tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post5160297495302563087..comments2023-11-03T02:25:06.498-07:00Comments on WATCHING MY SISTER....DISAPPEAR: I CANNOT STOP THE TRAINMary Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546934635244187426noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-9707371296723830972006-05-13T09:58:00.000-07:002006-05-13T09:58:00.000-07:00Keep up with it...Keep up with it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-487172067695592562006-05-13T10:13:00.000-07:002006-05-13T10:13:00.000-07:00Mary Louise,The portrayal of your life and love wi...Mary Louise,<br><br>The portrayal of your life and love with Peggy truly touches my heart.<br><br>Through your journal, I have a better understanding of what alzheimer's really is. Too often I would have said during a forgetful moment, "uh oh, I think I'm coming down with alzheimers" just as breezily as I might have said I was coming down with a cold. I truly didn't understand, until I began to read your journal of love and loss. I will never be blase' about alzheimers again.<br><br>I have begun to view alzheimers as a thief who walks right into your house and steals one precious object at a time while you stand by and watch over and over again as the essence of your home walks right out the door with that thief.<br><br>Thank you for this testimony of love, and for educating those of us who needed to understand.<br><br>Hugs,<br>~~Gwynn<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-53582642099606937342006-05-13T11:27:00.000-07:002006-05-13T11:27:00.000-07:00Mary Louise, That is a very beautiful way...Mary Louise,<br> <br> That is a very beautiful way of explaining Alzheimers and it's effect on you and Peggy. I thought of ripping off a bandaid. We can rip it off slowly or quickly. Either way, it is painful and we lose some hair. Either way it takes its toll on us. Either way it makes us stonger.<br> I feel your grief and saddness that the time has come for your forever friend to lose deeper contact with you.<br> I pray for your comfort and strength at this time.<br><br>Love,<br>Wendy<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-25867301080292370222006-05-13T14:19:00.000-07:002006-05-13T14:19:00.000-07:00I've been remiss of late, BUT, want you to know I ...I've been remiss of late, BUT, want you to know I read most of yours because they make me realize how frail we are. So sad, wish I could do something. My thoughts are with you, DAMN TRAIN!!! richAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-63350627346443031812006-05-13T15:00:00.000-07:002006-05-13T15:00:00.000-07:00hello,Someone sent me your blog regarding your lov...hello,<br><br>Someone sent me your blog regarding your loved one. My mom had dementia for many years. We never had her diagnosed since everyone said that the illness could not be reversed. I know the pain of losing the look of love from my mom. The blank look which took my mom will never be erased from my mind. In my heart, my mom will live forever. I'm sure that you have felt similar feelings. My heart and soul reach out to you with hope!<br><br>MelindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-69316085697716312472006-05-13T20:31:00.000-07:002006-05-13T20:31:00.000-07:00Mary Louise: You have so eloquently described the...Mary Louise: You have so eloquently described the workings of this horrible illness. Everyday I go to the nursing home to see my husband. Some days are slightly better than others, but gone is the vibrant, deeply spiritual person he once was. He is just a shell of that once lively man who enjoyed life and who loved me with such a deep love. His course was quite slow until about two years ago at which time it began progressing more rapidly and now the train is going faster and faster and I am powerless to stop its course. As a lifelong "control freak", I've come to realize there really is not much in life that we can control, least of all this horrific disease <br><br>I'm also going through it with my mother. She is in an assisted living facility. I'm not really sure her problem is Alzheimer's. Her symptoms are more consistent with what used to be termed senility. She kind of lives in the past and repeats herself a lot. I'm running out of space, but thank you so much for putting your journal online. I look forward to each new addition. Hugs, Kathy L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-27907684566351483022006-05-15T15:10:00.000-07:002006-05-15T15:10:00.000-07:00I dont talk about it in my journal since my mom re...I dont talk about it in my journal since my mom read it but her mom , dad and aunt died of alshiemers. She has it I KNOW what it looks like but she wont get help shes in denial. Im an only child so its a loosing battle. Its sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464653406123595609.post-83658354434060379912006-05-16T06:23:00.000-07:002006-05-16T06:23:00.000-07:00I read your journal weekly, and each time I'm ...I read your journal weekly, and each time I'm inspired and grief-stricken at the same time. My heart breaks everytime you describe what Peggy is going through, so little of it is about you, yet your pain comes through with every word. Prayers continue for peace...~PeachyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com