I am sorry if yesterday's post had more information than some would consider appropriate. I'm trying to be objective in my documentation and seem to have pushed the envelope yesterday!
Dad sent us an e-mail with his updates, and I talked to him this evening. Mom had a good day today. It was a quiet day at the cabin for the most part.
Dad worked with Mom on her counting, ABC's, days of the week, and added the months of the year. She did well as usual with all of them. He also worked on saying "I love Triche, Missy and Danielle", which is a little more complicated. She actually did very well with it. He said he will prompt with one name and she will say all three now. Dad's comment was that it seems she can relearn what is in her prior memory. So he'll keep working with her on various things and we'll see how far she will go!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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Any disease can be viewed as THE BIG ELEPHANT in the room. The truth is needed to help us all understand what Alzheimer’s does to a person. Sometimes the truth may not always be pleasant, but we will not understand the totality of the situation otherwise. Teresa
ReplyDeleteYour earlier comments aren't too graphic. They are true to life. More than that, erratic digestive functions are one of the best clues to so many health problems. They should certainly not be ignored. Keep all the information coming, good and bad. It's important :)
ReplyDeleteYou are all doing a great job. I was at Dr. Tobinick's office today with Mom...we waited an extra couple of days to get the injection and she was very very out-of-it when we got there. In the waiting room, I couldn't even wake her up. To my delight, she perked right up after the injection and had bright eyes and a huge smile. I actually got a little emotional after this one...
ReplyDeleteI hope your Dad does OK with your Mom here by himself. I don't know exactly where he's staying, and I don't think it's real close to where I live, but I can be there in a pinch if he needs any kind of help at all. I can tell you that I am an "expert" in the accident area!
How do you think your Mom is feeling through all of this? Do you think she is actually able to understand more of what's going on around her? Re-training the brain is the hope of all of us...especially for the "younger" victims.
Take care, Felicia
Dad seems to be doing very well. I know it would be easier if one of us was there, but he's been doing great with Mom by himself for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI understand how you feel about getting emotional with any improvement. Things that sound so small to most people feel like giant victories to us. Alzheimer's is one of those diseases where people just don't improve. So when it happens, you feel like your witnessing a small miracle every time. It's a great feeling.