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It's definitely a hard experience both for the person who has it as well as for the family.
posted by
Annicita
on September 17, 2022 at 7:53 AM
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Re: FSI
It was the very hardest on my poor Mother who did not understand what was going on. She thought that her beloved husband of 60+ years had gone crazy and to her it was a shameful thing. She stopped going to church and spending time with friends because she was afraid someone would ask her about him.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 16, 2022 at 6:53 AM
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A horrible disease Alzheimer's is. I wonder how many people looked up the symptoms and came to that realization.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 16, 2022 at 5:26 AM
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Dear Taps
for me it is one of the cruelestand horrible terminal diseases. My Mother died of this and of course dear darling Wiley. I also worked in the area for some years after Motheer became ill.
posted by
Kabu
on September 15, 2022 at 4:27 PM
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Re: CCT
My sister and I tried for so long to keep up with him. He was in such good physical shape and my Mom worn down from repeated pneumonia spells that we had a time of it. He would sneak out of the house at night looking for where he lived and get lost and the police would bring him home. He would raid the mailboxes up and down the streets and bring home the mail he collected and find places to hide it at his home...and other things ad infinitum.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 15, 2022 at 11:48 AM
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Re: It's a terrible disease, Alzheimer's. Takes away the "life" of one's life
I will wear one of my purple shirts I still have, and walk the one-mile path around the lake and woods across the road. I can do that. And then I will mail in a donation to the Alzheimer's Foundation in memory of my Dad. It's not quite the same, but it will do for now.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 15, 2022 at 11:39 AM
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Re: shamasehar
Yes, yes. Dad loved us even when he could not remember who we were, in fact he got to the point he did not even know who he was. He would tremble in fear now and then when he would ask, "Do you know who I am?" I would tell him his name, and tell him, "this is where you live, and we are your family." He would say, "Oh thank you." It was heart rending.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 15, 2022 at 11:31 AM
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A very touching post...life can play cruel jokes & leave you helpless....yet the care & love you offer your dear ones makes a world of difference.Love i feel can be felt always.... even when memory fades....
I love autumn too but here the leaves don't change colour like they do in your part of the world...i saw a glimpse of it in Japan... hopefully some day.....
posted by
shamasehar
on September 15, 2022 at 10:54 AM
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Well Taps My Mother had it at 86 I looked after her for 7 years.
Once in the villages it was not so bad because the victim could wander into
neighbour's houses and did not feel lost. Sadly once they were taken into
The institution we would say, Give them a month.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 15, 2022 at 10:10 AM
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It's a terrible disease, Alzheimer's. Takes away the "life" of one's life
and erases the beloved. Sending a hug, and the hope you'll find a way to enjoy time along those autumn pathways you love so well. Maybe one of those mobility scooters. My issue is the stairs up and down which I'd have to carry one when I wasn't riding...
posted by
Pat_B
on September 15, 2022 at 9:37 AM
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Good afternoon
Obviously, your dad was a really special person. I am loving that you wore the purple t-shirt in his honor. Alzheimer's is an unforgiving disease. It runs on the paternal side of my family. I lost a cousin and an aunt to it. Actors, writers, and teachers are especially susceptible to its demise as they read long scripts and paperwork for hours on end, sometimes even for days. Researching all day, there are times that I tend to forget things. I write everything down and have notes everywhere. I try to keep my mind active by exercising it, but you can never really control what is to be. Thank you for sharing this story.
posted by
Sherri_G
on September 15, 2022 at 9:32 AM
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