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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / February 2004granddad update
Hi people, hope your all ok. This is the latest on my granddad. had to hand in his car license, so im driving the old pensioner mobile(longstandingUK car joke), i still see much worse old people driving and he was ok when i was with him, but i guess it will be ok. Hes getting a little grumpy with me, cant blame him, i could make a priest swear i guess sometimes. We had a good few days last week, he stopped all day looking after the house while i had to go out, and he had the dog for a couple of days, hes eating ok, nice and clean and generally seems himself, couple of times he forgot what day it was to call over, but then i guess old people who are retired often get the days mixed up as there all the same, hes doing some gardening for some old lady which he likes(the gardening not her) so i know hes busy. I kept some news from him about me having a blood clot on the brain as not to worry him, which hurt as hes the only family i have so would have loved his support but i guess i have to put him first. I have had to turn down a great job and place to live in LA at the end of the year as by then hes gonna be much worse, i took advice about how i would cope when he gets so bad he doesnt know who i am and needs to be in a home, realisticly i know i could have him live here when hes that bad, but maye in the interim if he cant live alone, but now hes fine. Im calling over tomorrow as now he cant drive over, get some dinner in the car while the dogs in the woods, so i will goto him for dinner, its Thursday then so its doggie stiing night for him, come spring im hoping his sister in law again will take him out to the country at the weekends and stay in the caravan, he loves it outthere. Thats about it, i only pop in now and again here, as its so sad the messages people write. bye all for now > Hi people, hope your all ok. > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > people write. > bye all for now Dear Julian, You are such a good grandson to him, that I am sure that someplace in the universe it is recognized. I am glad to hear from you and that you decided to post today. I was sorry to hear you had a blood clot on the brain. Are you OK now? Head injuries can be a scary thing. Believe me, I know. We may be strangers here, but we are a certain kind of "family" in a way. Nobody else understands what we go through, in caring for our loved ones. Are there any alzheimer support groups in your area? You will find that it may be needed sooner than you think. I hate to sound depressing, but this is a depressing illness. Three years ago Ida was still a feisty lady trying to hang on to reality with her fingernails. Today it is like having a two year old in the house. Hugs to you.....  SignatureEvelyn (To reply to me personally, remove sox) Hi Evelyn, you said: Today it is like having a two year old in the house. ___________________________________ It's worse than having a two yr old in the house, at least you can make a two yr old sit in 'Time Out' (smile). > Hi Evelyn, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > It's worse than having a two yr old in the house, at least you can make > a two yr old sit in 'Time Out' (smile). Yes, it is..... we have so often said that. You can tell a two year old that it is time for a bath or time for bed and they obey you! SignatureEvelyn (To reply to me personally, remove sox) > You can tell a two year old that it is time for a bath or time for bed and > they obey you! it's been quite awhile since you've had to deal with the "terrible twos", isn't it? where they're just learning the meaning of NO? > > You can tell a two year old that it is time for a bath or time for bed and > > they obey you! > > > it's been quite awhile since you've had to deal with the > "terrible twos", isn't it? where they're just learning the > meaning of NO? That may be true, but I was an "old fashioned" mom and the only "NO" that meant anything in my house was when I said it. We had a regular bedtime for the children and it was pretty much written in stone (with some rare exceptions). As a result I never had any problems with getting my kids to go to bed when it was bedtime, (only my friends who let the kids stay up to all hours, ever had those problems). My daughter raised her twin boys the same way. A regular little ritual at a standard set bedtime. A bath, a cuddle, a little book reading, a little one on one chat, and then being absolutely firm about lights out.... will do wonders. SignatureEvelyn (To reply to me personally, remove sox) > Dear Julian, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > (To reply to me personally, remove sox) Hi Evelyn, like i said many times, i could never see him when he gets bad, as he wouldnt be the man i rememberd him for, but now i have come to terms with it i think, the way was remembering that it was my grandparents who raised me and went thru hell with a rebellious kid at that age, so now its going to be my turn to look after a rebellious teenager, then a younger kid, they wasted years on me so its the least i can do. I missed out the word 'suspected' with regards to the clot, still not sure but should be ok they say. Hi people, hope your all ok. This is the latest on my granddad. had to hand in his car license, so im driving the old pensioner mobile(longstandingUK car joke), i still see much worse old people driving and he was ok when i was with him, but i guess it will be ok. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Geez, it was hard taking the keys from Dad... the last straw was when he had a wreck and we didn't know what pound the car was in... we went to three different car pounds. Ever been to one? Very scary! Then when we were driving him to get some clothes, he asked us, "Have either of you girls ever drove up on that thing (the median). "No daddy, have you?" "Yep. So I closed my eyes REAL TIGHT (closed his eyes real tight), and when I opened them (his eyes pop open) , I was on the 'road again!!'". Boy, oh boy. ______________________________________I kept some news from him about me having a blood clot on the brain as not to worry him, which hurt as hes the only family i have so would have loved his support but i guess i have to put him first. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I sent a prayer up for you. Very good to meet you, Lisa. > Hi people, hope your all ok. > This is the latest on my granddad. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Lisa. Hi had the time come i would have no hesitation of removing his keys, his driving was safe and he know where he was, today i picked up a mate up looks after people with AZ who has seen my granddad a few times and he said you can tell he has it, but not at a bad stage, granddad could still joke that if he didnt have to look after the dog tonight he could go on the pull for a nice old lady, not bad at 79, still strong as a ox and fit but losing the greymatter, very painful. It was him and my late nan who raised me and saw me go thru a bad time as a kid when neither parent wanted me, took a lot on at a late stage in life when they should have been winding down not looking after a brat. Goodbye for now Lisa Julian - Good to hear from you. You sound so much better.. Your granddad is lucky to have you.. > Julian - > > Good to hear from you. You sound so much better.. Your granddad is > lucky to have you.. No, im lucky to have him, if i was just was the tenth of a man he is then that would be enough. regards > > Julian - > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > regards Hi julian, It is nice to hear from you again. You sound so much better & like you are coping extremely well. Hang in there. By the way, when we lived in England, we were in a cottage that had a beautiful garden with lovely daffodils. My daffodils are coming up & they bring back wonderful memories of England. Always, Char > Hi julian, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Char Hi Not coping too well, getting better slowly, coming to terms with granddad, but enjoying each minute i can with him. My granddad loves daffys too, i used to by them for my nan when she was still alive and i do for my GF now. never been afraid to show my feelings just because im a guy, i hug and kiss my granddad now and tell him what he means to me. |
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