Spent the weekend far north of nowhere helping my grandmother celebrate her 96th birthday. It shouldve been a good time. However she no longer knows her children, let alone her grandchildren. I knew she had lost ground but she knew me last fall, besides the fact that I am her namesake. So hard to see a once stong and able woman no longer knowing us/me. I am a nurse and have been told that she was slipping. I know that some people lose their "who,what,wgere and when" but this is MY grandma! what a whiner I am, please send solid kicks for my rump!

How about a hug instead pooh... The only "good" thing I can find to say about altz./dementia is that it isn't physically painful to our loved ones. My dad could usually be distracted from throwing lunch trays at us by our singing, or offering to cut his toe nails for him. Seldom could we find our "dad" in there...those memories fade eventually and are replaced by all the wonderful ones.

Old age ain't for sissies!!

Honey

You are not a whiner!!!! Trust me i cry myself to sleep many nights because I know what is ahead for my Mom. I get angry with myself because I get short tempered with her.

I hate this awful disease with every fiber of my being........I see this once vibrant active woman being reduced to someone that stuggles to make sence of the simple things that we all take for granted and it KILLS me slowly everyday.

And Alffe is right...............Old age ain't for sissies!! (i'm gonna steal this)

I admire you being a nurse. You are the one who saves peoples lives in the hospitals. I am sorry about your grandma. The pain of loosing those we know, but to those who no longer know us is terrible. Three of my relatives had that. I was adopted, so there is not genetics, but I still went through the emotions of it. One Uncle, two aunts. I want to give you a hug too not a kick in the butt. We need all the kindness there is on this earth to help each other. Stay strong, and just give her love, and all the hugs you can. Someday they are going to nail this disease. I sure pray that the scientists do. You will be in my prayers. ginnie

I couldn't get my foot up that far if I tried so I too will send BIG HUGS!!!!

I haven't seen my adopted dad in a few years and my adopted mom says he is slipping,---- losing his memory. I hope to make it back to see them before he forgets me. I'm not sure that will happen as we live 3000 miles apart....and $ is super tight with this economy.

It is tough when we lose a loved one....both physically and mentally....the pain is the same...but one lingers longer ---- just my humble opinion.

BIG HUGS---I'll be thinking of you.
Abbie

for the hugz life just is so very wrong when things like this is going on