tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post2043484760962912193..comments2023-11-03T02:25:06.498-07:00Comments on WATCHING MY SISTER....DISAPPEAR: The Seasons of Alzheimer's DiseaseMary Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546934635244187426noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-51583648372162818972004-01-29T16:24:00.000-08:002004-01-29T16:24:00.000-08:00Very insightful, also very sad. Our world is arra...Very insightful, also very sad. Our world is arranged in fours.. 4 seasons and 4 directions (N,S, E & W). But I find it helpful to think on the spiritual beliefs of my Cherokee ancestors. We think of the world as having SIX directions; the standard 4 plus the earth below & sky realm above. Maybe simplistic, but it's a way to keep in mind that we are part of a larger universe and not limited to only what we can see or touch. Blessings of peace.. ~HollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-77381961274688258682004-01-29T21:38:00.000-08:002004-01-29T21:38:00.000-08:00Winter has come for my father. Through the sadnes...Winter has come for my father. Through the sadness I try to remember that winter is a time of rest for the renewal of the earth. It helps me to think that his spirit is being renewed even though only he and God can reach it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-29011867217700678412004-01-29T22:44:00.000-08:002004-01-29T22:44:00.000-08:00Winter is coming and none of us are ready for the ...<br>Winter is coming and none of us are ready for the snow fall that will take her away. All we can do is stand close to her and try to keep her warm as she disappears in the deep snows of Alzheimer's.<br><br><br><br><br>This so completely tells how you feel about losing your sister this way. There is no relief from the wait. My prayers to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-84259007602665454452004-01-31T02:21:00.000-08:002004-01-31T02:21:00.000-08:00ML: God Bless you and your sisters! This is beaut...ML: God Bless you and your sisters! This is beautifully written!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-16130405486864583732004-01-31T14:46:00.000-08:002004-01-31T14:46:00.000-08:00My gosh, what a helpless feeling it must be to wat...My gosh, what a helpless feeling it must be to watch your loved one go like this. I shed tears for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-4185135015942430222004-02-13T10:36:00.000-08:002004-02-13T10:36:00.000-08:00Your thoughts are so vividly expressed via languag...Your thoughts are so vividly expressed via language--but the manipulated photo is just EXCELLENT, too. What a fabulous journal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com