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This is a re-scrap of a previous layout; I updated it for a book I gave to my Mum hoping to interest her in some details about her past. I've discovered that all Dementia journeys are not the same and my hope that her memory would retain some information about her young days while forgetting recent events has not proved to be the case. I'm still feeling my way with this experience and definitely learning as I go...
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Miki said:
I totally understand ... Some days the memories just aren't there. You have inspired me to write about a connection my sister made with me. Thank you. Beautiful page and mum!
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Thank you Miki - It's hard, I think especially because I am an only child there's no one else to share with but it is what it is and the girls in the Care Home really love the character she is so I've a lot to be thankful for!
 
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veer said:
Love the extraction, i hope it helps her remember ! And I think it is especially difficult for you to accept her situation, big hugs
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Thank you and you are so right! It's worse for the people she has forgotten but it's a journey we're on and I'm grateful she is 96 and the deterioration has really only happened over the past three years.
 
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dwsewbiz said:
Incredible page, I love the triple photo and the building background. My heart goes out to you, this must be hard...
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Thank you! it is hard but she only really deteriorated over the past three years, was living independently and enjoying life until she was 93/4 so we've got a great deal to be thankful for!
 
Adryane
Beautiful page, Fiona.
I am sure your creative mind will keep working to find something that enables a connection. We are at the beginning of this journey and every day there seems to be a little more lost.
 
helenedubois
Love your wonderful photos. My husband enjoys some old photos and at this point tries to say he remembers but I can see in his eyes that the memories really are not there. He especially has no ability to remember very recent things no matter how often they are repeated.
 
isDK
So much we don't understand about it and it's hard on everybody. I hope you're getting the support you need and are prepared in case all your effort yields just one more blank stare. My mom didn't have dementia but she would shake her head and just not register anything that involved emotions, as if she didn't understand or comprehend them.
 
cyanne22
très belle page, votre maman était jolie, beau travail d'extractions, je comprends votre tristesse de ne pouvoir établir un contact, c'est désarmant. Vous l'entourez de tout votre amour c'est le mieux que vous puissiez faire pour elle à ce stade de la maladie.
 
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cyanne22 said:
très belle page, votre maman était jolie, beau travail d'extractions, je comprends votre tristesse de ne pouvoir établir un contact, c'est désarmant. Vous l'entourez de tout votre amour c'est le mieux que vous puissiez faire pour elle à ce stade de la maladie.
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Je vous remercie pour vos aimables paroles!
 

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