Comments on: Dribble

By: annie's eyes

annie's eyes — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:51:00 +0000

Wow, both your and Bev’s story touches me deeply. Your hearts are so dear to respect and not reject. I remember my mother walking out of the room once in the middle of a grandma story. I went out and said, “Mom, she wasn’t finished.” My mom said, “we both know how it ends.” It was too hard for her to sit and listen to again. So, I remember the frustration, yet, can hardly fathom the pain. Bless you both. Annette

By: JeanMac

JeanMac — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:17:00 +0000

Thanks, Angie, no, can’t let on – it is kind of sweet because he always leads with,
” I may have told you this before – - – “

By: Ang baylis

Ang baylis — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:08:00 +0000

Hi, Jean.
Knowing you, I bet you never even led on that he told you the same story 20 times! You have so much patience for this man you love so dearly. I admire you more than you will know. You are teaching me how to love “… in sickness and in health”!
Much love to you today,
Angie xoxo

By: JeanMac

JeanMac — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:55:00 +0000

Touching, Beverly

By: Beverly

Beverly — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:59:00 +0000

I think that was the hardest…my mother would tell a story every time with the same enthusiasm as if it was the first time she had told it. After a time I would just smile and say “oh”.
My daughter-in-law’s mother worked with AD patients. She told me not to argue reality with her. I think that was my best piece of advice. At the nursing home, she would ask if I could spend the night with her. I would just say “Do you want me to?” She, of course, would say yes. I would then say “sure, that will be nice”. She was happy and I was too. When I had to leave, I would tell her I had to go take care of the babies. She still remembered that I worked with sick babies. She would smile and say yes, you have to take care of them.
She would walk me to her door and wave goodbye, just like she would do when I would leave her house each time to drive home.
Oh, to be able to do that again…