At 90 and with dementia, Dair's short term memory is shot. We have discovered there are only a couple of shows on television that can maintain her interest since she can't remember any plot lines. The Weather Channel is a god-send because it repeats local forecasts every 10 minutes and the rest of the country's weather pretty frequently, so it always seems new and fresh and Dair doesn't have to remember what she saw just a few minutes earlier.
Her very favorite show is "The Wheel of Fortune." I really don't know what about "Wheel" appeals to her, but she refers to it as "the show with the woman in the pretty dress." She will blow off most anything else she is doing to watch it.
On Wednesdays we eat supper at Family Night at church. After the meal, the minister asks for prayer requests and then we pray. If there are a lot of sick folks, this can be a lengthy undertaking.
This week Dair was taking her time with dinner, and Karl reminded her that if she didn't finish soon, she'd miss her show. Suddenly she switched into high gear, didn't even finish her dessert (her favorite part of any meal) and dashed to the door. I guess she's not the praying type when the choice comes down to Jesus or the "Wheel of Fortune."
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