Comments on: No wife, he said.

By: billso

billso — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:45:58 +0000

When I last saw my mother, she was shifting between lucid & confused moments. Hang in there, Ian.

By: Delores Perry

Delores Perry — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:28:46 +0000

Mr. Lind,
I was referred to your web site by a mutual friend, Michael Sullivan who thought I could maybe get a little support from your articles. I am not ignorant to the heartaches and effects of dementia but am just now being upset by it as my beloved Mother is showing signs of the illness much to my grief. She has recently undergone surgery to replace an old pace maker then before she was totally healed from that, she suffered a mild heart attack and stroke. All of this within a 6 weeks or less period. At the ripe old age of 90, she has been in good health and always took care of her body. She never smoked or drank and was an advocate for fresh vegetables, etc. With all of this in perspective, I have been so saddened by the evidence. We have a long “row to hoe.”
I enjoyed your article and will continue to log onto your site at times. Thanks for sharing.
Delores Perry

By: Alex Salkever

Alex Salkever — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:29:15 +0000

Iain, I remember how hard it was to go visit my grandparents at the nursing home as they got on. I was a lot less mature than you are (I was a college kid) but its often so difficult to see people you remember as these incredibly vibrant, larger than life characters in a diminished state. It’s wonderful you are taking such good care of your dad. I can only hope for the same from my kids when I get older.