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Blythe

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I hope you don’t mind that I have added you to my blogroll. I want to keep up with you and what you have been through and how you are doing.

I live in a 3-generation-of-women household, and guess I’m the ‘baloney’ in the middle. My mother has Alz, and my daughter gave up her life/career to be the full-time caregiver while I earn the living to support us.

My daughter gets the brunt of so much of the challenges of the various stages, various days, etc. I think the absolute world of her for taking on this side of the situation.

We have looked around for kindred spirits who actually understand this journey, not just those who think we can make my mother “better” by [insert impossible suggestion here].

Again, I thank you for sharing. You are an awesome writer and I weep with you (and for us) in sharing your words.

shu

By: shussmallworld on February 5, 2008
at 9:26 pm

You know, I have had so many positive responses from this blog that I have suspended my plans on writing about other things. It is a sometimes painful thing to write about, and not something I can pour out every day. Some of it I find hard to remember, which in itself is scary. In 5 short years - which seemed so long at the time - my mother was gone. There were so many ups and downs along the way. At times I felt I gave up so many things I wanted to do, but that is one of the big lessons here. Alzheimer’s has got to be one of the cruelest diseases. Watching your loved one slowly crumble in confusion is gut-wrenching. I came to know my mother as this incredible courageous person whom I might otherwise never have known. I so admire the three of you sticking together. When it gets down to it - when you realize that so little in life is really necessary - you also realize that family - however that is defined - is all that really matters. Why are we here, after all, if not to help one another? And who are we if we do not? These things define us. My heart goes out to you. Embrace the things that bring you closer, even if you can’t see it at the time.

Yes, it helps to know other people have been there. Contact me any time you feel alone in one of those dark places – or on the flip side, when it is fun to celebrate with others a bright moment. As time goes on, moments are all we get, so we have to appreciate them.

And thank you for adding me to your blogroll. I am new to how this works, but I am finding that it’s all about people. Connections make that happen. I am so glad I have this chance to get to know you and several others who have contacted me through this medium. Technology is amazing, isn’t it?

By: blythelight on February 6, 2008
at 9:38 am

Hi Blythe.
Although I love WordPress for the features it gives for the look of the site, I have been evaluating different blog hosts and because one of my purposes to blog is to generate some income, I will most likely switch to using my blogger site (http://lindbergblog.blogspot.com/). If you would like to check that site out and perhaps switch to it on your blogroll. Eventually, I would like to find a good software and host my own domain for my blog, but in the meantime, to continue learning about the income from blogging, I will use blogger. I hope to see you over there and I may end up deleting this WordPress site to avoid confusion.
Take care!

By: dlindberg49 on February 7, 2008
at 4:01 am

Hmmm - I never even thought about making $ off this blogging thing. It gets kind of addictive, you know. It’s opened a whole different world to me. My computer has turned into a time machine - it just sucks away the time and the next thing I know, hours have disappeared!

I will change your link - and your name while I’m at it (glad you like the idea of Davy’s Locker - I live by the ocean, so the idea of pirates dredging things up from the bottom of the sea comes rather naturally).

I am interested in hearing more about how things work out with your mom. And I can definitely use some help in the tech dept. So I will keep checking in.

With blogspot, I had trouble signing in and leaving a comment on Jen’s page, but maybe it was a glitch in the system that particular day. I tried several times to change my sign-in name & password and it kept telling me I didn’t have the right info. But I might reconsider converting.

Thanks for the reference to my blog on your new site! That was very nice of you.

By: blythelight on February 7, 2008
at 9:00 am

I think you’ll love this….http://lindbergblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-received-email-today-from-friend-and.html

By: David Lindberg on March 4, 2008
at 5:06 pm

I don’t usually go for these sappy video / life lesson type correspondences, but I have to admit, I really related to this one. I would give just about anything to be able to help dress & feed my mom again and just sit and spend time together. She was intelligent, irreverent, strong, and the most caring person I’ve ever known. A hard act to follow.

By: blythelight on March 4, 2008
at 9:55 pm

Hi… I started a new blog if you’d care to check it out.. I didn’t spend a lot of time on format and appearance yet.. just trying out the idea of it first. Let me know what you think.
http://dlindberg49.wordpress.com/
hope all is well!

By: David on April 10, 2008
at 11:14 am

It’s the BAFFLE BlOG! Love it! Keep it up, Dave - the world is a crazy place - there will always be things to shake our heads at and say, “What da hell?” You got it.

By: blythelight on April 10, 2008
at 11:26 am

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