tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090302339249953491.post1871919625545334549..comments2024-03-06T23:43:08.254-06:00Comments on Christian Bookmobile: Learning About Alzheimer's -- Part 2 of 5Sidney W. Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07509232446495557632noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090302339249953491.post-61109087989753856922010-11-06T16:29:40.510-05:002010-11-06T16:29:40.510-05:00Email from a friend:
My father had Alzheimer'...Email from a friend:<br /><br />My father had Alzheimer's. I remember always introducing myself "hi Daddy - it's Judy, your daughter" and that seemed to work for him. Other than that, he would bounce between the present and the past. He once asked me how my mother was, and I told him she was dead (he was there when she died at home). He got visibly upset because he had forgotten this, even though I know that he tried to keep it in the forefront of his mind immediately after she died. Whenever he asked after that, I would tell him that she had gone to visit her family in Nebraska, was playing bridge, or some such. He seemed comfortable with this. While in the personal care home, he usually thought that he was at an English conference of some sort. He would, however, react to things, such as a football player named Joe Jones (his name). It was not too sad for me, because he seemed content in his own world.Sidney W. Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509232446495557632noreply@blogger.com