tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post115214805840709597..comments2023-10-05T12:29:45.781-05:00Comments on Long and Writing Road: Interesting DayBailey Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00639029254352011915noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152246423166455542006-07-06T23:27:00.000-05:002006-07-06T23:27:00.000-05:00I think you have to find humor when you can. This...I think you have to find humor when you can. This actually sounds like the conversations I have with my 3 year old.Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966956368329586135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152243240112063042006-07-06T22:34:00.000-05:002006-07-06T22:34:00.000-05:00Bailey, so glad you do find the humor. Laughter ...Bailey, so glad you do find the humor. Laughter is what keeps us sane. {{Hugs}}Sandy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900798427767809817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152240134819005532006-07-06T21:42:00.000-05:002006-07-06T21:42:00.000-05:00Oh that is funny. Terribly funny.My grandad keeps...Oh that is funny. <BR/><BR/>Terribly funny.<BR/><BR/>My grandad keeps asking me if I've finished my thesis. Sigh. Wait till I give him my novel--he'll tell me someone with the same name as me wrote a book, but that it wasn't as good as the original and then after he's read it and hopefully enjoyed the sex scenes, he'll give it me back to read :)Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152237096814746152006-07-06T20:51:00.000-05:002006-07-06T20:51:00.000-05:00Eve--I had a very similar conversation with my mot...Eve--I had a very similar conversation with my mother (also has AD) earlier this week. She's a retired teacher, and ever since I hired a homemaker to come in each day thinks she's back in school. I "sort of" go along with it, since it doesn't seem to cause her much distress! We actually bought school supplies so she could give her homemaker her assignment--people think I'm nutty when I tell them about this, but, as I'm sure you know, you have to be there! <BR/><BR/>PS First-time commenter--I'm enjoying your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152224564948034762006-07-06T17:22:00.000-05:002006-07-06T17:22:00.000-05:00It was funny and I'm so glad you can laugh about i...It was funny and I'm so glad you can laugh about it. Hugs!Carol Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018603523305326782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152209133753950812006-07-06T13:05:00.000-05:002006-07-06T13:05:00.000-05:00I'm so very glad that you can find humor in such a...I'm so very glad that you can find humor in such a thing. I think of you and your mom often, Bailey and wonder how your days are.<BR/><BR/>I once had dinner at a friend's house (I was 15) and her elderly aunt lived with them. The family neglected to mention that the aunt was close to deaf and at the supper table we had to yell everything. It was so out-of-the-ordinary and I started giggling. Soon everyone else was too. Even the auntie.Merettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860086164332852221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152207429766780132006-07-06T12:37:00.000-05:002006-07-06T12:37:00.000-05:00The zingers were my favorite part. I also agree wi...The zingers were my favorite part. I also agree with the laughter is the best medicine theory. :)catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507755929992129551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152203711003129832006-07-06T11:35:00.000-05:002006-07-06T11:35:00.000-05:00Wow. This has got to be tough. Lots of hugs to y...Wow. This has got to be tough. Lots of hugs to you, Eve.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152203608794441412006-07-06T11:33:00.000-05:002006-07-06T11:33:00.000-05:00Laughter gets us through so much in this life. (((...Laughter gets us through so much in this life. (((Eve)))Siobhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903044612265097419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152202359378773992006-07-06T11:12:00.000-05:002006-07-06T11:12:00.000-05:00Scott, I think their minds don't work like ours an...Scott, I think their minds don't work like ours anymore. For one thing, they truly do forget things from one moment to the next so that the conversation is new to them every time. Wouldn't you agree, Bailey?<BR/><BR/>But it's odd that the responses are almost the same each time. It is like "Who's on first?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152201977212447212006-07-06T11:06:00.000-05:002006-07-06T11:06:00.000-05:00That's true. It is humorous. But while you're half...That's true. It is humorous. But while you're halfway sane and trying to tell your mother "No, there are no immigrants living in your bathroom or your room with you", you start to wonder whose mind is losing the argument. Finally, you just have to give up.<BR/><BR/>I guess I've always been someone to set the "record" straight and that doesn't work with Alzheimer's patients. It always seemed to upset my mother that these "other people" were in her room so what do you do. <BR/><BR/>I think the thought came to her because there was one nurse's aide who spoke with an accent and of course she was in and out of her room. My mother's mind was back when we first immigrated to Canada and lived in a big old building with a lot of other immigrants until someone found housing for us. I don't think it was a long time but somehow it had stuck in her mind.<BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, it was around that time that she didn't want to leave the nursing home anymore. I wonder if she was afraid that she'd lose her room. Yet on the other hand, she told me that all the people there, she included, had said "the wrong thing" and were in jail and so she couldn't leave. That definitely went back to the fear of the Gestapo who could arrest anybody for no reason. I could really see her regressing back to her childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152199724671892762006-07-06T10:28:00.001-05:002006-07-06T10:28:00.001-05:00Thank you Kelley - the conversation was a hoot.Thank you Kelley - the conversation was a hoot.Bailey Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639029254352011915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152199695146510242006-07-06T10:28:00.000-05:002006-07-06T10:28:00.000-05:00That's it exactly Susan. I either have to find th...That's it exactly Susan. I either have to find the humor or wallow in self pity. I prefer the humor.<BR/><BR/>Susie - and when I go to work this evening ... what?<BR/><BR/>Dennie - it was funny to watch, whether from a writer's point of view or not. Of course, these two have been funny to watch my entire life.<BR/><BR/>Shirley - that's when I'll cry.<BR/><BR/>Okay, she's staying up this morning, which means I have to stay out there with her, so no blogging this morning. Also, as it's Thursday I HAVE to have my nap before work. I'll try to get back to the blogs before work, maybe a little during and then after. Y'all behave. And please, don't be sad - laugh away.Bailey Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639029254352011915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152199581941540082006-07-06T10:26:00.000-05:002006-07-06T10:26:00.000-05:00That must be so hard. I cant imagine. On a lighter...That must be so hard. I cant imagine. On a lighter note, the conversation was a bit funny.Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152199008911249432006-07-06T10:16:00.000-05:002006-07-06T10:16:00.000-05:00I was laughing too until I realised it was real. ...I was laughing too until I realised it was real. So glad you can laugh about it, Eve. I remember having similar conversations with my grandmother ... she no longer recognised me and, after a lot of explaining on my part, she *always* thought I was my mother (her daughter). Far easier to pretend I was. :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152198549270735512006-07-06T10:09:00.000-05:002006-07-06T10:09:00.000-05:00I know that's not funny - as it is personal - but ...I know that's not funny - as it is personal - but from a writer's persepective that was great!Denise McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584403086400080056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152198003992564652006-07-06T10:00:00.000-05:002006-07-06T10:00:00.000-05:00Yes, an interesting life you lead. How frustratin...Yes, an interesting life you lead. How frustrating it must be to be a part of it. And sad and humorous, all the craziness, literally. I admire your fortitude to hang in there day in and day out.<BR/><BR/>And when you go to work this evening...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152197743318199112006-07-06T09:55:00.000-05:002006-07-06T09:55:00.000-05:00That reminds me of the conversations between my gr...That reminds me of the conversations between my granddad and his brother and sister. He was the only one of the three who was of sound mind. When he had his fill of trying to set them straight, he would just turn his hearing aid off. LOL<BR/><BR/>You have to have a sense of humor about it or you'll be dragged under.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152197698750940892006-07-06T09:54:00.000-05:002006-07-06T09:54:00.000-05:00No, no, no, no sad. Sad isn't allowed. Bill Cosb...No, no, no, no sad. Sad isn't allowed. Bill Cosby said that if you have humor you can get through anything. We choose to laugh. I don't know how hard it is on my aunt, since she's the senile dementia part of the equation. That's what made it a little funnier in that they were having almost the same exact conversation over and over. Mom even got in some zingers that went right over my aunt's head. <BR/><BR/><I>"I'm 83 and I'm retired."<BR/>"You should be."</I> and <I>"No man picks you up?""No.""I'm sorry."</I> Even my cousin (her daughter) had a hard time not laughing.Bailey Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639029254352011915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152196035759382942006-07-06T09:27:00.000-05:002006-07-06T09:27:00.000-05:00Aw, Bailey, that’s so sweet, so funny and so sad a...Aw, Bailey, that’s so sweet, so funny and so sad all at the same time. Like Michele, I was reminded of Abbott and Costello’s <I>Who's on First?</I> It must be very hard on your aunt to see her sister this way. And it must be doubly hard for you. It’s good--and very healthy--that you’re able to step outside of the stress for a bit to appreciate the humor.Daisy Dexter Dobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431829813135214824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152195456987786712006-07-06T09:17:00.000-05:002006-07-06T09:17:00.000-05:00*hugs* but also LOL!!!I wonder that man is? Very m...*hugs* but also LOL!!!<BR/><BR/>I wonder that man is? Very mysterious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152192944973649562006-07-06T08:35:00.000-05:002006-07-06T08:35:00.000-05:00Oh, Bailey! I thought it was funny until I realiz...Oh, Bailey! I thought it was funny until I realized it was real. On one hand, I'm glad they know each other, can talk together this way. But it's sad, too.Joely Sue Burkharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895058332587825648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152192529768802162006-07-06T08:28:00.000-05:002006-07-06T08:28:00.000-05:00Oh that is so sad. I guess you are more used to i...Oh that is so sad. I guess you are more used to it by now so. I guess it is amusing since they are sisters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152188924393652072006-07-06T07:28:00.000-05:002006-07-06T07:28:00.000-05:00My goodness, that has to be awful. I guess they a...My goodness, that has to be awful. I guess they are happy enough having the conversation though. Is that so do you think?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23142127.post-1152186872854009002006-07-06T06:54:00.000-05:002006-07-06T06:54:00.000-05:00It is kinda funny - like Abbott and Costello - Who...It is kinda funny - like Abbott and Costello - Who's on First?<BR/><BR/>"The Man", sounds like a mystery.<BR/><BR/>I remember reading a story about a man who was suffering dementia and while in a nursing home became friends with another tenant. He was a retired assassin and was leaking secrets of his past and the tenant was writing a elderly newspaper column about his "adventures"....<BR/>Who know's the MAN might have been someone exciting?!!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573730655117969888noreply@blogger.com