tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post3816333278753764633..comments2023-09-17T05:39:23.652-07:00Comments on Tea Leaves: April 1--AElaineLKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-89820037201612906222012-04-02T16:42:05.332-07:002012-04-02T16:42:05.332-07:00Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll pay a vis...Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll pay a visit to your blog, too.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-37262149576421143432012-04-02T16:41:13.567-07:002012-04-02T16:41:13.567-07:00Andrea, your blog has been a great help to me, jus...Andrea, your blog has been a great help to me, just knowing that someone else is going through this and has as much strength as you do and an outlook that I"m sure helps you. I will be following your journey as well. Thank you so much for visiting.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-39219538975576177132012-04-02T16:38:57.879-07:002012-04-02T16:38:57.879-07:00Melissa, I'm glad that your grandparents lived...Melissa, I'm glad that your grandparents lived to be very old without getting this disease. Your father may just be having normal age-related memory loss--I hope that's the case. Thank you very much for your thoughts and prayers.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-59773546042186981902012-04-02T16:36:59.090-07:002012-04-02T16:36:59.090-07:00What a beautiful line--"behind the mask of co...What a beautiful line--"behind the mask of confusion is a heart that loved beyond measure." Thanks so much, Brenda.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-8278608450640137152012-04-02T16:33:41.204-07:002012-04-02T16:33:41.204-07:00THey're crossed, Pat. Let us know what happens...THey're crossed, Pat. Let us know what happens!ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-89708483865212249472012-04-02T16:32:51.208-07:002012-04-02T16:32:51.208-07:00I'm so sorry about your grandmother and father...I'm so sorry about your grandmother and father-in-law, Kathy. Thank you for your prayers, and I send them back to you.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-73833887441200492332012-04-02T16:31:23.333-07:002012-04-02T16:31:23.333-07:00I'm so sorry for what you and your dad went th...I'm so sorry for what you and your dad went through, Sherri. It must be so horrible when your loved one doesn't know you any more. We are lucky that my mom still does know us and is always glad to see us when we visit her. And I also wonder what's going on inside her and what she does understand. It's a hard thing to think about.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-14795240290366495832012-04-02T16:29:01.200-07:002012-04-02T16:29:01.200-07:00Thanks so much, Pam. And I tell you now that havin...Thanks so much, Pam. And I tell you now that having the support of my friends over the past few years has meant so much!ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-42274203757161944912012-04-02T16:27:18.335-07:002012-04-02T16:27:18.335-07:00Thanks, Jo, for your thoughts and hugs. I also pra...Thanks, Jo, for your thoughts and hugs. I also pray that she will remain at peace.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-86637054645008828502012-04-02T16:26:22.585-07:002012-04-02T16:26:22.585-07:00Thank you for reading, k~ !Thank you for reading, k~ !ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-70989068709700543522012-04-02T16:25:45.541-07:002012-04-02T16:25:45.541-07:00Thank you, Julie. I appreciate the kind words. The...Thank you, Julie. I appreciate the kind words. The road has gotten a bit easier since she is now being cared for by professionals, but I still dread what may yet come.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-59644317618949330782012-04-02T16:23:50.361-07:002012-04-02T16:23:50.361-07:00Thanks, Pat. I hope that whoever does follow my bl...Thanks, Pat. I hope that whoever does follow my blog through this challenge will learn something and that those also struggling with Alzheimer's or dementia will know that they're not alone. I'm looking forward to reading your blog, too.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-16592584552215284262012-04-02T16:22:08.682-07:002012-04-02T16:22:08.682-07:00Thank you, Stephanie. Losing your sense of self is...Thank you, Stephanie. Losing your sense of self is a very frightening prospect. I may be lucky in that my mother is the first member of our family to contract this disease, and only when she was already ninety-seven years old; so I'm crossing my fingers that we don't have the gene in our line.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-27864347976445378142012-04-02T16:19:40.253-07:002012-04-02T16:19:40.253-07:00It is a very scary thing to contemplate. The best ...It is a very scary thing to contemplate. The best we can do is follow the tips such as the Alzheimer's Association gives on their website to hopefully lessen the chances of getting it--and keep working and praying for a cure. Thank you for visiting and for your kind words.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-40350139897464519742012-04-02T16:17:25.629-07:002012-04-02T16:17:25.629-07:00Thank you, Jenn. It is definitely not easy, but no...Thank you, Jenn. It is definitely not easy, but now that we have her in a good and safe place I breathe a lot easier.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-58281996863951289532012-04-02T16:16:17.678-07:002012-04-02T16:16:17.678-07:00Joyce, I finally stopped telling my mother about m...Joyce, I finally stopped telling my mother about my brother's death, as well as those of all her siblings. It was too hard on her and me, and I finally decided that she really didn't need to know. Thank you for your kind words.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-85216877852612957572012-04-02T16:12:33.558-07:002012-04-02T16:12:33.558-07:00Thank you, Lynn. I think you did your mother a kin...Thank you, Lynn. I think you did your mother a kindness by not telling her. I'm glad the medication worked for her. I know it must have been hard on you to lose her to heart disease, but in the long run it may have been for her and you not to have had to suffer the kind of deterioration that AD brings.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-76974757255602350292012-04-02T16:10:30.464-07:002012-04-02T16:10:30.464-07:00Paula, until this year, my mother was getting very...Paula, until this year, my mother was getting very upset about the things she couldn't remember, most of all my brother's death. It was so hard on me when she would cry, "What's wrong with me? Am I losing my mind?" I thank God for the relative peace she has now. Thank you for your comment, and I'm sorry you had to experience this with your father.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-26363092862565448202012-04-02T16:08:10.724-07:002012-04-02T16:08:10.724-07:00I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother, Clau...I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother, Claudia, and bless your father for caring for her. I wish him strength.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-34959862285550894212012-04-02T16:05:55.287-07:002012-04-02T16:05:55.287-07:00Yes, there is finally hope for people with cancer,...Yes, there is finally hope for people with cancer,and the success rate is climbing all the time. I hope we can say the same for Alzheimer's someday soon. Thank you for visiting.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-91691506379738880832012-04-02T16:04:33.147-07:002012-04-02T16:04:33.147-07:00Yes, it sure is, Beth. I sometimes think it's ...Yes, it sure is, Beth. I sometimes think it's harder on the loved ones, at least when the afflicted ones get to the stage where they're no longer aware of their disease. Thanks for reading.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-11421803008614792132012-04-02T16:03:00.255-07:002012-04-02T16:03:00.255-07:00Thank you, Linda. It is certainly a heartbreaking ...Thank you, Linda. It is certainly a heartbreaking disease.ElaineLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866201775130742517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-74159443775176042112012-04-02T04:35:25.251-07:002012-04-02T04:35:25.251-07:00This is a terrible dreaded disease actually. I wro...This is a terrible dreaded disease actually. I wrote about an article on my blog which is 5 dreaded disease that might affect creative which I guess should also include this too. Nice post on A, by the way mine B is posted now at GAC a-z.Pa Ulhttp://pa-ul.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-1464118551708712492012-04-02T03:50:33.211-07:002012-04-02T03:50:33.211-07:00We suspected that Mom had Alzheimer's over 9 y...We suspected that Mom had Alzheimer's over 9 years ago. My parents and I had come out to NY on vacation to visit my sister. I also had a job interview. When we got back home, she got lost in my neighborhood, where I had been living for five years. And my neighborhood was a circle with a street in the middle. I lived in the middle. It took us 8 years to finally get her some help and only because she ran away in the middle of the night. It is a very ugly road. You will stumble and fall and cry a lot. But you will also triumph. Good luck to you. I look forward to reading your posts. http://laughatalzheimers.blogspot.comAndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800570277515611505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411269347100258466.post-72601097096331437222012-04-01T23:30:51.516-07:002012-04-01T23:30:51.516-07:00Hi, I am a new follower from the challenge and I a...Hi, I am a new follower from the challenge and I am looking forward to following you through this alphabetical journey of new territory. I will also pray for your mom and for you. You have such a tough road ahead and I don't really know what to say. <br /><br /> My grandparents died at very old ages, but none of them (fortunately) suffered alzheimers. My dad is in his mid 80's and is very sick, but so far he does not have this illness. He does suffer from some form of dementia and the intensity and frequency is growing. I know from other people who have family members who have or had Alzheimers in the late stages of their lives how much it hurts the loved ones when they realize that their own parent or family member doesn't recognize them. I feel terrible for you and I wish you all the strength in the world . I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.com