Showing posts with label Alzheimer's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alzheimer's. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Better or Worse

Someone said to me today "I don't know which would be worse - to have Alzheimer's or to get really ill". Having spent the last 48 hours traveling for or with someone with Alzheimer's. I have an opinion, not an answer.

I think it would be far better to have Alzheimer's than become seriously ill. Why? With Alzheimer's I don't think you always know how bad things are. If you are ill - you are painfully aware.

I believe it is terribly painful to be a family member of someone who has Alzheimer's. So, I'm sure they would answer differently. I do know is terribly painful to watch a family member begin to show the signs of Alzheimer's at a fairly early age. And scarey.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

The week in review

And what a week it has been!

It's been warm the last few days ~ in the 50's. Which means we are starting our slide into Spring. It won't come fast or easy but we are on the downhill part of Winter. Yay!

My crown popped off while I was eating those yummy cinnamon jelly hearts by Brach's late Friday afternoon. Of course, the dentist is closed and we are flying out of here at 0600 on Monday morning. I jammed it back on there. That worked until I decided to have a Milky Way for breakfast! This time it is glued on so I hope it stays until Wed when I can get to the dentist. Do you think this means I should lay off the candy? But I so love those cinnamon jelly hearts. 'Tis the season you know!

I am starting work this coming Thursday as a floral designer. I'm absolutely thrilled. Being in that environment is going to keep my muse happy, so expect great things in the bead arena!

Tomorrow at 0600 I will head out with our friend Tim to McAllen TX to pick up his mom. She has Alzheimer's and is moving in to a really cool nursing care facility here. Luckily we got our flights arranged so we get there about mid-afternoon. We will head to his mom's and finish getting her stuff packed up. Tuesday mid-morning we will start our journey back home. I'm a bit curious as to how that will go because we will be in-transit for at least 10 hours before we arrive at the nursing home here to get her settled. I'm not sure how all of this flying, changing planes etc is going to work for her. We do have a light sedative ~ hopefully that will keep her from becoming terribly agitated.

Now, I am headed out to the studio to make beads. I need a little peaceful time to myself!