Guest guest Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 It's it odd how they tend to fixate on something - tissues, dolls, calendars? I wonder why that is...will have to do some thinking on this. I'm glad that your dad is adjusting but it is sad to see them lose a bit of themselves week to week. Hang on to the good times, even the calling 3 times in the morning because this too will stop one day. Courage Courage - Dad's status >Hi Courage - You have any pictures yet of your new flowing locks??? > >Bless your heart for asking about my Dad. As if your life allows >you enough time and energy to worry about anybody else!!! (I'm >totally self-absorbed, it seems.) > >I see Dad 4-5 times a week. This week I took him out twice. Once >for breakfast and shopping, and once to my house for family time and >dinner. (Things are very stable now, and I'm probably going to cut >down to 3 or 4 visits a week, just to make things more manageable >for me. With 2 daughters, 6 and 8, and one of them in morning >kindergarten, my schedule's a nightmare!) > >Dad's doing well, but definitely progressing. The last week or two >he's started losing his ability to understand his calendar. He's >writing things down on the wrong day, confusing entries from the >past, and generally obsessing about whether it's right or wrong, up >to date, duplicate entries, etc. > >Today, he called me 3 times before noon to talk to me about entries >on his calendar. > >He's losing a bit of social appropriateness, and called me at 6:40 >a.m. one morning last week to talk about - you guessed it - his >calendar. > >And he keeps messing up his tv remote control, says the tv's not >working right, and thinks the batteries die on a regular basis in >his remote control. This week he tried to replace them, but put >them in backwards. Then he brought the remote control with him to >my house, thinking we could fix it by using our tv to check it out. > >It's unbelievably sad. He was an exceptionally bright man, an >engineer, and has two patents to his name. And now, each week or >two is a new skill lost or starting to fade, and he absolutely can't >see it. > >But, I have God with me every step of the way, and am at peace with >the changes. (Still, I shake my head, struggle to ease Dad's way, >and growled when he called me 3 times this morning!) > >But I have to admit something. I have incredible relief and comfort >from knowing that he's now in assisted living and that I'm no longer >bearing this burden alone. > >I hope and pray that is something that you will find when you make >the transition for Olivia. > >Hugs to you, > > > > >> Hi , >> >> How is your dad doing? >> Courage >> >> Please follow this link to learn more about Lewy Body Dementia >> http://www.lewybodydementia.org >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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