tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463278702289836291.post8631537964215669410..comments2024-02-10T05:03:51.621-05:00Comments on Alzheimer's - My Mom My Hero: A DAY FILLED WITH SUNSHINEAlzheimer's My Mom My Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521298907696128213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463278702289836291.post-77961145281764990292012-02-09T23:48:48.353-05:002012-02-09T23:48:48.353-05:00Treasure every moment, i lost my Mom to Alzeimers ...Treasure every moment, i lost my Mom to Alzeimers on March 22 2011 3:43am we nursed Mom at home she stayed in a Nursing Home for about 6 weeks while a package of care was put into place, that was the most traumatising thing for us to do as a Family, only now am i realising just how brave my Beautiful Mother was as the last 3 years of her life was spent in bed, i dont know how she had the strength but i do know she always kept her dignity esp when carers called to wash her. We always say now its like a long goodbye but the things Mom went through were unbelieavable im just glad that as a family we could be with her i treasured every moment, even down to changing her pad, to feeding her, to washing her hair & if i can just walk one mile in her shoes then i will happy, i feel so blessed that i am her Daughter & My World has certinly changed now she's gone, i Miss her so very much. RIP Mary Jones i love you xxxxxxxxcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463278702289836291.post-44351679003743878692012-02-08T14:03:22.145-05:002012-02-08T14:03:22.145-05:00I work for A Place for Mom and I love your blog, L...I work for A Place for Mom and I love your blog, Lisa. We'd love to have you as a guest blogger on our personal blog: http://www.caregivers.com/, if you're interested. We want to build a support community for people going through the challenges of caregiving, and your voice is informed and sympathetic. Let me know if you're interested.Dana with A Place for Mom, Inc.http://www.caregivers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463278702289836291.post-61037148148377871092012-02-07T14:50:06.521-05:002012-02-07T14:50:06.521-05:00Bless you for such a beautiful story of love, cour...Bless you for such a beautiful story of love, courage, and faithfulness. I care for my 91 year old Father who also has Alzheimers. Some days he cannot remember much of his life or who he is, but I do. No one in a facility would know my Father's history. A care giver in a facility would not know he was born into a 15 member family, raised on a farm with 10 brothers and 3 sisters, that he was married for 63 years to my Mother, that his beloved son, a police officer, is in heaven, or that when he says I love you, he really means it. As you noted with your Mother, I know if my Father had any comprehension of his true status, he would have wanted leave this life long ago. I pray daily for a cure for this most heart wrenching and debilitating disease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463278702289836291.post-82083546931054062682012-02-05T23:25:52.153-05:002012-02-05T23:25:52.153-05:00I've been reading your blog for quite some tim...I've been reading your blog for quite some time now. I can't remember how I stumbled upon it, but I am the primary caregiver to my 85 year old Mother who also has Alzheimers. Your blog touches me very much as our Mom's are similar in many ways. My mom is petite, a firey redhead who dances every chance she can get. Even her recent onset of hallucinations mirrors part of your journey as well. I know it has to be so difficult to think about having to move your Mom into a nursing home. I know I will dread it when the time comes for me. Thanks for sharing your walk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com