Re: A Mom Moment

[Guest guest]

Anita,

i am sharon m from pensacola and i am going back to some of the

messages that were sent while i was hosp and while dad was as well,

i am so sorry this is so late, but....

donnie, and myself are praying for you and your dad. i am sorry

that he has passed, i know it is so hard to be grateful that the lbd

is no longer , i believe that all those that we love, when they pass

they become our personal guardian angels. i pray for peace for you

and your family, and wish you comfort as well.

take care and hugs, sharon m

> Had to share the latest chuckle with the group. As many of you

know,

> my dad won his battle with LBD and restored his dignity on April

> 21st. Mom has her own cognitive challenges, but Aricept and

Namenda

> together have helped delay her progression. I've been doing all

of

> the paperwork and notifications (Medicare, Social Security,

pensions,

> the VA - for both his WWII pension and life insurance.) Mom will

be

> 89 next month and is still able to live independently in her own

home

> (right across the street from me). Well, I faxed the letter to

the

> VA with Dad's death certificate and added instructions to contact

me

> if there were any questions or problems. Yesterday, Mom got a

phone

> call from the VA life insurance folks to let her know that they

had

> recieved the fax and she should receive the life insurance check

in 7

> to 10 business days. Well, mom gets confused with phone calls

> anyway - and thought the caller was trying to sell her something.

> She finally asked " What's this about. " The VA rep answered that

it

> was about the veteran, Caughran. There was a long pause and

> finally Mom said, " Well, he's dead, you know. " There was a longer

> pause and the VA rep replied that he knew that and was sorry for

her

> loss. Phew - all I can say is that a little dementia certainly

does

> go a long way in helping the grieving process!!! I believe Mom is

> handling it better than me - she said that she doesn't expect to

live

> much past 91, so this is just like when Dad was in the Army and

went

> overseas in WWII. They'll just get back together at the end of

the

> tour of duty. What a concept. Hugs and prayers to all - Carol in

> Fort Lauderdale.

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> Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

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