Dear Lyn, Well, you fought the good fight and have the peace to know that. I'm glad that you had the opportunity to be with him so beautifully at the end. With love and apreciation for what you stand...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and all who fight the good fight, Just a short recap of this past week: Saw my husband 5 times last week, didn't run into the ex-wife or children: they visit seldom, says my...
Dear Lyn, Now I feel better, hearing from you. Another battle looms on the horizon: A friend visited my husband yesterday, and he told her he was "helping out my ex-wife financially. And the kids....
Dear Lyn, Linda, Padraig and other Caretakers, Wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you all, especially Lyn, and hoping that you are all right. Have discovered that the tally for the cheques...
Dear Lyn, So sorry this has happened. No words to describe the sense of betrayal we both feel. As Linda says, we know our motives come from pure love, and God know that, too. We can hang on to that...
Dear Everyone, What a lovely way to start my day, to hear from you all. Linda, I remember you saying that what I did was done from the pure motive of love, and how comforting it was to hear then and...
Dear Lyn Linda, Padriag and all unsung caretakers, Lyn, I'm always glad to see your name and read your postings. I spent a few days up the Sunshine Coast where I spent my teenage years, and it was...
Padraig, to answer your question (and I just found out yesterday from my lawyer who phoned the lawyer in question)) my husband's three children took him to a new lawyer, announced that, "His marriage...
Dear Padraig, I've been thinking of you a lot lately and what has come into my mind is that you would be invaluable as a resource person for Alzheimer's. All of your experience and great love could...
Dear Padraig, Lyn and Linda, My husband revoked my POA and Health Representation Agreement, and the children now have all the power; I have none. It seems to me that his children and ex-wife...
Padraig, Padraig, Padraig: Are you back from Spain yet? Please let us know how you are and if you enjoyed your trip. I got myself into a horrible mess with my husband's children cleaning out his bank...
Dear Linda, It is always so good to hear from you, and I treasure your words. They give me much solace. I, too, pray for Lyn. And now I'll include your knee surgery. Knees can be very painful. I'm...
Dear Padraig and everyone, Hurrah for Spain! Hope you have a grand time. Enjoy the change of scenery and activity. You are right about the probable outcome of what the first family are doing. I think...
Thanks, Padraig for your insight and compassion. Your comparison to the box of tissues makes it easier for me to understand. And thank you for your prayers. I hope that you will be able to take a...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and all, Warning: this is not a happy posting. My husband has now decided that I am the enemy and that his first family are the most important. He accuses me of having going...
Dear Lyn, I agree in every way with Padraig's viewpoint and his advice. Each point he makes, I echo. God will be with you. You and your dad are in my prayers. Love, Mary...
Dear Linda, Oh, no! All I thought was, "Oh, I'm glad to be reminded of how E. must feel. I must be sure to reassure him that I'm here, always, for him." It's as Padraig has said, "You have to enter...
Linda, you are absolutely right about the difficulties for my husband under the circumstances and thank you for reminding me. I need to be extra kind to him and reassuring. I know what the kids are...
Dear LYn, Padraig, Linda and all Fellow Caregivers, A very brief post to let you know that my husband's children took him out of the Intermediate Care Wing right after breakfast on Tuesday. They did...
Dear Lyn, Lonely is the right word. If a person hasn't been where we are (and have been for a long, long time!), they just don't understand. I was looking at a regional history/church book I wrote...
Dear Lyn, It does seem to me that others take the way that's easiest and most beneficial to them. They don't - or won't - stop to ask the question, "What's best for the person with Alzheimer's?" My...
Dear Linda and Padraig, Thanks for your encouraging words - I really, really needed to hear them and am holding them close. I haven't been able to be in to see my husband for a week now - I don't...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and all Caregivers, I've hesitated to write because I didn't want to rehash my husband's children latest outrages. Sometimes I think I might be doing myself more harm by...
Dear Horse, This is a more direct link by way of Google: [email protected] Then click on Messages Forum Index. Mary...
Dear Horse, Try this website and look for postings by Johanna from California. She has been through this and has come out the other side. You will, too. www.alz.org Mary...
Dear Padraig, Sure and you'll have a grand time back in the old country. It's the best possible time for you to make the trip. I've not been yet, but someday, I hope to go visit Belfast and Pomeroy...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and all Caregivers, Thinking of you on this first day of 2008 and sending you my best wishes. Padraig, I'm glad you're keeping in touch and commend you on running again. Your...
Dear Padraig, Lyn, Linda and all Caretakers, It's Chrstmas Eve day here in Canada, Padraig, and I wish all of you a blessed Christmas. What a lot we've been through together. May peace and love be in...
Hope I'm not violating any copyright. The folowing is from an e-mail service from John Hopkins. Mary Memory Special Report The Role of Insulin in the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease Recent...
Dearest Padraig, There are no words, but my warmest love is sent your way. Jean has been a blessing, through you, to thousands of people. We will never forget her and her love. Mary...
Dear Padraig, You and Jean are continually in my thoughts and prayers. You're doing what you have to do and grace is making it possible. Just to update you, Lyn and Linda, your prayers must have...
Dear Padraig, Yes, I join Lyn in her prayers for both you and your beloved wife. Thanks for letting us know. I look for you every day, even though I don't post much and had missed you the last few...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and others, Thought I'd post a positive message for a change. My husband had his cataract surgery today, and although they had a problem in dilating the pupil, they finally...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and others, Thanks, Padraig, for your response with your usual words of wisdom. I'm going to make an appointment to see my own GP first. He is older and experienced, and I'll...
Dear Linda, Thank you so much. Your words mean a great deal to me. My hope is that by by regaining my strength - I've been burned-out from caring for him the last three years - that I will in the...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and others, Had a relatively problem-free 10 days after having lawyer negotiate for a visiting schedule with my husband that would mean his children and I would not cross...
Dear Lyn, Padriag, Linda and others, Padraig, the first thing that comes to mind when you say you lost direction is that it may be due to stress. Is there any way that someone could let you have a...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and others, This is a brief summary; I'm fair flummoxed with all the comings and goings. Attorney says family has no legal power, and they are about to find that out: * Hire...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and all, Thanks, as always, for your most helpful responses. Today at noon I meet with the lawyer and hope to come to some resolution of this ongoing problem. I'll let you...
Dear Lyn, Padraig and Linda, Thanks for your encouragement. Hope to get see my lawyer this week (she has joint Power of Attorney with me) and will take in my "Poison file" that my doctor told me to...
Dear Lyn, Padraig, Linda and others, Have just read your post, Padraig, and in answer to your last line, "I wonder how Mary is doing," I'm not doing well at all. Not only do I need and appreciate...
Again for Lyn, Padraig and Linda, Last message went through, so I'll try again. Yesterday was my husband's move to Crofton Manor. I was up late the night before, getting the furniture marked and...
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Dear Padraig, Thanks, as always, for your encouraging words. They help. Love from Mary....
Dear Lyn, Padraig and Linda and everyone, Thank you all for your posts and kind wishes and prayers. They must be working because I'm moving with more equanimity through the days (that is, most days)....
Dear Lyn, Padraig and Linda, Thank you all for your encouraging words. I go along all right for a couple of days, and then there is a fresh attack from one of the seven of his first family. This...
Dear Padraig, How did you know I was still having trouble sleeping? Thanks for the tips. Last night turned out to be catch-up night. After waking at 3:30 a.m., eventually I went back to sleep and...
Dear Lyn, Padraig and Linda and others, Yes, Padraig, I'm making it a priority to take care of myself in order to take care of Eric. Thanks for caring. Mary...
Dear Lyn, Padraig and Linda, The hostility continues from my husband's children; I'm braced for it every time I answer the phone, open my e-mail or visit the hospital. I understand it has a name,...
Dear Dr. A X’s family doctor Dr. B advised me to let everyone caring for X at VGH know that I want X discharged under my care and into a care facility. X’s two daughters want X to be discharged home...