Still here, but I don't have much of a life to blog about these days.
Sharing medical stuff just isn't appropriate (especially when it's about someone else's medical conditions). And I posted the E.R. visit two weeks ago on Facebook, so that's old news now.
Plus someone gets up and looks over my shoulder to see what I'm up to, so that's, um, awkward. Right on cue, he just walked in!
I thought I'd diverse into the weirdness of the brain. Weirdness = not the right word. Peculiarities perhaps. Anyway, I was doing some research on dementia and was reminded how hard the brain works, and how miraculous it is that we function at all. One article explained that the brain is very good at filling in the blanks, like we might do if we're working a crossword puzzle. If a dementia patient knows (or thinks they know) the front and back end of a story, the brain will fill in the rest of the blanks. So that is why the rest of the family members are bewildered when the loved one, very confidently, comes up with the most bizarre series of events in discussions. It can be frustrating to try to understand, "Why is my husband/father lying to us" when in fact they are just relating the story their brain is telling them.
The root words of dementia mean "without mind." De=without, ment=mind.
So ... if you use the above pieces of information to fill in the status of my life, have you come up with a truth? Or a possible truth that just happens to fit the blanks? Hmmm. Maybe I was making up the whole thing because I didn't blog at all in August, and this fills in a blank for September. Or maybe it's just late (for me, yes, 9:30 is late) and I need to shut down the whole brain thing for a while.
Legacy of Federal Control
3 years ago
just caught up on some posts, Julie, I think it would be very hard to be in your position, you must be a strong person. You must be a very patient person.
ReplyDeletesaw the table you got brooke (on her blog) it looks great, and much more brooke.
Julie I know how hard things are for you but you are doing it all with grace. Mike is doing the best he can and cannot do any different. He is so fortunate to have you. Let your strength guide you, know that my arms are around you and you are loved....from many. Life isn't always simple and is often a challenge. You can do it. Let me know what I can do for you. Love you, Mom
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