Life is a rollercoaster ......

Had an up and down kind of week with Ash's moods either riding high or sinking low.  Most of the time now though I can catch things and rescue it all before he hits rock bottom and this week has made me think about all of that.  This morning he was in such a good mood that I was lulled into a false sense of security and started listing all the things that he could do while I was out.  I suddenly realised what I was doing and changed the subject (which meant I ended up wittering about how nice the garden looked) and managed to avert a crisis which gave me a great deal of satisfaction.  I hear lots of people talking about 'walking on eggshells' when dealing with the mood swings of someone who has dementia and I certainly know that feeling however I find if I can focus on the triggers for the bad mood I can try and make sure to avoid it in the future.  I'm not a miracle worker and can't manage it all the time but when I successfully divert or rescue a situation it does make me feel good and helps me to retain my sanity in what can sometimes seem an insane world.