A year ago, I agonized over what to say about Thanksgiving. This year it's easy. I'm thankful we got to where we are. At the beginning of 2009 I had the sense that the year was going to be exactly the way it turned out to be - that it would involve the nursing home transfer, with upheaval before, during and after. And I was right. But we got through. In the context of really bad stuff, things are marginally better at the end of the year than they were at the beginning. I'll take that.
I hope you find something to be thankful for, though I'll understand it if you don't.
More after the holiday.
Alan, I appreciate your writing about your dad in this blog. My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's four years ago, and I am still struggling to keep my own life while doing everything I can to give her a "soft landing".
Also thank you for commenting in the Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Forum to my post "Help With Repetitive Questions".
More of the story is that I actually invented the recorder that I described. I had never done anything like that before - I am an attorney-turned-mediator, not an inventor. But, I was motivated by my mother's anxiety and confusion to do something to help.
Posted by: Jeannette | November 29, 2009 at 08:22 PM
Jeanette -
I appreciate your comments, but not the back-door commercial for your device. Unfortunately I'm not willing to carry ads or endorsements for products that I haven't had a chance to examine or investigate. Therefore I've edited your comment to remove the URL and all references to the product name.
I'd be glad to look at it in more detail. I'll send you an e-mail so that we can continue the conversation offline.
Again, thanks for stopping by.
Posted by: Alan G. Ampolsk | November 30, 2009 at 06:10 PM