Guest guest Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 good to hear from you sweet imogene! sorry you have been tired, tired, and tired! thinking of you always -- and inspired by you. love anna --- Iward27663@... wrote: > Hey, hey, I'm here to play. Not. but I do love to be > with all of you. As > usual I do not know how long I can be here, but I'll > continue to check in. I am > really just checking to see if all or you are > behaving yourselves. > (snickering- with glee) > > Well, I can see that our moderators are doing a > great job cracking the whip > (laughing out loud) > but, you know what? I like what they crack. > > , you continue to send us wonderful > information that we can use. I > am so happy that our doctors are working hard to > understand the complexities > of LBD. I send you and our lovable Donna big hugs, > with slobber all over them. > (slurp) yuck! Oh me I'm having silly fun) > > This playfulness is to offset the stress I am under. > I am exhausted, and > hurt ALL the time. Pretty bad arthritis. I fell on > one knee, not to mention > dozens of falls from being unstable. The slew of > doctors that have been assessing > me have decided that all the furniture I use must be > raised several inches, > because of my height. It is a terribly painful > struggle to get up from bed, a > chair, or what ever, and DON'T FALL, as I can hardly > get up. I am now in > Physical Therapy. I can have my precious Don > accompany me. Fatigue is no longer > my middle name, it's my whole name. > > Poor Don. We wanted a couple of items from the > store. I let him run in to > get them. He didn't have much money on him. It took > him a long time. He was > counting out coins he had hoarded up. twenty dimes, > and 4 quarters. The man > could see Don's confusion in counting, just as I > have seen many times. > > The items came to five dollars. Don only had a > twenty, so he also handed it > to the man. When he came out I asked how much it > was, and how much money he > had left. It upset him. I told him, " darling you > know that we have talked > about watching the money so that someone doesn't > take advantage of you. " So, he > had a ten and five ones in his pocket. I said, > " honey you paid eight dollars > for the items that only cost five. " He felt > terrible! I assured him, " This is > not to harp on it, or make you feel bad, I just > want to take care of you, and > our finances. " I assured him over and over that we > knew it would happen, so > not to worry. We can afford three dollars the man > took, but we will make sure > he never has too much on him for someone to take > again. > > You see, I have been leaving this alone, because I > figured it would not be > much that the clerks lifted with sticky fingers. And > it never has been, but we > did talk about this very thing a long time ago, and > I have never mentioned > it again, until I just asked last night. So, now I > know for sure that > I really have to watch out for him, and money. Never > give him more than I > can afford to give away. > > This morning we went to the bank, and I handed him > fifty, he promptly handed > me thirty back. > Nothing was said. He could not pump the gas, he > didn't bag the groceries. He > did check off the orderly grocery list. I was proud > of him. But he always > did the shopping and he couldn't find where things > were. It was a little like > the day he got lost. > He is slipping in small areas in just about > everything he does. > He doesn't feed the birds, like he has done for > years. He can't use a key > very often. He can't use the microwave, nor the TV > remote control. He sleeps a > lot. > > I stopped the cleaning service. I did not like the > unsanitary way the girl > was cleaning, nor her lack of respect for us and the > money we spent for her to > be thirty minutes late four times in a row. She > always said she got up, but > said her prayers, and then laid back down and fell > asleep again. Baloney! We > are old, and very sick, and we got up for her, so > she could sleep. She is in > her late twenties. with a five year old daughter. I > am not up to training > another child. If she wants to keep a job she will > have to do better than that. > I was never late, and I had six small children. So I > know she could do it. So > much for her. > > My daughter had to take a granddaughter on a field > trip, as the > granddaughter's mother was called on a job, so my > daughter couldn't do the shopping. ( > are you confused yet? let me back up and see if I > can make a bigger mess of it. > Laughter here) We did just fine, Other than being > tired. Tired! > Oh yeah, did I mention Tired? (smile) > > Take care everyone, and be happy. > > Imogene > Caregiver for my True Texas Gentleman husband of 36 > years. He has LBD with > Parkinsonism. > > > > > ************************************** See what's > free at http://www.aol.com. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Well bless my soul! So glad to hear from you, . I dooo enjoy the Ventures in the 10 year anniversary album you sent me. See? I told all of you there are moments of unexpected joy. (well something like that) Thank you for your kindness, Love a bunch, Imogene In a message dated 5/2/2007 4:59:07 PM Central Daylight Time, beachwritergirl@... writes: good to hear from you sweet imogene! sorry you have been tired, tired, and tired! thinking of you always -- and inspired by you. love anna ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Hi Imogene, Good to hear from you. We miss you when you " go quiet " on us! Hope your physical therapy helps you feel better. Don't overdo it and stop and smell the roses Take care. Hugs, Daughter of Bill, 91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Well you know some children love to play, no! let's phrase that " some children HAVE to play. " I don't know whom I'm are. but I am one that loves need to play, given a chance. We have sick parents or mates, but what is to keep us from sliding away from the horribleness of LBD, and finding an ounce of laughter here and there? We care dearly for our loved one, but we need time out. TIME OUT for laura. (grin) I love you all, Imogene Caregiver for my True Texas Gentleman husband of 36 years. He has LBD with Parkinsonism. In a message dated 5/3/2007 3:13:55 PM Central Daylight Time, lauraf13@... writes: Imogene, You are like a ray of sunshine when you show up to play! Thanks for keeping us laughing. in Dallas ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 thank YOU imogene. love a bunch back atcha', anna --- Iward27663@... wrote: > > Well bless my soul! So glad to hear from you, . > I dooo enjoy the > Ventures in the 10 year > anniversary album you sent me. See? I told all of > you there are moments of > unexpected joy. > (well something like that) > > Thank you for your kindness, > Love a bunch, > Imogene > > > > In a message dated 5/2/2007 4:59:07 PM Central > Daylight Time, > beachwritergirl@... writes: > > good to hear from you sweet imogene! > > sorry you have been tired, tired, and tired! > > thinking of you always -- and inspired by you. > > love > anna > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's > free at http://www.aol.com. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Imogene, You are like a ray of sunshine when you show up to play! Thanks for keeping us laughing. in Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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