How typical of you to think of the problems of others which is the true measure of you as a man. Wonderful to see you here and God bless you now and always.Morning all, I still look in quite lot but I am having difficulties following things. I am afraid I can relate to some of your discussions related to dementure.
I hope you all continue to thrive and cope with your problems.
A year ago I was a different person
God bless you all
Derek
Good afternoon Derek.Morning all, I still look in quite lot but I am having difficulties following things. I am afraid I can relate to some of your discussions related to dementure.
I hope you all continue to thrive and cope with your problems.
A year ago I was a different person
God bless you all
Derek
Thankyou IanHow typical of you to think of the problems of others which is the true measure of you as a man. Wonderful to see you here and God bless you now and always.
I have now read this three times now.Hi mate.
You know my background on this.
I have nothing but the
utmost respect for you or anyone dealing with a loved one with such an illness.
I saw my dad bend himself double to cover mum from the worst life threw at her with this wretched disease.
He became her shield from life as it slowly became for her, and he shielded her from herself.
Did he get frustrated and angry...You bet he did
You'd have to be a machine to not feel the intensity this brings and how it stretches the very sinews of mind & body.
But did he love.... unconditionally.
That man, much like you right now, went to the end of his endurance to care, love & protect mum, for many years.
I can't find any words to make this right or easier.
But one word sums up how you & people like You, do what really can't & shouldn't be possible for just one person to do, yet they do it, alone, because it needs to be done.
Sure, people get help, dad did, but none of us lived that life he had with mum, day after day, 24/7....
Yet what exhausted me, he just did relentlessly week in, week out, until he couldn't .
That word.....?
Unbelievable.
Unbelievable what people manage to do
Unbelievable how they cope with the un-copeable
Unbelievable the depths of love they have for another
Yet totally believable, that at times they break, at times they weaken, and at times they get frustrated....who wouldn't.
But that doesn't stop them picking up where they left of and doing it all again tomorrow....and the days after.
I know your not after praise, and as many say, do please post here, please .
Let that angst have form, let the pressure be released in written form
But be in no doubt, I among many here I think, standing on the sidelines, are in awe of all you do for Mrs L.
No one carries such a burden & escapes being unscathed by frustration.
It's a sign despite the super human efforts they make, they are mere flesh & blood.
And acknowledging that is the hardest thing to do,when you think being strong IS the answer.
Sometimes the storm is too strong for us to stand tall, and at those times, sensible people bend into the storm.
You're doing alright @Lamont D
You're doing alright, mate.
God bless you .
Thankyou gennepher, your creative gifts give such a lot to us all.
Thankyou Lamont your so down to Earth.Great to see my mate Derek posting again.
look after yourself mate @lindisfel.
You are who you are, no matter what others do to you!
Scouse logic mate.
That must have been a nightmare @LivingLightly. It is so stressful when something like that happens.Yes, indeed @Krystyna23040. When some comedian used our address plus a fictitious name in order to avoid a series of parking fines, it took almost six months to resolve.
Thankfully, your case was dealt with promptly.
That would be lovely if you could find them, although more important that you rescue your pictures of Popeye and your hearing dog Meg @gennepherI did some paintings, of sunbeams @Krystyna23040 which I quite liked when I was with my art group pre covid and lockdowns, not sure where the paintings are but photographs are on that recalcitrant recharging iPad Pro. If I can find them, I'll post one or two.
Thanks ianGood morning all from a dull and damp L.A. at the start of a week of more autumnal weather before a week when something vaguely like summer is slated to return - confused.com or what? Unknown fbg but Abbott/Parcelforce kindly woke (sorry Alf) us with a voice text informing us that a parcel - the sensor - will be delivered this very day. What earthly good that will do is beyond me but while I'm tracking what my bg is doing and hypothesising why that may be so my mind isn't on anything even more sinister. @Annb good news on the mattress seeming to give you better sleep. @karen8967 great fbg and wonderful to see you here, hope all is well with you. @gennepher thank you for sharing both yesterday's and today's splendid kaleidoscopes. @jjraak your post on caring was amazing, heartfelt and a tribute to your spirit. My keto raspberry granola should have absorbed enough kefir to be vaguely squishy by now so I can eat it and take some meds. Hopefully y'all won't need to work hard to enjoy all/some/parts of your Monday.
Good to hear from you DerekMorning all, I still look in quite lot but I am having difficulties following things. I am afraid I can relate to some of your discussions related to dementure.
I hope you all continue to thrive and cope with your problems.
A year ago I was a different person
God bless you all
Derek
Brilliant news, so good to hear.5.6 at 05.10 today. Later than usual - my new mattress is making a difference. Tea, basal insulin and pain killers and it is now 5.7. Onto my first cup of coffee now. Shouldn't make any difference. I seem to have gone off tea for a bit and am drinking much more coffee. I daresay I'll go off the coffee in a few days - I usually do.
A similar saying is, always wear clean underwear and no holes in your socks in case, others have to see them!Brilliant news, so good to hear.
You've had a rough run of late, good to see you get some respite in the form of that mattress & some decent sleep.
I remember an old saying that stuck with me.
Always spend good money on shoes & mattresses.
Because if your not in one you're in the other.
Many a true word
Sleep natures secret medicine.
Here's to more night of it, for you @Annb
I remember my mother advising about the clean underwear - never mentioned the socks to me and in any case, when I was younger my stockings/tights were always laddered.A similar saying is, always wear clean underwear and no holes in your socks in case, others have to see them!
@lindisfelThankyou gennepher, your creative gifts give such a lot to us all.
Derek
Thank you @Krystyna23040That would be lovely if you could find them, although more important that you rescue your pictures of Popeye and your hearing dog Meg @gennepher
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