tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post2708633929309333591..comments2023-08-04T04:50:56.834-06:00Comments on Redheaded Wisdom: WHCA and Alzheimer's and Mom's Day weekendD.K. Raedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-16171194087310657402009-05-29T17:02:04.885-06:002009-05-29T17:02:04.885-06:00Thanks, Enigma ... you always know what to say ......Thanks, Enigma ... you always know what to say ... I do try to remember my mom in her pre-alzheimered state, not as she was at the end, a shrunken mummified version of herself. She only wandered off that one time, but after that my dad did get her an ID bracelet (if found, please return to ...)!D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-64348394600878362942009-05-28T23:20:19.782-06:002009-05-28T23:20:19.782-06:00dear DK...
wow...
what an amazing post...
lovely t...dear DK...<br />wow...<br />what an amazing post...<br />lovely tribute to your mom...and explaining what the disease is all about...and how it effects all around - the family really does witness losing a person- a real person...your story about her wandering off in her nightgown...so so sad...I have worked in three different nursing homes...it is so different to work in a home....but family members really do have the most heartbreaking task...and hard work...<br /><br />she is so lovely in that photo...she looks so good...clear eyed and happy...maybe that is why you posted the photo...a part of you wants to remember her that way...happy and beautiful....<br /><br />many many hugs....and happy mothers day...enigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-27990532045993616432009-05-16T20:15:00.000-06:002009-05-16T20:15:00.000-06:00Hope your computer is all better & soonHope your computer is all better & soonFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-91395419660543966462009-05-11T01:21:00.000-06:002009-05-11T01:21:00.000-06:00Fran:
I am so sorry for what you are enduring with...Fran:<br />I am so sorry for what you are enduring with your mom right now. My mom was actually better on the phone than in person. Maybe it helped to not see her daughter when she no longer looked like the little girl of memory. There were many times on the phone that she could almost pass for normal ... until she'd get stuck in a loop asking the same things over and over. There has to be a better solution once everything that constitutes a person's individuality is gone. Kurt Vonnegut's "Monkey House" comes to mind!<br /><br />I loved Wanda at the WHCA! Didn't think I would since I only find her stand-up routine mildly amusing. I don't think anyone else could've said some of the things she did ... like not wanting to see Obama's nipples! I got a huge chuckle out of that! I've heard the Fox crowd today complaining that she was too tough on Limbaugh. You know what I think they can do with their criticism. I also loved seeing Glenn Beck squirming like a baby at the foxnewz dinner table. Any event that makes the far right squirm is a worthwhile cause!D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-38744219432564726052009-05-11T01:11:00.000-06:002009-05-11T01:11:00.000-06:00MauiGirl:
wow, you have really been and are still ...MauiGirl:<br />wow, you have really been and are still going through the Alzheimer wringer! It is sad beyond words to see how A.D. robs a person of their very essence. Hope you get to watch The Alzheimer's Project on HBO this week. I watched the 1st one tonight. It really captured something that most people don't think about -- the fear and anxiety that A.D. sufferers go through. There was even a woman talking to another woman in the window, but it was herself in the mirror -- very similar to my mom!D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-51477757449227387672009-05-10T19:42:00.000-06:002009-05-10T19:42:00.000-06:00Hrumph! My well thought out post just went to the ...Hrumph! My well thought out post just went to the ether. <br /><br />I thank you for sharing your experience & happier memories of your Mom, pre disease. <br /><br />My Mom is a few years into this disease, and I hate watching the deterioration. She still recognizes me & my voice & the family, even though she struggles sometimes to finish a sentence, or get the words out. <br /><br />As for the Press Corps, Wanda Sykes was firing on all cylinders & had he laughing big time. <br />Loved the remark about the Obama's thinking they were moving into a new house, only to realize it is a "fixer". And that people were giving him a hard time about not getting a rescue dog, when he adopted a country that had been abused by it's former owner. That & the giving Texas to the Queen of England for a gift. <br />She was great.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-2117938806197859912009-05-10T19:17:00.000-06:002009-05-10T19:17:00.000-06:00Wonderful post about your mom. I enlarged the pic...Wonderful post about your mom. I enlarged the picture to see her better - she was lovely.<br /><br />My mother-in-law has Alzheimer's Disease so I know what it's like. My dad had it in the end as well (after he was about 89 or 90). My mother-in-law got it in her mid-70's and it has been a very sad progression to watch her go downhill. She was here for Mother's Day (she lives in a nursing home now but Dad brings her up to our house a lot). She still recognizes us although I doubt she'd be able to say our names. My father-in-law has to feed her (or an aide does if he's not there for one of her meals). It's so sad.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-88755948032684542062009-05-10T00:42:00.000-06:002009-05-10T00:42:00.000-06:00*****Quick note about the WHCA dinner tonight. I ...*****Quick note about the WHCA dinner tonight. I laughed my ass off when Obama pointed out Boehner's tan is not a color found in nature. Wanda is wonderful; she really spoke her mind, sparing no one. If you missed it, I'm sure it will be posted many places online, or you can try c-span.org/whcaD.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-76664761762170651852009-05-10T00:38:00.000-06:002009-05-10T00:38:00.000-06:00Slots:
you look familiar. so sorry to hear about ...Slots:<br />you look familiar. so sorry to hear about your mom. not that you don't think about her everyday, but mom's day is an especially poignant time to remember.<br /><br />Annette:<br />I was hoping it wasn't too much of a downer to remember my mom in this way. I'm very interested in the Maria Shriver special tomorrow -- just set up the DVR which found 5-parts to record.D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-36648439087240828712009-05-09T19:00:00.000-06:002009-05-09T19:00:00.000-06:00What a tribute to your mom. It's obvious you loved...What a tribute to your mom. It's obvious you loved her very much. You have many good memories and will always have them. Hang on to those and keep them close. <br /><br />Happy Mother's Day to you, D.K. Thanks for sharing this with us all. <br /><br />Take care and enjoy the day best you can.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344077085109588258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361366843010914070.post-69279572595667821022009-05-09T17:57:00.000-06:002009-05-09T17:57:00.000-06:00Couldn't have said it any better myself. Until you...Couldn't have said it any better myself. Until you've been through Alzheimer's (especially with a parent) there aren't enough words to express the impact it makes on a family.<br />It's been close to 2 years since my mother passed and I've been thinking of her a lot this weekend especially.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668256676138025070noreply@blogger.com