I’ve noted before that Kate has received the sitters quite well. There have only been a couple of times when she seemed hesitant for me to leave. One of those occurred yesterday. She was getting along fine yesterday morning. When the Anita arrived, she didn’t greet her as warmly as usual, but nothing seemed strange. When I said I was getting ready to leave, Kate said, “I want to go with you.” I told her I was going to Rotary and the Y and that she and Anita could go to Panera or stay at home and do whatever they would like. She told Anita she would like to go to Panera.
When I got home, Anita said Kate was resting. She said that Kate didn’t talk much and that she had not tried to push her. I told her that was fine. She doesn’t talk a lot with me. Then Anita told me that Kate didn’t seem herself and suggested that maybe she wasn’t feeling well.
After she left, I went back to the bedroom where Kate was resting. She got right up and was ready to go out. She was perfectly fine, but I can’t help thinking that she was just reacting to not being with me.
Whatever was going on, I feel the need to see what I can do to avoid this again. There are a few things I can think of suggesting to Anita that might help. For example, we have several photo albums in the family room. She could ask Kate to show them to her. I suspect Kate would love that. She could ask Kate about her family or growing up in Texas. Her memory for details is poor, but she has strong, positive feelings about her family, especially her mother. I’ll get her to try that next time.
