tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post113587515555461638..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: On Being Home at Christmassagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1136080913449145292005-12-31T21:01:00.000-05:002005-12-31T21:01:00.000-05:00Thank you all for your kind words. Colleen, you'v...Thank you all for your kind words. Colleen, you've been in my prayers with the lose of your father. Red Queen and Laurie, my throughts and prayers are with you and your families as you deal with similar issues. Pia, thanks for the offer and I might ask for an appointment one day at a virtual couch... well, maybe that's a psychologist.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1136014665077328432005-12-31T02:37:00.000-05:002005-12-31T02:37:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing this story. I'm sure it's n...Thank you for sharing this story. I'm sure it's not easy for you or your family. Best to you.Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17619600669500170057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1135979219419201932005-12-30T16:46:00.000-05:002005-12-30T16:46:00.000-05:00Sage, I'm sorry to hear this. We have experienced...Sage, I'm sorry to hear this. We have experienced a lot of dementia and Alzheimer's in our family, and it is disheartening to watch. One of the best things you can do is collect old photos that she can relate to and sit down with her to talk about them. I wish you well.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607467794651542046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1135945993961804912005-12-30T07:33:00.000-05:002005-12-30T07:33:00.000-05:00Sage, thanks for the moving christmas story. I al...Sage, thanks for the moving christmas story. I also dragged my family to my Moms house for Christmas. It had been probably about 18 years since we had shared the day together and everyone knew we would not have been there if Mom did not have bone marrow cancer. Watching those we love grow old too fast and wilt too quickly is very difficult but you and I, we were making memories for all involved and can look back and hopefully find no regrets. Be Blessed today Sage.<BR/>PS I am the one in the vest- I guess you never saw me in Butler PA.Red Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949875017095364809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1135914840856048592005-12-29T22:54:00.000-05:002005-12-29T22:54:00.000-05:00Your father is fine and so are you.In many ways it...Your father is fine and so are you.<BR/><BR/>In many ways it can be more difficult for you at this stage; your father takes over in the kitchen etc but doesn't have the heavy caretaking specialities he probably will in the future.<BR/><BR/>You're her son; she's your mom. She was the adult. It's very difficult Sage<BR/><BR/>If you need to talk I'm a licensed social worker and one of my specialities was dementiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1135886550730989092005-12-29T15:02:00.000-05:002005-12-29T15:02:00.000-05:00I'm glad I came over today to catch this. Ahh... ...I'm glad I came over today to catch this. Ahh... Very touching. My dad was starting to not be himself for about a year before he died in November from complications from a car accident. I wonder how it would have gone otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com