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This website here is better than TV.... I am learning a lot :)
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I could probably live without tv. As long as I have my computer I'm fine :)
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kazzaa, aren't cats a lot of fun :) I have a strange one that does come when you call, he will whine and whine as he walks through the neighbor's yards until he gets to my door. You'd think he had been lost for months with all his crying.

Now, why can't he ring the doorbell when he wants in like my other cat does. It's fun being on the phone and the caller hears the bell, I just say "oh wait a minute, the cat wants in". Say what???
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I have become partial to Criminal Minds!! LOL.. mom can no longer watch though..... oh my fat tummy!.. we went out to eat at a place called "Sharis. 3 steps from Dennys. Way tooooo much food.

Love my big rescue pittie. Such a sweet b*tch. Best 400 miles I've ever driven.

Yawwnnnn feeling full and happy, no whining today :) Wait.... I will whine for hope since she's not whining. Moving SUCKS!! glad to see you've kept your spirit up hope!! (shudder)
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SDsmile! so sorry for you i cant imagine how that is but mum may be in a home soon and im sick as i know shes getting worse not lost her memory just i can see no will to live in her and i know when this happens its not a good sign i pray to god she never ever forgets me and dies before this i really dont know if i could handle it? I lost my dad too before xmas and youre right when they are both gone its normal to feel like an orphan i know i am starting to feel this grief too!
I think the worst is coming then i go out and try and not think about it then home again and it hits!
I am worried about my siblings as ive tried to tell them that shes not going to be around forever but am wasting my time they just dont see it and as long as shes ok on the phone they just think im being dramatic i dont want to scream panic as mum is eating and watching tv shuffling around ITS her i see her will is just not there anymore she dosnt want to do anything dosnt talk just eats and watches tv so sad so cruel a disease ive lost her awhile ago but this is getting worse its not her bad hearing anymore shes not registering what im saying break your heart!
Hugs to you its so hard!
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Fav time of night cats in and safe! and now snuggled up with me love this little fella hes kept me sane!! AND knows it!! "dogs have masters cats have slaves" "dogs come when called cats leave a message and get back to you". "youre nobody until youve been ignored by a cat". Ok ill stop now you just gotta love them such a comfort when life is crazy!
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Mom has been in the NH for a month now. I've been super depressed about it. I go visit and it takes her awhile to know who I am. And then with a hugh smile she knows my voice and is happy. She goes to sleep within the hour. I'm having a hard time adjusting to her not being in the apartment. I think I hear her in the night. It's all I can do not to go to the home and kidnap her. Then I remember she isn't the mom of my childhood nor is she the same woman of my fourties. She can't help me with my problems and she can't carry a conversation more than a few mins on a good day. She still loves me though. That makes my visit worth the trip and time. I feel like a 58 year old orpha and that's my whin for today. Yeah I'm selfish and want my parents back. Who loves ya like your parents?
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yes FF frazier too oldies but goodies! i do like two and a half men also but with charlie not ashton it just isnt the same mum loves it! i love the housekeeper shes a hoot!!
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I just hate I won't get to ride in the "big truck" my brother will be driving that and I will be following in his car or truck...whatever he decides we are driving down there....I love riding in big trucks...haha
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Veronica...excellent idea! Most definitely need to have a few beers on hand for after the big haul on Tuesday. Mama will go to respite Monday, so I'll make sure she is all settled and then Tuesday brother and I will head to my house..it's over two hours away so we'll have lots of chat time...wonder what we'll chat about...all in all, we'll probably enjoy the ride down...the move will be tough..BUT after picking up those sofas and giant old pieces of furniture by myself...I think I'm up to it....I think afterwards I may be able to say...see? it wasn't as bad as you thought it would be....looking forward one evening to grilling a big rib eye and enjoying one or two of those beers.....I haven't had one in almost three years so I'll have to take it easy...lol...
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Love "Cheers" and "Frasier"... can't watch a show without laughing :)
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No whine just flicking around the tv as so bored and YAY two episodes of "cheers" so happy!
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Yes sallie when a new denzel film comes out i dont care or want to know the plot JUST does he take his shirt off? Dont know how captain lives without TV or movies id go crazy!
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Lol Kazz, he did answer and he doesn't have or watch tv. I should send him a photo of Denzel. Ha!
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Sallie cap didnt answer your question? men dont like it when you mention Denzel!
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cap they used to call that bartering! seems like alot now are going back to the old ways my friend fixed a guys computer and he gave her a pair of sunglasses as he had no money! scary times!
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im going to crash right now . these 8 - 10 hour sleep sessions are healing me by the day .i have millions of dead virus cells that my body has to dispose of . sleep seems to be the key ..
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i have no idea who denzel is , havent had a tv or watched a movie in years . a petite smallish breasted woman is what trips my trigger . makes me trip over my own feet ..
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Five years of sitting here watching tv looking after mum is it any wonder every thing i want to watch now is a repeat im running out of programmes!
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FF thats interesting! although i smoke so i guess id eat cardboard if it had salt on it! they say your sense of smell and taste comes back when you stop smoking? Maybe thats why when you stop smoking you put on weight?
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Denzel is HOT! Capt, would he make your head turn? Lol
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Regarding losing ones sense of taste and smell.... I found that happening to me the lost of ones sense of taste... it was so weird. Couldn't for the life of me figure out what was happening.

Then I started to narrow it down, turned out it all started to happen when I began using those teeth whitening strips, whitening toothpaste and whitening mouthwash. After stopping those things, my sense of taste returned after 2 weeks. Whew :)
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looloo was in a lift in Prague with Brad Pitt but hes not my type yeh hes goodlooking but cant act he asked me if i was irish? i said YEH and your irish accent was pretty crap if i may say so! Good on him he laughed and said sorry yeh nice guy but cant act! Denzel is HOT and a great actor!
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Rough day yesterday. Mom and I apparently had different agendas for the eye doc appt. I figured they'd give her glasses for the right eye, tell her the left had advanced mac degeneration. She'd go into a funk and I'd refrain from telling her that it would've helped if she'd told us she couldn't see a year or two ago. But that she can see really well with the one eye, thanks to the laser treatment and new reading glasses. Her agenda was to convince me that the NH was a horrid place and that I needed to move her back in to my house or my sister's house. She spent every private moment of that 2.5 hours, launching into me. I stayed calm, logical explained that we'd gone thru every option (her home, our homes for 18 years, AL, now NH) there was and we were out of options and it is what it is. By the time the doc told her there was mac degeneration in both eyes but the right one was doing really well, she was pissed and told him she had no interest in reading any more. He looked a bit stunned, as they had done all sorts of tests and had a plan, all so she could see and read again.. So now she's telling everyone, including my sister, that it was heartbreaking because she told me all the horrid things about her life and my response was "it is what it is". Yes, that's often my response - it helps me stay sane and functional when doctors use words like cancer and Parkinson's.
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Looloo Ill bet your husband saw denzel coming a mile away and just hoped you wouldnt notice maybe didnt tell you until it was too late!! Well I think Denziel could turn a straight man gay!! Drooooooooool dont ask me WHAT the film was about all i know is denzel showed his bod and eva mendes is a lucky b*tch!!! Saw him on tv recently in an interview boy pushing 60 and still hot!
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Way to go Hope. You are doing fantastically. Get a few beers in for after the big effort to relax before mom comes home.
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It is very common for people with dementia to loose taste buds and loss of appetite.
But is very important to maintain good nutrition.
There is a new memory home in Monroe New Jersey specializing in care of those with dementia.
Great food, fresh juices, residents participate in cooking, nutritious snacks.
I facilitate support groups for caregivers and it is a good time to share experiences and find solutions .
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Kazzaa, I had a brush w/Denzel and didn't even know it! My husband and I were at LAX, and hubby saw him walk right by. I didn't see him at all. Waaaaaaa...
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High five, Hope! :)
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Not a whine...but a big sigh of relief as I got so much done today...got all the heavy old worn out furniture to the curb by myself, by getting the truck as close as possible to the basement door, then loading the stuff and making little trips to and fro....got all the mess cleaned up and got on my hands and knees and scrub a dubb dubbed the floor with my good lavender scented Pine Sol including the stairwell...yay me...I feel so great getting this done...I should be able to get every bit of my stuff stored in there now til I can place it where I want or sell it ...whichever I decide to do.... :)
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