tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521443984454680799.post4930250570501751934..comments2020-01-29T06:46:06.768-08:00Comments on Patricia Carrier: Witnessing a close person taken away by AlzheimerPatricia Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13722522772545416627noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521443984454680799.post-27591159881040498522011-09-13T10:03:52.566-07:002011-09-13T10:03:52.566-07:00Hi Mary,
Thank you for writing to me and sharing y...Hi Mary,<br />Thank you for writing to me and sharing your experience with your grandma. <br />I can only imagine how tough it is for you, but you are right - we have to continue giving them love and care.<br />Thank you for sharing your advices, it really means a lot to me.<br />I wish we could keep in touch.<br />With Best Wishes,<br />PatriciaPatricia Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13722522772545416627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521443984454680799.post-82574483448146230902011-09-13T04:17:06.387-07:002011-09-13T04:17:06.387-07:00Hi Patricia, I am so sorry for your loss! My gran...Hi Patricia, I am so sorry for your loss! My grandmother suffered with Alzheimer's for more than 15 years as well as a couple other dear friends. It's a horrible disease.<br /><br />I don't know what stage your friend is at, but one of the "features" of this disease is that the patient often has good days and bad days. My husband actually has more memories of my grandmother as a person than my little sister (as opposed to the silent shell she later became) because we happened to visit on more good days. So your experience from one day to the next could be completely different.<br /><br />Alzheimer's patients may not be able to carry on conversation anymore, or if they can, they might not have any shared memories with you. But they understand the language of touch. Grandma always understood when we were leaving too. So I'd encourage people with loved ones with Alzheimer's to visit anyway. They may treat you as strangers but deep down they seem to feel your love. It's hard. We did learn many interesting things from <br />my Grandma even after she mostly didn't know who I was.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773662782253828401noreply@blogger.com