tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post6690006396540658509..comments2023-10-31T06:54:12.789-07:00Comments on My Life As a Daughter: Lovely and Twisted RecognitionLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02086101058759923788noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-15410895273708559792009-09-21T11:25:34.983-07:002009-09-21T11:25:34.983-07:00Wow! What a stunning piece of writing, and a wonde...Wow! What a stunning piece of writing, and a wonderful picture of love. I'm so glad Helen pointed out your blog.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-90048178695168325732009-09-16T04:54:58.172-07:002009-09-16T04:54:58.172-07:00Brit, thank you so much. Truly.Brit, thank you so much. Truly.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086101058759923788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-67819786662669442952009-09-15T19:52:32.542-07:002009-09-15T19:52:32.542-07:00Your writing is just incredible. The way you are a...Your writing is just incredible. The way you are able to share this heartbreaking situation, putting every reader in the moment, making us understand what it was like through your dialogue and your thoughts is just amazing. You and Dan are doing a wonderful thing loving your mom like you are. What a thing to have to live with, for all of you, but the way you handle it all and make sense of it, it's inspiration. I'm thankful for your superb writing because it enables me to feel your experience so truthfully.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795622985591504799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-67182298449502057442009-09-15T13:12:25.289-07:002009-09-15T13:12:25.289-07:00Your right Beverly had a great idea. It is tough ...Your right Beverly had a great idea. It is tough for sure. Keeps us busy. <br />http://alzheimersandmomblog.blogspot.com/karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078744172786664046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-54497537222705206142009-09-15T11:56:48.176-07:002009-09-15T11:56:48.176-07:00Nancy, thank you. I felt so lost, not knowing wha...Nancy, thank you. I felt so lost, not knowing what to do or say. She didn't mention Josie's death yesterday, but she did today...I am at once repelled by Alzheimer's and fascinated by it.<br /><br />Sylvia, thank you for the beautiful compliment, as a writer and a daughter.<br /><br />Tami, he is something, isn't he?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086101058759923788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-85870479461917128832009-09-15T10:42:14.514-07:002009-09-15T10:42:14.514-07:00Lisa, you share this information in such a marvelo...Lisa, you share this information in such a marvelous way. I have tears in my eyes everytime I read it, but am drawn to the beauty, not only of the telling, but of the beauty of the relationship between you, your husband and your mother. Your mother is truly blessed to have the two of you providing her care in such a thoughtful, caring way. I honor you both.Sylvia Dickey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665990701980727149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-69049677480139165712009-09-15T07:33:44.325-07:002009-09-15T07:33:44.325-07:00You handled a difficult situation very well, Lisa....You handled a difficult situation very well, Lisa. And I think you and Dan helped your mother in ways you may never know.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160717876156540393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-52995340883228092262009-09-15T04:38:51.239-07:002009-09-15T04:38:51.239-07:00I definitely thought, "from now on, I won'...I definitely thought, "from now on, I won't tell her if anyone has passed, unless she asks after a person." The next morning, all was forgotten...no mention of the funeral or wake, nothing. And I didn't bring it up. <br /><br />So I think withholding is definitely ok, and lying is too if I am certain it won't cause problems down the line. It is hard though...such a fine balance with this disease.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086101058759923788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-43500398903519951962009-09-14T22:11:08.776-07:002009-09-14T22:11:08.776-07:00I hope your Mother really was able to remember a l...I hope your Mother really was able to remember a little of the conversation with her old friend even if it was for only a moment.<br /><br />I'd be afraid to lie to make Sue feel better. A third party that didn't know what I had done might come along at a time that Sue was thinking more clearly and say something that would let her know I'd lied to her.<br /><br />God Bless America, God Save The Republic.David Schantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946465956226658169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-19731105560856503682009-09-14T19:05:47.346-07:002009-09-14T19:05:47.346-07:00A great post. Sometimes I wonder if it's good ...A great post. Sometimes I wonder if it's good to lie. (Not that you were - that's not what I mean.) I'm wondering if it puts the person's mind at ease to tell them something untrue - is that bad? In this kind of situation, and you didn't have the truth to ease her mind, would it have been okay to tell her something that helped her feel better? I don't have the answer. Just wondering.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802383793115052976.post-55727895538504816932009-09-14T18:27:44.583-07:002009-09-14T18:27:44.583-07:00Wondrerful post.Wondrerful post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271812630353300740noreply@blogger.com