Not a breakthrough but ...

I forgot to record this amazing event on Monday night so thought I would do it now before it's relegated to the back of my mind.  Last week I took my mum to the (not so local) hospital to have a small growth removed from her cheek.  I then made an appointment to take her to her surgery tomorrow (a week later) to have the stitches out.  Since then every night when I've phoned she's asked whether she should go to the doctors to have the stitches removed!!!  One night she asked when she should take them out which put me in a slight panic.  Anyway every night I've told her that 'I'm coming over on Thursday to take you to the surgery to have them removed'.  On Monday night I went to my book club and came back late for Ash to tell me that my mum had rung asking what was happening 'tomorrow'.  Ash said that he explained that I was at work the next day and that I was taking her on Thursday to have the stitches out.  This sounds like such a normal thing but the fact that he was not only able to remember the details of what was happening in relation to her stitches but also to relay the information to her and remember to tell me all about it afterwards was mind blowing.  It's quite incredible the impact something like this can have and to think that once upon a time I wouldn't even have noticed.  When dementia enters your life it really does make you appreciate the small stuff.