Alzheimer Affecting Families
July 10, 2008
I have a friend and her grandmother has Alzheimer’s. One day we were talking about this sickness and how it affects everyone in the family emotionally. With Alzheimer’s, the loved one endures this illness and doesn’t even have any idea of the world around.
My friend expressed her feelings saying, “It breaks my heart every time I see my grandma; especially, when she doesn’t recognize me and I can’t help her in anyway.” On the other hand, however, when things are normal people look forward to enjoy the time spent with their loved one. As I pondered more on this thought it struck me. It is all about the mindset and preconditioning the mind.
She Won’t Stop Doing Good
July 6, 2008
On my first job when I worked in a retail store, they had overstock during Christmas. My co-worker let me purchase some items as low as fifty cents. It was perfect because I couldn’t afford to buy nice things for my cousins and relatives with the kind of money I was making.
I bought a lot, but still there was more left. Besides, I didn’t know if my teen cousins would like the things I picked out. So, I called my aunt and she came to the store right away. My co-worker wouldn’t let her enter the room and my aunt insisted on talking to her, herself. My aunt explained that she knows many families she can help if she is allowed to purchase the items. I was surprise when my co-worker agreed with a smile.
As we reached home, a four year old boy who lived across street came over. He had no socks and no jacket on in freezing weather. My aunt pulled out a new pair of socks and put a new jacket on him that she just bought from the retail store. She gave him the full package of socks and said, “Richard, I don’t want to see you without the socks and jacket on when you are playing outside.” By this time, these things were common to see in this home. Moreover, children loved hanging out in my aunt’s house. Sometimes, she had to ask them to go home and she would say, “Go home, you don’t live here.”
If all this was not enough, one day we received a call from the neighbors’ house. Richard’s mother stated that she had to take her husband to the hospital because he had a minor stroke. So she left her three children for my aunt to babysit. My aunt cooked some food and decided to leave it at their house before they returned home. When we entered their house it seemed as if it had never been cleaned. There was garbage everywhere! There was an open loaf of bread on the floor and cat litter next to it.
Still Love
April 17, 2003
I know I am not the only one who is going through this. When you love someone, that other person may not comprehend your love for them. He may even say things to put you down or hurt your feelings. There is someone in my life who does that to me constantly. It is so funny that I want my love to grow for this person, but I always end up getting hurt.
I want to share all the good things and happy moments with this person. However, it always turns out different and we end up on another subject. Sometimes, I feel he is just jealous of me at times since I have accomplished so much in short period of time. Still, I don’t know how he manages to blame me for everything and make me feel guilty for nothing. He makes me feel as if there is something wrong with me.
My friends support and understand me better than him. It makes me angry; sometimes I want to share something, but I know that I won’t receive any positive or pleasing feedback. So what is the use? I always hope for it to change, but I don’t think it is going to happen anytime soon.
I don’t want to brag, but I was there to help him financially and emotionally whenever he needed me. I don’t know if he will ever be able to understand my feelings. I don’t know why, but I think I will always love him.
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