Guest guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 gkluck mentioned her MIL's scribbles. I'm very interested in this kind of communication attempt and would like to know what others are doing. My dad went through an intense scribble period after his stroke. One time he wrote STOP and gave it to my mother. She asked who should stop. He said everyone. My mother was a bit edgy at the time and took it to mean he wanted to kill her. I think he just wanted her to stop asking so many questions and making such a commotion. She's the type that constantly wants everyone to do something other than what they're doing even though they're doing something she just asked them to do. Another time he wrote a note about a plumber for her. He scribbled the guys name and said something like 'only use so & so - he is an honest plumber with a fair price' That was the highest compliment he could pay someone because he took care of everything around the house and NEVER let anyone touch his handy work. He used to sketch depictions of child hood memories and write the names of the people on the sketch. After one of his hospitalizations for medication adjustment he was unable to write for a long time but over the past few weeks he's been writing the first letter of his name followed by lewy language marks. He also uses his finger to make letters and shapes on the bed or his body. He looks at us for a response and gets exasperated that we don't have a clue. See what's new at Figure Photos & Anacostia Fine Art Be my friend on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/figurephotos --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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