This must be so hard, and I think you're doing an amazing job. You're a very strong person and I wish you all the best, the strenght you need and all the positive energy to get to this time *hugs tight*
Thank you so much for the lovely thoughts, sweetie! I just put up a new post with some fantastic news about how things are going with my dad. 180 degree turn, and things are looking great. So that positive energy really works!
Now I'm going to go try to figure out how to "like" your Facebook thing for your trip to Paris. More positive energy, eh?
So sorry to hear this, hon. *hugs* I'm glad you at least have a diagnosis, but as much as it helps rationally, it doesn't necessarily make the emotional toll any less. *more hugs*
Sounds like your coping mechanism is working for you. It's such a terrible thing to watch someone lose their connection with reality, especially when it's a loved one (my dad was convinced he'd been kidnapped and taken to a hospital in Iran, and begged me not to bring the children to see him, as he was afraid for their safety). My dad's was temporary, but it was scary as hell. I can't imagine dealing with something that's permanent.
I hope for you that the lucid moments far outweigh the not-so-lucid ones and that you and your family and friends are able to support each other through it all.
I'm so sorry to hear you're having so much trouble. My mom is 90 and has had three minor strokes. I'm going to keep you, your mom and dad in my thoughts and prayers. I'm glad you've developed a way to cope with it. Please know that you have lots of friends who care.
Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers. I really do appreciate them. And they seem to have worked: I just put up a post reporting that dad has improved so much that he has been allowed to go home for tonight, and if things go on this way, he might be going home for good.
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Now I'm going to go try to figure out how to "like" your Facebook thing for your trip to Paris. More positive energy, eh?
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Sounds like your coping mechanism is working for you. It's such a terrible thing to watch someone lose their connection with reality, especially when it's a loved one (my dad was convinced he'd been kidnapped and taken to a hospital in Iran, and begged me not to bring the children to see him, as he was afraid for their safety). My dad's was temporary, but it was scary as hell. I can't imagine dealing with something that's permanent.
I hope for you that the lucid moments far outweigh the not-so-lucid ones and that you and your family and friends are able to support each other through it all.
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Life is good!
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