Dad
When dad becomes son and son becomes dad.14 total reviews
Comment from Annmuma
Alzheimers is the saddest disease in the world. There are very few who do not have some experience with it, some relative whose mind leaves before the body. Although you noted this piece as fiction, it felt very real when reading it. Excellent piece. Good luck in the contest. ann
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2024
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Alzheimers is the saddest disease in the world. There are very few who do not have some experience with it, some relative whose mind leaves before the body. Although you noted this piece as fiction, it felt very real when reading it. Excellent piece. Good luck in the contest. ann
Comment Written 15-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2024
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Thank you so much, Ann. I learned a log time ago in my law enforcement past to learn and master Verbal Judo. It served me well on the mean streets and ultimately my home. The diseased mind and addicted mind are not so far apart. Thank you for the kind review. A writer friend of mine who journeyed down the Alzheimer path with her mother put it in perspective. She intended to write a memoir sharing the ups and downs of managing her mother's 180 degree mood and lucidity swings. She was going to label it: If I wasn't crying so hard, I'd be laughing.
Comment from shelley kaye
noticed a few spag issues...
She though you could do no wrong. <-- THOUGHT
Did you it, you naughty boy? <-- did you DO it?
Underware. <-- underwear
wow this was an excellent story!
so real and believable - and thought-provoking
the conversation has a smooth flow
thank you for sharing and good luck in the contes
shelley :)
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2024
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noticed a few spag issues...
She though you could do no wrong. <-- THOUGHT
Did you it, you naughty boy? <-- did you DO it?
Underware. <-- underwear
wow this was an excellent story!
so real and believable - and thought-provoking
the conversation has a smooth flow
thank you for sharing and good luck in the contes
shelley :)
Comment Written 15-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2024
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Thank you so much, Shelly. I learned a log time ago in my law enforcement past to learn and master Verbal Judo. It served me well on the mean streets and ultimately my home. The diseased mind and addicted mind are not so far apart. Thanks for the spag corrections. A writer friend of mine who journeyed down the Alzheimer path with her mother put it in perspective. She intended to write a memoir sharing the ups and downs of managing her mother's 180 degree mood and lucidity swings. She was going to label it: If I wasn't crying so hard, I'd be laughing.
Comment from Sally Law
Thank you for sharing this, my friend. Yes, I know this as caregiver to my Alzheimer's stricken mother-in-law. It was four years of unimaginable suffering. Honestly. I didn't think I was going to make it became it was so rough at the end. Thank goodness for HOSPICE and my husband who came home in the middle of the day anytime I called. He took over on nights and weekends. Family, we love them regardless. Hoping for a cure for this dreadful disease. It seems to on the rise/ sending you my best today as always for this marvelous story.
Sal :))
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reply by the author on 15-Feb-2024
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Thank you for sharing this, my friend. Yes, I know this as caregiver to my Alzheimer's stricken mother-in-law. It was four years of unimaginable suffering. Honestly. I didn't think I was going to make it became it was so rough at the end. Thank goodness for HOSPICE and my husband who came home in the middle of the day anytime I called. He took over on nights and weekends. Family, we love them regardless. Hoping for a cure for this dreadful disease. It seems to on the rise/ sending you my best today as always for this marvelous story.
Sal :))
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Comment Written 15-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2024
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Thank you so much, Sal. I learned a log time ago in my law enforcement past to learn and master Verbal Judo. It served me well on the mean streets and ultimately my home. The diseased mind and addicted mind are not so far apart. Thank you for the kind review. A writer friend of mine who journeyed down the Alzheimer path with her mother put it in perspective. She intended to write a memoir sharing the ups and downs of managing her mother's 180 degree mood and lucidity swings. She was going to label it: If I wasn't crying so hard, I'd be laughing.
Comment from royowen
I love this, it gives others the ability to cope with a family member cope with handling a parent with dementia, easier. But it's an insidious affliction as are a lot of old age stuff, beautifully written blessings, Roy
Typo : She though(t) you could do no wrong
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I love this, it gives others the ability to cope with a family member cope with handling a parent with dementia, easier. But it's an insidious affliction as are a lot of old age stuff, beautifully written blessings, Roy
Typo : She though(t) you could do no wrong
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Comment Written 15-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2024
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Thank you so much, Roy. I learned a log time ago in my law enforcement past to learn and master Verbal Judo. It served me well on the mean streets and ultimately my home. The diseased mind and addicted mind are not so far apart. Thank you for the kind review. A writer friend of mine who journeyed down the Alzheimer path with her mother put it in perspective. She intended to write a memoir sharing the ups and downs of managing her mother's 180 degree mood and lucidity swings. She was going to label it: If I wasn't crying so hard, I'd be laughing.
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Good article
