tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405228310930101073.post2234542416037675980..comments2023-06-16T10:12:31.746-04:00Comments on SHE Says: Gram~she~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00517811416862125834noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405228310930101073.post-12825998742326066552011-06-10T10:57:04.363-04:002011-06-10T10:57:04.363-04:00Oh I'm sorry. I have spent a lot of time with ...Oh I'm sorry. I have spent a lot of time with Alzheimer's patients and it's such a heart-wrenching disease.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383163628351295433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405228310930101073.post-52845005247274336612011-06-09T18:50:22.359-04:002011-06-09T18:50:22.359-04:00So sad. It's just so sad.
Jason's grandmo...So sad. It's just so sad.<br /><br />Jason's grandmother had Alzheimer's. She lived in CA until 2003. She had come for our wedding and I had met her once when we were out there. But it wasn't until she started living with my grandmother in 2003, that I really got to know her. I had just had a baby and she would tell me all about her baby. Or she would think she was pregnant. She had no idea who I was, but we did have nice chats when she thought we were both new moms or I was a new mom and she was pregnant. That is what I will always remember about her.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539646468375983846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405228310930101073.post-83001680767763442372011-06-09T12:32:16.612-04:002011-06-09T12:32:16.612-04:00Have you ever read Naomi Feil's book, "Th...Have you ever read Naomi Feil's book, "The Validation Breakthrough: Simple Techniques for Communicating with People with 'Alzheimer's Type Dementia'"? This was the book that changed my whole approach with my mom, who developed dementia over a period of years. Today's her birthday--she would have been 89 were she still alive. Your story of your grandma brought back lots of memories of Mom's paranoid behavior. I hope you might find the validation technique useful for you and perhaps your own mom and grandpa. It's a heartbreaking disease, for sure. My email is mimsietwo at gmail dot com if you ever have a chance to read the book and have comments on it.Mimsienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405228310930101073.post-86778178942402665792011-06-09T10:48:14.254-04:002011-06-09T10:48:14.254-04:00This broke my heart. I'm so sorry.This broke my heart. I'm so sorry.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623440001907352150noreply@blogger.com