Picking
Patti up at her care facility we headed over to CafĂ© Nell’s at nearby Shurfine
Supermarket. A pair of cinnamon sugar Fastnacht
donuts and a cup of real decaf coffee made for one happy Patti.
Fastnacht
translates from German as “eve of the fast”. In days of yore, the Fastnacht was
made with all the sweets and forbidden items in the household to eliminate
temptation during Lent. A local radio station called them 'a donut on
steriods'. J
Don’t
get me wrong it’s not that her care facility does not serve nutritious lunch
but every once in a while there is nothing wrong with embracing the Multiple Sclerosis
modified principle of Mardi Gras “eat drink and be merry … because I just want
to take a nap”.
Brushing
Patti’s teeth for her and transferring her from wheelchair to bed with a one
person unassisted transfer … I tucked her in for a long winter afternoon’s nap.
Patrick Leer
Health Activist:
Caregivingly Yours, MS Caregiver @ http://caregivinglyyours.blogspot.com/
My Lung Cancer Odyssey @ http://lung-cancer-survivor.blogspot.com/
Everyone needs an outing out like that for what sounds like a delicious donut!! I'd be tempted to do the same.
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There was a hotel right across from dad's facility & I'd wheel him over(he balked at getting into a car,so more travel than that became ruled out)for very delicious lunches & or dinners. Hey, facility lunch is facility lunch.
ReplyDeleteYou need an excuse to go for doughnuts? Patrick, that's just so wrong…!
ReplyDeleteYou had a nice walk) I also tried Fastnacht Donuts. They are fantastically tasty. I hope to come there at least once again.
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