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05/28/2009 12:57 AM
taradise wrote: RoswellStacy636 wrote: Both my grandmas had Alzheimers...and I helped take care of one of them for 8 years. It's such an awful process to watch and be present for. However, know that being present for them is SO important. My family believes that if we put my grandma in a home, she wouldn't have lived even a year. The fact that you can share laughter is amazing...and even though he can't remember your name, you're positively impacting his life. That's something that he'll remember in his soul, even when he can't remember it in his mind. It's nice to see someboday that understands...it's so scary to put him in a home. He's going to have to go there in the next year because I can't handle it and neither can my mom - I need to move on with my life and so does she. It's just hard because I don't want him to go someplace that will just sedate him in order to not have any problems...you know?
RoswellStacy636 wrote: Both my grandmas had Alzheimers...and I helped take care of one of them for 8 years. It's such an awful process to watch and be present for. However, know that being present for them is SO important. My family believes that if we put my grandma in a home, she wouldn't have lived even a year. The fact that you can share laughter is amazing...and even though he can't remember your name, you're positively impacting his life. That's something that he'll remember in his soul, even when he can't remember it in his mind.
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