This past week has been very hard. We could not keep Jan out of the weepy sessions that she kept having. I am going to discuss these with the Doctor if they continue. She would cry and couldn't say what was wrong. She didn't appear to be in pain or hurting, just really angry. Angry enough to cry and cry. We spent some time over at Kami's and she got to see it and it really is hard to understand. I feel like I have talked about this before but some of her anguish seemed to be against anyone around her. When this happens I fall back to look at the stages of dementia to see if I'm just seeing symptoms. It does appear that she is either in severe dementia, or very severe dementia per the description. Now about that new baby I mentioned in the title. As you can see from the picture we have a new baby in the neighborhood. Jan has been real excited to be able to go look at our new neighbor. He is so cute. Also, this week has been a much better week. I got a call tonight from a friend and he let us know that he had been praying for Jan and I all week and that we were on his mind and he wanted to call. Then another very dear friend followed up to tell me that they are still out there and they are still keeping Jan in their prayers. Now I know why this week has been better.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Maybe it was the new baby
This past week has been very hard. We could not keep Jan out of the weepy sessions that she kept having. I am going to discuss these with the Doctor if they continue. She would cry and couldn't say what was wrong. She didn't appear to be in pain or hurting, just really angry. Angry enough to cry and cry. We spent some time over at Kami's and she got to see it and it really is hard to understand. I feel like I have talked about this before but some of her anguish seemed to be against anyone around her. When this happens I fall back to look at the stages of dementia to see if I'm just seeing symptoms. It does appear that she is either in severe dementia, or very severe dementia per the description. Now about that new baby I mentioned in the title. As you can see from the picture we have a new baby in the neighborhood. Jan has been real excited to be able to go look at our new neighbor. He is so cute. Also, this week has been a much better week. I got a call tonight from a friend and he let us know that he had been praying for Jan and I all week and that we were on his mind and he wanted to call. Then another very dear friend followed up to tell me that they are still out there and they are still keeping Jan in their prayers. Now I know why this week has been better.
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I have just caught up on all of your posts. I'm so glad you are blogging because I think it helps you to cope when you can just spill it all out. This is hard for me to read because I think so much about my Mother and her symptoms as she struggled with this disease. The mood swings, the tears, the inability to express herself, not being able to do things for herself at all, these are just ALL symptoms of this dreadful disease. Give Jan a hug for me. Gary and I love the both of you so much and think of you often. Don, you remind me of my Daddy, a faithful, nurturing, & loving caregiver! You will be rewarded for this! -Beverly
ReplyDeleteThank you for keeping us update with Jan and you. We continue to keep you in our prayers and thougths. Roy and Linda
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