Mom & Dad 2004 --on my birthday, no less, taken at the Mystic Aquarium.
Those with Alzheimer's are still people, with thoughts, feelings and families. They are not monsters that should be locked away from society.
Still Living in the Shadow of Alzheimers
2 months ago
6 comments:
Hello I just came across your site..I am also dealing with alzheimers in my famliy..I is very sad..I have 2 grandparents that are in 2 different stages of it..My grandpa is no longer happy with anything nor does he like anyone and I think that is the worst thing that hurts us the most..I wish you the best..
I'll peek in here when I can. This country is something else these days... And medicine??? Whew! Talk about high magic... not to mention out the roof... more observing? 81 daze ago was my illusionary birthday... and words don't even begin to describe the seeming "unfairness" of who and what and why... I guess we need this a lot. I'm not into sleeping in a tent right now... and watching tv!!! I hope this moniter is as flat as I get...
4/4 common time... 3/4 a waltz then?
Thanks for this blog. It really helps to be able to relate to someone else who is also personally touched by Alzheimer's Disease. I just returned from visiting me my own father in the Texas Hill Country. He's now in the very late stages of Alzheimer's and lost all three of his syblings due to Alzheimer's complications. He has very little verbal skills left, but I heard him say loud and clear, " Something's just not right about me"! That broke my heart. It was difficult look at the man who I use to call Daddy, and seeing only an empty shell of the man who raised me. Maybe I should start a blog to help me deal with my feelings about my own father, if I can ever learn how to make a blog.
Thanks again. You're in my prayers....Evelyn
Is your dad on statins? Cholesterol lowering drugs?
Thanks! I no longer feel so isolated in dealing with a family member who has AD. I look forward to your next entry.
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