I know this is going to seem a bit strange given how emotive , distressing nd above all huge this Alzheimers experience is that we all share but........Mum seems to be coming out of her depression and in an earlier post I said the depression was taking over from the AD well I honestly can`t explain how " high " I feel that today for the first time in a month I`m seeing some of Mum come back even writing this my eyes are filling with tears.
Ok I`m not kidding myself I know how awful this journey is going to be but for the moment I`m so happy and I know it may not last but I truly believe that however small the step we have to live for the day and this day at least has been a really good one and ludicrously the AD has paled into insignificance ( I`m not being flippant I promise and I`m not minimizing the heartache and heartbreak that so many people are living with daily ).
I shopped for her yesterday and made up lots of snacky type things for her to tempt her appetite and blow me without being nagged at she keeps ringing to tell me what she`s eaten and is really proud of herself ( so far it was a cup of tea and 2 biscuits and a corned beef sandwich with a vague promise that she might investigate a small piece of chicken) ......what more can I ask for especially as tomorrow Danny and me and a lot of our closest friends are going for a cheap couple of days to Liverpool and this means I can go and not stress too much .
I never thought that I`d see Mum ringing to ask me the same things over and over again as a positive but again today at least it is.
Sorry to go on
Love
Jeanie x
Ok I`m not kidding myself I know how awful this journey is going to be but for the moment I`m so happy and I know it may not last but I truly believe that however small the step we have to live for the day and this day at least has been a really good one and ludicrously the AD has paled into insignificance ( I`m not being flippant I promise and I`m not minimizing the heartache and heartbreak that so many people are living with daily ).
I shopped for her yesterday and made up lots of snacky type things for her to tempt her appetite and blow me without being nagged at she keeps ringing to tell me what she`s eaten and is really proud of herself ( so far it was a cup of tea and 2 biscuits and a corned beef sandwich with a vague promise that she might investigate a small piece of chicken) ......what more can I ask for especially as tomorrow Danny and me and a lot of our closest friends are going for a cheap couple of days to Liverpool and this means I can go and not stress too much .
I never thought that I`d see Mum ringing to ask me the same things over and over again as a positive but again today at least it is.
Sorry to go on
Love
Jeanie x