Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Fragmented
My grandma is not doing well, her stats are all over the place, & I have noticed a huge decline in mental clarity during this time. I hope the clarity returns, once she gets better, but it may not. I have a new friend, who has been such a blessing to me, as not only do I truly enjoy her company, but she too was a mother to small kids, & took care of her mother in law who had Alzheimer's , she has shared so many helpful things, but once she told me how her mom in law would " fragment " her. So she would ask her, " Where is the nice lady who cooks for me ? " or " Where is the lady who does my hair ? " I told my friend my grandma was not near that stage, she was VERY with it. Oh how things change so quickly. She has begun to fragment me, & my marriage. The hard part, is it jumps back to reality in a split second. EXAMPLE - Today she says " That couple that was here this morning are such a good couple, they work so well together. " grandma what couple ? " The ones here early in the morning. " oh you mean that couple ( finger pointed to a picture of Enoch & I ) " Yes that couple. " my heart plunged, no not now, I'm here, but then back to being lucid she says " You and your husband are ready for any strife, I can tell. " you mean ( life ) " No, you both care for each other, you can tell your prepared for any strife that comes your way. " then suddenly she starts to talk about her ex husband, and shared how sad she was that they couldn't make it. I said grandma, that must be sad, but look what came from that love ( pointing to the pictures of my mom, & aunt ) she smiled, and said that's true. I said you can regret situations, but you can never regret loving someone grandma. She smiled & said " just don't ever flip your middle finger, at your spouse & tell them you don't care. There that's it from me, no more marriage advice from me. " I'm racking my brain, sorting Dimentia from her, thinking what of that was my grandma ? I guess no one can tell me for sure, for the mind is a funny, yet cruel thing, so I just took away from it what I could. 1. She recognizes, Enoch's & my love, & senses it's strength. 2. She saddened over the loss of her love. 3. She doesn't want it to happen to me so she's saying don't ever ( figuratively flip the bird ) to someone you love. I hope tomorrow she is better, & I'm not the lady on the wall. But if so, the person sitting next to her KNOWS her, & loves her regardless of who I am to her in that moment.
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ZZ, your words, "I said you can regret situations, but you can never regret loving someone grandma." How profound and how true! I'm so sorry that your Grandma is changing so rapidly. There's no other feelings in my mind, but to say how much I hate the disease, Altzeimer's. Truly I do! My dad had it and it was so painful to watch and experience. Yet, I took away some precious moments with my Dad during that time. That's what you will have as well ZZ. But know how much I hurt with you all to see what the disease is doing to your Grandma. I'm praying for you all. Remember that God is not surprised by any of this and He will use the experience to test what is in our hearts. I love you and admire you! Blessings, Linda
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