This morning we took my mother to the Department of Neurology at National Taiwan University Hospital for a follow-up consultation. Although her dementia assessment remained at a moderate level, her score had improved compared to last year. The doctor emphasized that achieving this progress wasn’t easy and it was indeed commendable. I have found that recently there were more people coming and going at home, and the opportunities for everyone to interact with mom have increased. My mother became more animated, engaging in conversations, and her memory lapses have reduced. I firmly believe that interactions play a crucial role in slowing down the progression of dementia.
這天早上我們帶媽媽去台大回診神經內科，她的失智評鑑雖然仍維持在中度，但是分數比去年有進步，醫生說這是非常不容易的事。我發現最近家裏比較多人來來去去，大家與媽媽的互動機會增加，媽媽活潑許多，話也多些，忘記人的機率也減少。我相信互動絕對是對減緩失智有極大的助益。
Since the weather was sultry, we decided to go shopping in the Zhongshan Metro Shopping Mall. The underground shopping mall was air-conditioned, and we were not exposed to the sun or rain so it was comfortable to window-shop here. Although we were not very interested in shopping and buying clothes, we walked around and sometimes came across some interesting cultural and creative works. The Zhongshan Metro Shopping Mall (also known as R District Underground Street), formerly known as Taipei Easy Mall is an extensive underground shopping mall in Zhongshan District and Datong District. The mall stretches from Taipei Main Station in the south to Shuanglian Station in the north. In addition to many shopping options, there is also an underground book street "Eslite R79". This mall is definitely a unique shopping place that combines business, art and lifestyle. The Xinzhongshan Linear Park above between MRT Zhongshan Station and Shuanglian Station has special light meal food trucks and music events every weekend. A cultural and creative market is held on the second weekend of every month. It provides a lot of entertainment options here. Jazz Plaza also provides spaces for public hip-hop or cheerleading practices. There was a lot of interesting stuff here and I was looking here and there and forgot to take photos.
由於天氣悶熱，之後我們便決定到中山地下街逛街，地下街有冷氣，又不曬太陽，也淋不到雨，雖然我們對逛街買衣物沒太大的興趣，但是走走看看，有時也會看到一些有趣及有創意的文創作品。中山地下街（別稱R區地下街），原名台北捷運大街，是中山區、大同區規模較大的地下購物中心。商場南起台北車站，北至雙連站。這裏除了有許多購物選擇外，也有地下書街「誠品R79」，是融合了商業、藝術與生活風格的特色街區。捷運中山站及雙連站間的心中山線形公園，每週末設置特色輕食餐車或舉辦音樂活動，每個月的第2個周末會舉辦文創市集，也提供了不少娛樂選項。爵士廣場也開放空間提供民眾街舞或啦啦隊練習。這裡有很多有趣的東西，我東走西看都忘了照照片了。
Many people practice dancing here in front of a long row of mirrors. 許多人在這裏對著一長排的鏡子練舞。
On a hot day, it’s a pleasure to eat a bowl of shaved snow on the way home.
大熱天，在回家的路上吃一碗雪花冰，不亦樂乎。
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