(((Hugs CCL))) My condolences
Ehhh...crying. A family member, my last uncle passed, so I'm not feeling whatever...good night.
Yes this sounds like duck confit.DH #1 loved duck. I find it just too greasy. No matter how you cook it. But I will say, for the few times I have had home fries, (boiled and cut up potatoes) the best I ever had was when they were sautéed in duck fat. Done right, they were not greasy, and made my breakfast. Served with breakfast sausages and poached eggs on toast, what more can I say.
Yes this sounds like duck confit.
Re. greasiness...have you tried/had duck where the skin was first pricked (with a fork)? Lets out the oils. Also if the whole duck is roasted on a rack, the fat drips away - great for roast potatoes.
Addie we are constantly jogging her memory. She remembers bits and pieces but it's patchy. It's a blessing that she cannot remember her house since she would want to be there.
Yes the staff at my mother's caring home are very caring too. Mind you, before we introduced my mother to that home we had done our homework (comprehensive researching and visiting what was locally available).
Are you on the staff there then? It must be very frustrating not to be able to be of help when they fall. At my mother's nursing home, they are dependent on staff (i.e. not set up like Winthrop). My mother has a sensor mat beside her bed which, should she fall on it, would alert staff.
Oh my....that's a lot to contend with. You seem to manage it all quite well from what I have read.
Thank you for explaining.
I have high blood pressure and am obese - put on about 12 kilograms over the 2 years of looking after my mother. I admit to overeating but feel deprived if I cut back... I do the odd detox and used to fast for days....way back in the last century!
We have had a couple of those patients here also. They keep wanting to go home. Unfortunately, their children do not understand that this is a self sustaining residency meaning that the residents have to be able to care for themselves. They start wandering the hall at night totally lost as to where they are. As residents, we can not legally do anything to help them. If they should fall or get hurt while we try to help them, we and the management can be held responsible. So those residents do not last here even for a month. It is very hard to stand by and watch them wandering about in a state of confusion. And I am sure their children can't always understand either.
Each week when I go to Winthrop for my PT, I walk into a very large room full of very elderly patients. Most of them have Alzheimer's Disease. There is even a husband and wife there. The husband is worse than the wife, so she feeds him. It is very touching to see them sitting side by side, holding hands. One can only hope that when their time comes, they go together. I can't end this missive without giving a lot of credit to the staff at Winthrop. They have more than the patience of Job. I have never heard one of them raise their voice, or show exasperation in caring for these folks. Even if a patient slaps them. Which happens often. Come time for exercising, if the patient can't raise their hands up, a staff member will hold their arms and help them. Some of the patients have to be fed. Again, the staff to the rescue.