tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151088609716248325.post8693203269313533328..comments2023-05-08T02:01:39.136-07:00Comments on When the Dawn is Still Dark: A death of the mindCoffey Cuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11055570754449658632noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151088609716248325.post-13166663775805399592011-10-01T08:32:19.844-07:002011-10-01T08:32:19.844-07:00Lovely thoughts on your blog post Sage. Thank you...Lovely thoughts on your blog post Sage. Thank you.Coffey Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055570754449658632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151088609716248325.post-55784197580789072102011-10-01T08:26:36.973-07:002011-10-01T08:26:36.973-07:00Sage, thank you for your kind words. I am definit...Sage, thank you for your kind words. I am definitely going to check out some books on it. Another one I've heard about and I'm forgetting the title at the moment is one written from the Alzheimer patient's perspective. I've heard it's quite amazing. <br /><br />I constantly struggle with the idea that it's such a slow death, it's such a hard way to watch someone go. Very similar to a lot of degenerative diseases. I am most certainly interested in anyone else's experiences with the disease. <br /><br />My dad is actually being evaluated for a research study and hopefully he will be able to participate in it. It's very exciting. The study may not help him, but he's excited about maybe being able to help others in the future. It's experimental medication, but if it's effective, it's one more step towards prevention or possibly a cure.Coffey Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055570754449658632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151088609716248325.post-45971461405598575612011-10-01T06:42:06.608-07:002011-10-01T06:42:06.608-07:00I am sorry sorry that you and your family have to ...I am sorry sorry that you and your family have to go through this... Our struggles are all different, but my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's six years ago, at the age of 67. I have written a number of posts about her and about my daughter who will never really remember my mother as she was. <br /><br />This was the first post that I wrote about my mother's illness: http://sagecoveredhills.blogspot.com/2005/12/on-being-home-at-christmas.html<br />Rereading it, it all seems so long ago. My mother is still at home, but no longer communicates and cannot get up by herself.<br /><br />If you have questions, feel free to ask and I will share my experiences. One book that I found very helpful is David Shenk, "The Forgetting: Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic"<br /><br />Blessings to you and your family.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151088609716248325.post-71343538161859889702011-09-30T22:34:26.826-07:002011-09-30T22:34:26.826-07:00I wrote this in the past tense, but it's actua...I wrote this in the past tense, but it's actually something in motion right now. My dad has alzheimer's (he's only 62) and I think one day I'm going to write a book about it. Maybe not just that, but I want to include that as a large part of it. Of course, who knows if I will ever do it, but I want to. So, yes, maybe I will tell you the whole story one day, but it hasn't completely unfolded yet.Coffey Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055570754449658632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151088609716248325.post-89293956932591045012011-09-29T11:19:00.583-07:002011-09-29T11:19:00.583-07:00Beautifully written. Poignant, sad, yet...hopeful....Beautifully written. Poignant, sad, yet...hopeful. You will have to tell me the whole story one day.Samaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242248989270620194noreply@blogger.com