the shit hath hitteth the fan-eth

[nearlyparadise]

my life is hurting right now.
my grandma has alzheimers.  she has been living with us now for like 3 weeks.  her brother came from australia to help my mom figure out what to do with oma.  
it's so hard, i come home from school and have a conversation with her and then 5 minutes later she doesn't remember what we talked about.  or we'll look at

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[yourworstfriend]

I'm sorry to hear about your Oma.

So much of a person is their past, what they remember, and what they can think now. When they lose that, it is like losing that loved person.

My grandma's mind died years before she did, and by the time her body died I had no sorrow left in me; I had cried and remorsed so many times for the loss of her mind.

To this day I kindof blame all the TV she watched, but I don't really know. What I do know is that once she went senile, she wasn't really grandma anymore.

And that's why I'm sorry for what you're going through. Old age is one of the scariest things I know of these days. I just want to do all I can to not fall victim to the things she did, keep exercising my brain, stay sharp, and let her experience be my knowledge.

Stay close to the ones we've still got and remember the times you spent. Remind her when you have the energy to. She'll still love your stories even if she doesn't remember them.

Peace.

[overtheedgegirl]

hang in there rhi!! im really not to good with words especially next to dan finlay, but ive got your back and youve got my shoulder if you need to have an EB (emotional breakdown). shit happens eh? just think about that poster where the kitten is hanging on the branch and it says HANG IN THERE! or better yet, a racoon! http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ISI/RDH01~Hang-in-There-Posters.jpg
much luv

[tresboiteux]

i could love someone who's a wreck.
my grandma's not well either. i think it started to happen last year. but since i was away at school, i'm not really sure of the details. she doesn't live at home anymore. i don't even know where she lives exactly. i'm too afraid to ask my mom about what happened or how my grandma (her mom) is.
i actually just wrote about how stressed my parents are and how much they have to handle. and how pathetic and ashamed i am for not being able to take on a job. i admire my parents for how hard they work. and i admire you.
feel better.