attention was elsewhere and at that moment, she did not have a care in the world.