Posted on 11/11/2012 12:09:12 AM PST by Yaelle
Oh, Yaelle. That is one of the most poignant pieces of personal prose I have ever read. G-d bless you for posting so much shining and unconditional love on this forum in the midst of these ugly, dark days.
You have honored your father.
I hope maybe someone might see this and it might make someone else feel not so alone.
I don’t know whom to ping.
Nice.
Been there.
Let me know if you need help or just to talk.
There are others on here who have been down your walk as well.
You are not alone.
Thanks, Mesta. I love him so much. He did everything for me.
He survived the Holocaust as a small child and went on to make something of himself. He was quite a success and a great father. He didn’t deserve to end up like this but Gd has His reasons.
My dad has Alzheimer, and this hit me hard. Thanks for posting and may God be with you and your family in these hard days.
Can’t see through these tears.
I must not be alone if the stats are true that half the people over 85 have it. He is only 81.
Thank you so much.
My dad has Alzheimer, and this hit me hard. Thanks for posting and may God be with you and your family in these hard days.
Hey, my dad suffered from some sort of dementia too. But I helped him get better. My sympathies.
I am so sorry. It’s just plain unfair for them.
My aunt has Alzheimer’s. I know how it feels.
What helped him? Coconut oil?
I’m sorry, Max, my fellow conservative angelino.
My grandmother had alzheimer’s. After she was too far gone, my mother wouldn’t let me come with her to visit. In some ways, I love her for that because I want to remember my grandmother as she was, vibrant and full of energy. I could see how difficult it was for my mother.
If you ever need a shoulder, I've got two of them here for just such leaning. You're welcome to them.
God Bless you!
That is wonderful Yaelle. Your dad sounds like a lovely person. Thank you for sharing that with the forum.
I, too, have a dad with Alzheimer’s and a maternal side aunt with it that lives in Canada.
I understand. My Mom has Alzheimer’s or some kind of dementia. It is insidious. She knows what’s happening and hates it and hates the trouble it is for me. And I can’t do anything about her condition and I hate that and I hate the suffering it’s causing her.
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Dementia is difficult, it’s just so sad to witness the decline. In certain circumstances it may be something of a mercy at times for affected persons themselves, though. Try to be grateful that he’s happy. That’s not always the case.
My late grandmother cried and begged to go home constantly, although she didn’t know where that was or who we were, and prior to that, when we tried to keep her in her own home she’d wander off, scaring everybody to death. She eventually became mean, vrrbally abusive then physically violent to the extent an 88 year old woman could be described as such.
We loved her and mourned her passing, but it was a relief and a blessing when she did. I’m very torn about saying that, and disagree profoundly with some of the conclusions others might reach as a result of such an observation. She lived her full life and died a natural death.
That is as it should be.
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