Re: I stand corrected

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Hi, Courage,

You have really been on my mind lately. Wow is right! I find the story

about your dad to be both comforting and too weird for words at the same time.

Maybe this is the sign that you have been looking for. I have seen several

things that were too weird for words since my dad died, but I know they did

happen. It is very exciting to consider the possibilities. I am anxious to

hear

what other people think about this!

Hugs,

Piper

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I wasn't sure if when you were saying " she saw my dad "

was referring to your mother seeing him or the

caregiver. If it was your mother, it's

understandable. If it's the caregiver, I would be a

little leery of that one.

--- Janet Colello wrote:

> Courage,

> It could be one of two things: Either the

> overnight staff can see into another demension or

> she has LBD too and hallucinates. Interesting, you

> never know.

> Is your mom off the pacifier now? Sounds like the

> caregivers need some fresh air and need to get out

> more. LOL

>

> gaat wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> Found out today that my sister did not give my mom

> the pacifier. One of the evening staff ladies did

> and I still think its awfully cheeky to do so

> without consulting the family but there you have it.

>

> On another note, one of the overnight staff said

> that she saw my dad sitting on his recliner chair

> next to mom's bed as he used when he was alive. Wow!

> Then the staff got to talking about mom's lips

> looking swollen and they remembered that when she

> had this before it was because my dad kept kissing

> her all the time. What do you all think? Its either

> very comforting or too weird for words.

> Courage

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

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>

>

>

> Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Piper,

Since dad died I've been trying to keep an open mind. Its hard some days as

like most people I have adopted the clinical view of all things weird/spiritual.

I am trying though and do wish he'd come and tell me that he is ok. It would

probably scare the heck out of me but I'm willing.

Courage

Re: I stand corrected

Hi, Courage,

You have really been on my mind lately. Wow is right! I find the story

about your dad to be both comforting and too weird for words at the same time.

Maybe this is the sign that you have been looking for. I have seen several

things that were too weird for words since my dad died, but I know they did

happen. It is very exciting to consider the possibilities. I am anxious to

hear

what other people think about this!

Hugs,

Piper

**************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.

http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

[Guest guest]

Hi Jan,

Maybe the staf there are having too many lemon drops at night? I'd like to find

out which staff member saw my dad and ask her some more. I hope to see my mom

tomorrow (I actually typed in " dad " first ) so I'll ask around some more.

Courage

Re: I stand corrected

Courage,

It could be one of two things: Either the overnight staff can see into another

demension or she has LBD too and hallucinates. Interesting, you never know.

Is your mom off the pacifier now? Sounds like the caregivers need some fresh

air and need to get out more. LOL

gaat wrote:

Hi All,

Found out today that my sister did not give my mom the pacifier. One of the

evening staff ladies did and I still think its awfully cheeky to do so without

consulting the family but there you have it.

On another note, one of the overnight staff said that she saw my dad sitting

on his recliner chair next to mom's bed as he used when he was alive. Wow! Then

the staff got to talking about mom's lips looking swollen and they remembered

that when she had this before it was because my dad kept kissing her all the

time. What do you all think? Its either very comforting or too weird for words.

Courage

[Guest guest]

I have so many stories I should write a book. It is common for one who has

crossed over to send coins. And, we have stories of our home here and our

cat. One of the previous owners passed away in home. The stories go on and

on from my mom's siblings and my mom years ago to my mom with me and so on.

I also believe, and know, that our loved ones are with us. What I have seen

is more than a coincidence that is why I term them as Godincidences. I can

t see these types of events happening that are so close to our hearts by

mere coincidence.

Thank you Jan for sharing these stories. Nice to read others have had these

gifts. I think all it takes is an open heart.

Love and Hugs-

Sandie

Des Moines, IA

dad, Merle, passed away from LBD 9-20-02, age 65

mum, Jo, (MIL) passed away from LBD 4-29-07, age 78

-- Re: I stand corrected/Piper

Piper, I have not had the experience of a LO dying, but I was at a Memorial

for a very close friend's father and it was a Scorching Hot Day, with no

breeze. We were all fanning ourselves with napkins or whatever we could find

to keep cool. It was outdoors in the backyard of a very close friend of the

family's and umbrella tables were placed all over the yard and it ran along

a creek bed. We were all eating a beautifully catered lunch and a lady was

singing, " The Wind Beneath My Wings " that Bette Midler sang. And all of a

sudden a huge gust of wind blew and blew the umbrellas out of the tables and

some of the umbrellas went into the creek. It was so amazing that there was

a hush and we all looked at each other thinking the samething. My friend

whose father died said that when her mother died, she got her mother's cat.

My friend lives in Southern CA and her mother lived in Northern CA. She

drove to N. CA to pick up the cat and drove back with it. One day she and

the cat were

laying on the sofa and the cat put it's back up and hissed and there was

nothing there that my friend could see.

I have another friend whose husband died of cancer and she found pennies

in the strangest places. She would open a drawer and there would be a penny

on top of her clothes (She lived alone) She would find them at the foot of a

figurine on her end tables and one time she was telling a friend about these

strange " Pennies from Heaven " happenings in an elevator and the friend said,

" Like the one ontop of your shoe " It reminded me of the movie, " Ghost "

Anyway, I believe there definately is a possibility.

I would love to hear your experiences that have happened........Jan

ppark4915@... wrote:

Hi, Courage,

You have really been on my mind lately. Wow is right! I find the story

about your dad to be both comforting and too weird for words at the same

time.

Maybe this is the sign that you have been looking for. I have seen several

things that were too weird for words since my dad died, but I know they did

happen. It is very exciting to consider the possibilities. I am anxious to

hear

what other people think about this!

Hugs,

Piper

**************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.

http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

[Guest guest]

When I started catching on that there was actually something going on

with my Mom......she would say " you're gonna think I'm crazy " or " I

don't know if I dreamed this or not " and then proceed to tell me some

really weird thing she had seen or heard....it is progressively worse

now, she totally believes everything she is hallucinating or having

delusions about.......but anyway......she told me one day when I went

to her house that her sister, who passed away several years before,

was coming at night and keeping her company ...just sitting there

beside her in the bed and there was also two little kids at the foot

of the bed........I thought at the time that if this comforts her at

night time there by herself...it wasnt hurting anyone....and who

knows......maybe she was there and maybe those two little kids were

angels...????????

She progressed to hearing music.....and the neighbors singing to

her.....then boys from the neighborhood were breaking in her

house.....and someone was upstairs.....and then the lady up the

street was mad and set snakes off in her house.....and going to send

the boys to do bad things.....she progressed to being scared to death

and believing they were going to kill her and me also .......I

couldnt talk her out of it or distract her....she thought I was crazy

cause I couldnt hear these things and got mad cause I tried to change

the subject on her or distract her away from the

conversation.....shegot scared one evening and went next door to the

neighbors and went in their house and hid in their bedroom....they

were at church.....and was really surprised when they came home....I

had came in the meantime and couldnt find her and called the police

and they were calling them at the same time so when he got there he

knew where she was.....when we put her in the hospital to run tests

to see what was wrong.....everyone there was in on it and gonna kill

her and the boys followed her there and came in thru the

windows.......she ripped out her IV one night and tried to

leave...they followed her to the care facility and was bombing the

place and she would see smoke coming out of the floors.....the boys

would throw water thru the walls and tried to drown her.....and all

the while she was telling us we were the ones that were crazy cause

we couldnt see these things.....she told me I needed my hearing

checked too.....once the doctor got some meds in her (aricept, zoloft

and serequel) and a couple of months down the road.....it started

tapering off.....and the fear and terror went away......I was afraid

for her that she was going to have a heart attack cause she has high

blood pressure and angina.......she is still a bit delusional.....but

nothing like it was a year ago......it has been a longgggggggggggggg

year tho.....we then went thru the angry phase....she wanted to go

home....and that is all she would talk to you about and if you werent

there to take her home.....she would get mad and tell you to get the

heck out.......I was the daughter from hell for quite

awhile....finally it has progressed to the point where she is calmer

after adding resperdol and we can go and have a nice visit with

her.....My mom is 90 now and lived by herself up to a year ago...and

was a very independent strong wille woman.....it has broke my heart

to have to place her away from her home.....but she is safe and can't

leave and wander off, she is well taken care of and the people there

are just great...I know my time with her is growing very short...I

feel blessed she is still with us at all......I just wish it didnt

have to end this way....

[Guest guest]

HI There,

You have been through it with your mom to be sure. I'm so glad you could help

her to get things sorted (well, as sorted as LBD allows us to). It is painful

to put our parents into care but given your mom's LBD and her age I think you

did the very best thing for her.

Sending you and your mom much strength,

Courage

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the board farrar62441 -- sorry don't know your name

Sounds like you've had your share of Lewy-ville too! I'm glad you

found us - I noticed you started a couple of polls. I'm going to go

in and check them out and vote. The option must not have been chosen

to email the group that the poll is available b/c I don't remember

seeing it. Everybody, check out the Polls section and cast your vote.

(while in there I'm going to close some of the real old polls so the

newer ones stand out...)

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/LBDcaregivers/polls

>

> When I started catching on that there was actually something going

on

> with my Mom......she would say " you're gonna think I'm crazy " or " I

> don't know if I dreamed this or not " and then proceed to tell me

some

> really weird thing she had seen or heard....it is progressively

worse

> now, she totally believes everything she is hallucinating or having

> delusions about.......but anyway......she told me one day when I

went

> to her house that her sister, who passed away several years before,

> was coming at night and keeping her company ...just sitting there

> beside her in the bed and there was also two little kids at the

foot

> of the bed........I thought at the time that if this comforts her

at

> night time there by herself...it wasnt hurting anyone....and who

> knows......maybe she was there and maybe those two little kids were

> angels...????????

> She progressed to hearing music.....and the neighbors singing to

> her.....then boys from the neighborhood were breaking in her

> house.....and someone was upstairs.....and then the lady up the

> street was mad and set snakes off in her house.....and going to

send

> the boys to do bad things.....she progressed to being scared to

death

> and believing they were going to kill her and me also .......I

> couldnt talk her out of it or distract her....she thought I was

crazy

> cause I couldnt hear these things and got mad cause I tried to

change

> the subject on her or distract her away from the

> conversation.....shegot scared one evening and went next door to

the

> neighbors and went in their house and hid in their bedroom....they

> were at church.....and was really surprised when they came

home....I

> had came in the meantime and couldnt find her and called the police

> and they were calling them at the same time so when he got there he

> knew where she was.....when we put her in the hospital to run tests

> to see what was wrong.....everyone there was in on it and gonna

kill

> her and the boys followed her there and came in thru the

> windows.......she ripped out her IV one night and tried to

> leave...they followed her to the care facility and was bombing the

> place and she would see smoke coming out of the floors.....the boys

> would throw water thru the walls and tried to drown her.....and all

> the while she was telling us we were the ones that were crazy cause

> we couldnt see these things.....she told me I needed my hearing

> checked too.....once the doctor got some meds in her (aricept,

zoloft

> and serequel) and a couple of months down the road.....it started

> tapering off.....and the fear and terror went away......I was

afraid

> for her that she was going to have a heart attack cause she has

high

> blood pressure and angina.......she is still a bit

delusional.....but

> nothing like it was a year ago......it has been a

longgggggggggggggg

> year tho.....we then went thru the angry phase....she wanted to go

> home....and that is all she would talk to you about and if you

werent

> there to take her home.....she would get mad and tell you to get

the

> heck out.......I was the daughter from hell for quite

> awhile....finally it has progressed to the point where she is

calmer

> after adding resperdol and we can go and have a nice visit with

> her.....My mom is 90 now and lived by herself up to a year

ago...and

> was a very independent strong wille woman.....it has broke my heart

> to have to place her away from her home.....but she is safe and

can't

> leave and wander off, she is well taken care of and the people

there

> are just great...I know my time with her is growing very short...I

> feel blessed she is still with us at all......I just wish it didnt

> have to end this way....

>

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wow about farrar62441 post!

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> wow?

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Here's farrar62441's Wow post:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/LBDcaregivers/message/70930

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> > -- Re: I stand corrected

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> > wow!

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