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Doghigh - 2010-03-09 19:59:50
congrats on the workouts!! i have an extra ipod - a shame we didn't live closer or i'd give it to you!
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Kathy - 2010-03-10 01:24:24
I'm sending good thoughts. *good thoughts*
And I just have to say, I love that snarky look you've got going! Go LA!
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mountain - 2010-03-10 02:38:34
You are SO cute in that pic.
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beanie - 2010-03-10 02:51:15
FIL might have been a prick due to early Alzheimers..
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Stephanie - 2010-03-10 10:08:36
Can you convince MIL to look into a support group? Life can be hell for the caregivers. Sending good thoughts and love. By the way, that photo is so cute!
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OrneryPest - 2010-03-10 12:13:26
Hey, at 47 you're in your prime! (47 is a prime number.)
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poundheadhere - 2010-03-10 13:44:53
Good for you on the situation with the kidlet in special ed. So many times our kids get kicked around by the educational system; about time a parent kicks back. And yay to the gym! At any age it's good; and at 47 it's AWESOME! Keep it up, even if it does make schlupps like me look bad, lol.
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Pam L - 2010-03-10 14:37:11
My Dad is mid stage Alzheimers right now. He refused to live with anyone, threw a huge fit when he had to stay with my sister while recovering from a broken collarbone caused by a fall he didn't remember, threatening physical damage to their home, trying to "escape" in the middle of the night because they were "kidnapping" him. He has been in a memory care unit now for almost 2 months. My sister lived an hour away from him (Upstate)and was running up all the time when he would call, or the neighbors would call. He would call her at 2am ranting about something he was obsessing on. She now has some peace, and I just have the guilt of living in Colorado. But he has now refused to take his meds or eat because they are "poisoning" him and if he gets too difficult they will make him leave and I do not know who will take him then. I hope your FIL remains docile like my Mom did. It made it much easier on my Dad those many years ago. She had the really early onset part of this hideous disease and never got to see my youngest and didn't get to know my oldest.
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bluesleepy - 2010-03-10 16:49:52
My grandfather has Alzheimer's. It breaks my heart. He can no longer read, him -- a former college professor with a PhD in history -- because he can't remember what's at the top of the page by the time he gets to the bottom. And he's so insecure in his marriage now. They've been married for 65 years, but he gets these strange thoughts that Grandma will run off. Heart-breaking.
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terri t - 2010-03-10 17:37:44
Members of husband's family have dealt with Alzheimer's and with Huntington's and Lou Gerig's (ALS)...it really drains the caretakers when the patient still lives at home. Hope your MIL doesn't have to deal with it long-term and that FIL remains more docile.
Congrats on the successful school meeting...glad they remember your battles still. And kudos to Wolf for all the progress.
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