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The Daily Goodbyes: September 2014
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Thursday, September 4, 2014. They Never Stop being a Parent, Do They. Dad was in a good mood today when I visited. He hadn't eaten lunch (opted for a nap instead) so when I got there at 3:00 I sat down with him and helped him eat his lunch. I'd also taken him a chocolate milkshake so he was content. :). When it was time to go, I bent down to kiss him and said, "I'll see you later, Dad.". Cia of Briarwood Studio. Moments I dont want to forget.
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The Daily Goodbyes: Bundle up for. . . summer?
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Bundle up for. . . summer? Yes, folks, it was 85 degrees yesterday but Dad was still wearing his wool hat, jacket, and corduroy pants. He's always cold. (He never did like air conditioning, much to this daughter's dismay when she was growing up.). Some days he looks so tiny and frail, it puts another little crack in my heart. Too fast.time is going much, much too fast. Thanks, Dad. ❤. Cia of Briarwood Studio. My given na...
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The Daily Goodbyes: Awareness
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life,. And that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.". Used with permission from the artist. As soon as I saw this painting by Mary Jane Q Cross. As a reminder to us all: beneath the disease, there still beats the heart of the person we love. What I dread mo...
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The Daily Goodbyes: May 2014
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Monday, May 26, 2014. Dad has this certain smile. I call it his "lost" smile. It's the one that means, "I have no idea what you just said, but I'm going to act as if I do.". I've been seeing it a lot lately. Conversations these days are me repeating myself over and over again, hoping to find the right set of words that will click in his brain. Dad, are you warm enough? Are you warm enough? No thanks, I'm pretty full right now.". And yet. We...
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The Daily Goodbyes: June 2014
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Bundle up for. . . summer? Yes, folks, it was 85 degrees yesterday but Dad was still wearing his wool hat, jacket, and corduroy pants. He's always cold. (He never did like air conditioning, much to this daughter's dismay when she was growing up.). Some days he looks so tiny and frail, it puts another little crack in my heart. Too fast.time is going much, much too fast. Thanks, Dad. ❤. Cia of Briarwood Studio. I was mesme...
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The Daily Goodbyes: "That" Smile
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Monday, May 26, 2014. Dad has this certain smile. I call it his "lost" smile. It's the one that means, "I have no idea what you just said, but I'm going to act as if I do.". I've been seeing it a lot lately. Conversations these days are me repeating myself over and over again, hoping to find the right set of words that will click in his brain. Dad, are you warm enough? Are you warm enough? No thanks, I'm pretty full right now.". And yet. We...
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The Daily Goodbyes: What I dread most these days
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Thursday, October 16, 2014. What I dread most these days. Last weekend, while my best friend and her husband were visiting from Virginia, I got a phone call that Dad was being taken to the ER. He was complaining about severe abdominal pains again. (He has constant problems from not getting enough liquids, but that's another rant for another day.). Um," I said, "you do know he has Alzheimer's, don't you? The best any of us can do, those of us wh...
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The Daily Goodbyes: October 2014
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Thursday, October 16, 2014. What I dread most these days. Last weekend, while my best friend and her husband were visiting from Virginia, I got a phone call that Dad was being taken to the ER. He was complaining about severe abdominal pains again. (He has constant problems from not getting enough liquids, but that's another rant for another day.). Um," I said, "you do know he has Alzheimer's, don't you? The best any of us can do, those of us wh...
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The Daily Goodbyes: Thoughts from a Tired Daughter
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Saturday, August 9, 2014. Thoughts from a Tired Daughter. We're tired. Fourteen years of dealing with parental dementia, the constant worrying and the daily grieving. There is no let-up. So, yes. We're tired. Like thousands of other family members who have loved ones that are suffering from some form of dementia, we are tired. There are days when a kind word of support is all we have to get us through. But you know what? There's no way to sugar...
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The Daily Goodbyes: The Faces of Alzheimer's
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A Reluctant Walk with Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. The Faces of Alzheimer's. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life,. And that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.". Used with permission from the artist. As soon as I saw this painting by Mary Jane Q Cross. See more of Mary Jane's work here. Cia of Briarwood Studio. View my complete profile.
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