Posted 12/4/18
Loneliness. We all have times when it scares away our life song bird. Alzheimer’s patients are susceptible more than the most. An observant nurse suggested today that we get mom a new roomie. Mom lost her first roomie a month ago and it upset her profoundly and outwardly…until she forgot. See, sometimes the brain bandit steals the bad memories too. For that I am super thankful. Reminds me of Joseph in Genesis 50:20. He found himself on a cruddy circumstance too. His response: “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.” Alzheimer’s absolutely stinks. No sugarcoating it. I hate Alzheimer’s. But, as I have mentioned before, dig really deep and you find gems amongst the rock pile. Grieving was as quick as forgetting. I am not trying to force my faith on you as I can’t. It does, however, give me great comfort.
But loneliness runs on a stopwatch, not a calendar for the Sweet 17. If you have no memory, you can spend hours with a loved one, then have them leave and immediately be lonely, forgetting the passed time. Mom comes to her empty room at night and, seeing nobody, resists sleep in favor of activity. She is social, even now, and hates being alone. She has a terrible time creating comfort for herself and being near familiar people helps. We’ll see soon enough how a roomie again changes things.
Decent visit today…mildly stressed, but, all things considered…
#EndALZ
