http://abesgarden.org/wordpress Sharing the seeds of hope Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:51:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en > I'm so sorry that I haven't written in such a long time. My Mama made her transition on Jan. 22. I miss her terribly, and I know that when I go back and read these postings, I will miss her even more. However, ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=65 I realize how long it's been since I've written here. Things have changed so much, I don't know where to start. So....Mama is in her new place...a dementia care wing of a large, "luxury assisted living" place in Nashville. It's true that her wing is ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=63 I'm so sorry I haven't blogged in a while. After I got Mama moved in to her new place, I was out of town for 3 weeks, except for two 24-hour stopovers back home. That's why it felt so urgent for me to get her in and get her settled ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=62 I just couldn't bring myself to write until today. Last Thursday, I got my Mama out of her assisted living apartment, in the building where she's been for 4 years, at 8am...so that the movers could come at 8:15...unbeknownst to her....to move 3/4 of her remaining stuff to her new ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=61 Things have changed pretty drastically in the last few weeks. My Mom calls out for HER Mama, a lot....she doesn't realize that she's doing it. "Mama....Mama"....I'll say something about it, and she looks so surprised that I heard her. My Mama's Mama died when my Mom was 12....she's now 94. ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=60 Wow. It's been an interesting few weeks. Something is definitely going on..and I don't know if it's little mini strokes, or just the natural progression of the disease. I had Mama over the other day...she was doing this new thing she does, where she uses the wrong word for something....some ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=59 Mama is taking some very interesting trips in her mind lately....I wrote about the anesthesia-induced ones...then she had some pretty clear days...but lately.... The other day she was over here, we had lunch, she went to her favorite chair in my den, and started cat-napping. 30 minutes later, she woke up, ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=57 I was giving a friend an overview of my last several days....Mama in tremendous pain, us not being able to figure out why...seeing an array of doctors....getting a pain med to help her which ended up putting her in the emergency room.....finally discovering a bowel impaction, after she received the ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=55 Yesterday, my Mama, the once VERY vain, never leave the house without a full face of makeup Molly Berke, was on her way to the dining room at her assisted living place....in her pajamas. This is new. Then, I had her over at my house for the afternoon, and she could ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=53 I talk about change....I write about change....I sing about change...."Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same...." a line from my Grammy-nominated song. Wow. I'm so smart...so insightful. Wouldn't you think that the person who wrote that would know it was coming? That she would be accepting? Wrong. I guess ... http://abesgarden.org/wordpress/?p=51