I went to see Cowboy on Tuesday and will be going again tomorrow. I stayed over Tuesday night and we went to see the dermatologist on Wednesday morning. He removed the discoloration of one mole and said he was sure it was not cancerous. He froze a second one as a precaution. He said that Cowboy's skin was actually in very good shape for an 85 year old. All good news.
After our appointment we played hooky and went to McDonald's and have a cup of coffee. Cowboy really enjoyed it.
I met with staff on Wednesday as well. We discussed the fact that he is not very active and not very social and what could we do that might stimulate him. Since his only great loves are motorcycles and music and motorcycles are out we concentrated on the music idea. I told them that they used to do karaoke sometimes and he would sing away maybe they could add that into their activities. We also talked about him playing the guitar back in the day. He quit about 5 or 6 years ago. The social worker suggested we try that and I agreed to bring a guitar for him.
I gave one of his guitars to the school and sold his fender so I got on Amazon and ordered a guitar for him. Nothing expensive but good enough to see if this works.
Cowboy gets his partial back this coming Monday. We get to see the podiatrist later this month and will get him a new pair of diabetic shoes. Progress...
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