sammiealice's blog post - doctor visit

Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 3:29:01 AM

i took my aunt to the doctor's today. she has demintia and is just a shell of herself. when she got back to her assisted living, i was shaking, the visit had been so difficult-she was so scared because she had no idea what was going on and could not remember minute to minute where she was . at the assisted living, there was a woman with her husband who has disappeared into the void, yesterday i saw him crawling on the floor ( this was not abuse at the assisted living, this was just his mental state, i could see the same movements that you see in a young child). so devestating and your heart just wants to bursts.

tim mcgraw did a song about cancer a few years ago. to my young friends here, his advice is so true. live everyday like you a are dying. love well and often, let the sun on your face, have joy. don't wait until the "golden years" because it can all change in an instant.

starry, i do not know how you deal with this everyday.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to all, especially caregivers

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Whispermyname on 2-Apr-13 3:31:52

Oh yes sometimes a gentle reminder doesn't hurt any of us sweety...thankyou xxxxx

TNBuilder on 2-Apr-13 3:42:58

so, so true! I have dealt with this on 3 separate occasions and it is so devastating.

tight_wet_lips on 2-Apr-13 4:59:50

My Dad was stricken with it. I can understand what you are going through

Northern Star on 2-Apr-13 9:52:32

I love that song! And I love my work, it was my calling at 16 and I still love it all these yrs later! Its such a sad disease..and harder on the families who have lost their loved ones to it :/ Hugs ya hun xoxoxo

milfmuffin on 2-Apr-13 16:09:28

Words to live by! xx

nudiebare on 2-Apr-13 22:25:12

feeling blog Sammie.
life sometimes can be cruesl I think, it brings you into the world completely helpless and sends you out the same way, only diff is, you're no longer cute an cudly.
It's sad.