Finding Joy in the T

In the forum for cancer support, someone posted discussion, "What Gives You Joy?" If people dealing with cancer can find joy, so can we caregivers of someone who has dementia.

I would love to know what gives you joy, and I want to share what gave me joy this morning.

Before I tell you about this morning's moment of joy, I realize that taking care of someone with dementia can reduce us to a demented version of our former selves: It gets tiresome answering the same questions; scheduling doctor appointments; refilling medications; washing soiled laundry right after putting on fresh linen or clothings, etc., over and over again. This is especially true when the person for whom we are caring are verbally abusive or otherwise unpleasant.

It's Sunday, and I'm enjoying my cup of coffee and listening to KDFC.
For those who are Christians, I know you are making a "joyful noise."
And for those of you who are not Christians, try to be of good cheer:

"...oh the towering feeling
Just to know somehow [he/she is] near
The overpowering feeling
That any second [he/she] may suddenly appear." --Frederick Loewe (music) and Alan Jay Lerner

Find your "Sunday in the Park":
https://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/sundayintheparkwithgeorge/sunday.htm

P.S. I found this forum because "Someone left the cake out in the rain" and "I [didn't] think that I [could] take it" "‘Cause it took so long to bake it." -- Richard Harris

Gone are the days when George physically kissed me--and "the world stood still"; but thanks to this forum (my imaginary "high and windy hill"), you fellow caregivers "touched my silent heart and taught it how to sing." Because of your inspiration, I am even more certain that:

"Love is nature's way of giving, a reason to be living
The golden crown that makes a man a king." -- Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster