Comments on Alzheimer's Team: 4th of July Visit

Thanks Donna. My mom is doing pretty good. She has...

2009-07-17T09:43:10.556-07:00

Thanks Donna. My mom is doing pretty good. She has her sad days for the most part but it's best for her to just try to stay positive.

Thanks for the support!!

Krista, I know it's hard. It use to kill me ...

2009-07-16T07:58:09.845-07:00

Krista,

I know it's hard. It use to kill me to see my Mom struggling to form her words or to witness her see something that was not really there. I was trying to prepare myself for the day that she would look at me and not know who I was. I am a strong woman... but I know for sure that I would have broken down completely.

xoxoxoxo
Donna Marie

I hope you and your sister are both doing well... how's your Mom?

I'm so sorry this sounds just like my mother i...

2009-07-08T13:03:09.222-07:00

I'm so sorry this sounds just like my mother it's so hard and so sad. I know my mother would not want to live if she only knew...thanks for sharing and hand in there...Pat H

Hey Krista, I know what your visit felt like. My...

2009-07-08T08:42:23.656-07:00

Hey Krista,

I know what your visit felt like. My mom would sit and blow little spit bubbles (sorry for the descrption, but it's true) with her lips and stare into space during some visits. My mom also had quite a few years left on her body physically but once Alzheimer's really took over, it's almost like it started to deteriorate her body too. Her eyes had trouble with with spatial/distance; she became incontinent; her legs stopped working; her arms eventually became very weak and then she needed to be fed (pureed food because she couldn't chew properly - we got her dentures checked a few times and it wasn't them). So sad to see them this way. It's like seeing a mirage of your parent and not being able to "reach" them.

Krista, I've been reading your blog for a while now and I find your dad's progression seems to be happening quickly (I guess compared to my mom's 16 years, anything is quicker to me). When do you think he first started showing early signs of Alzheimer's?