One Step at a Time - June 2016

[NoraC]

PS - I agree with the special badges. We are definitely collecting some aren't we?

[Dottie Belle]

Hello all
Bad storms last night. Didnt sleep well. Errands to run and going with fellow to Harley dealer to look at bikes. He wants one and I am the voice of reason......

[actiongirl46]

Nora . . . sorry about your mom. She is so lucky to have you. I hope today is a better day for her.

[NoraC]

AG - How you doing today? So very sad about that young boy.

[IamMary]

Brilliant, Love the fort. Thats hard going Nora with your mam. Is it alzheimer's? dementia? Not sure what the difference is, its cruel though.

[Lizann]

Hey guys!
Nora sorry about your mom today. That is so very sad. Yes mourn is a very appropriate word. Do they have caregivers support groups? I don't no anything about them, just a thought.
The difference between dementia and Alzheimer's as explained to me with Alzheimer's you forget your "words", you forget how to swallow etc. with dementia your short term memory is effected. I'm sure there is a way more complex definition but it was enough to help me understand the difference.
I'm in on the blankie fort tonight. Sissy called me and BIL, who has been unemployed since February, has a huge interview tomorrow and my anxiety is through the roof as is there. Please send some positive vibes his way!
I'll be back in a bit

[NoraC]

Hi guys - thanks for the kind words. Hubby said Mom is doing well today so that's great.

They call Mom's condition Alzheimer's and the Dr recently called it severe. But, Mom does know us. She can still talk to us and she can read. Always has her Kindle or a book in her hands. If she puts it down, when she picks it back up, she can't remember the story. But, she loves to read. She still can walk using her walker. She still laughs and loves us. She just doesn't remember much of anything.
We are very blessed. I'm sorry that I whined this morning. It's just a very sad disease. She doesn't remember much of her past anymore. I tell her stories that she had told me about her past and she doesn't remember them anymore.

[NoraC]

Liz - I've got everything crossed for your BIL. Is it local so that they can stay where they are?

[Dottie Belle]

Nora my dad has Alzheimers and sometimes he has no clue who I am...so sad to watch I feel for you...

[paulywogg]

Nora,that made me sad poor mom,my customer who takes care of his Alzheimer's wife brought her in yesterday, she's getting worse,she sat and drooled all over the drape while I cut her hair,he seemed depressed and I asked him if he was he said yes and he wishes he had help,I asked about a nursing home but he says he'donly put her in a very nice one and they can't afford it,they're Phillipino and those families are way close so I understand how he feels about that,I dunno,I look at her and wonder if she's in there somewhere? She can't talk,doesn't focus,etc but I wonder if she is aware just can't express it,such a horrible thing,everyone sound good,have a good one

[Lizann]

Yes Nora the job is local. It coincidently is for the same company Mark works for. Great company. Mark is loving it. He went out with a bunch of coworkers tonight.

[NoraC]

Pauly - that is so sad about your client. My best friends Dad was like that for the last years of his life. Actually, much worse. Bedridden, couldn't communicate at all, feeding tube. He had early onset Alzheimer's before there was any medication or anything. Thank goodness that Mom isn't to that point. But, it's still hard to see her like this.

Dottie - that's my brother's biggest fear. That Mom won't know him when she sees him. :sad:

Rusty - are you at home for a few days?

Mama - how's Clay?

Liz - praying that BIL gets the job. I know how hard this has been on your sister's family.

[NoraC]

Read a good post today by Belle - Tired of Drinking.

Dear loved one who doesn’t get it,
I have a noise in my head that you can’t hear. I’m not crazy and I am not hallucinating. I’ve checked with others who have this same ‘Drink Now’ voice, and it turns out we all pretty much experience the same thing. We hear our regular thoughts AND a radio station broadcasting at the same time.
And the radio station? It’s saying: “Drink Now. Is there enough to drink? Will I get enough to drink? Did he have more than me? Is there enough alcohol? When is it time to drink? Did they notice how fast I drank that first glass?”
For me, honey, that voice will start — oh it could start at 10 a.m. — but it probably used to get rolling mid-afternoon and continued non-stop until I gave my head a glass of wine (is it 5 p.m. yet?).

Here's a link to the entire post. Instructions on how NOT to be an ass while I'm learning to be sober

[paulywogg]

Nice post Nora,jeez, I'm so tired I just dranka wee bit of coffee,hope it doesn't backfire at bedtime

[NoraC]

Hope you can sleep, Pauly. I know what you mean though. I was so sleepy a couple nights ago, that I went to bed early.