tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649118720488149471.post3494829146500790793..comments2023-12-27T00:52:05.523-08:00Comments on Dementia Diaries: A Journey With Dementia: The Unfavorite ChildUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649118720488149471.post-34915546038891754692015-09-15T14:52:15.281-07:002015-09-15T14:52:15.281-07:00Wow. Its amazing to know others walk on this road....Wow. Its amazing to know others walk on this road. I am not he smart child or the wealthy, never really wanted around...but the strength you end up drawing from at times like theses is borderline supernatural. My mother was not mobile. Thus toileting, showering feeding became my life. Siblings wanted nothing to do with this care. I stayed homebound with mom for 3 years. I cried, yelled, pulled my hair out, prayed. Resented.....yes resented. I have had feces wiped on me been urinated on. Like you i dont look for pitty. I felt alot of the things that happened were a personal vendetta. I will never forget the look on her face that pleading look. I know shes proid of me. I know she loves me. I wouldnt change a thing. You Have to know..... She sees you. You re doing great. Yhis is not in vain.<br />. <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082721693262826178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649118720488149471.post-49473103623518258402015-09-02T11:57:04.244-07:002015-09-02T11:57:04.244-07:00I will say that your last paragraph makes me sad. ...I will say that your last paragraph makes me sad. That you even feel the need to defend your feelings in the slightest. I always say the same thing when talking about my mom... "Oh things could be worse. etc." That is a great way to stay grateful for things we have etc.... <br /><br />Being a part of the forums is hard sometimes because if I write one thing about my mom being a certain a way, someone will inevitably tell me I should feel LUCKY because their loved one is FAR worse off. This is a terrible way to support one another. We are all going through our own pain and grief with this disease. No matter which stage you are in or what your particular circumstances are, it is still SO painful and even if you have come to a place of acceptance it doesn't diminish the fact that this is very hard. You never come across as wanting sympathy, but I still sympathize. :) You are a great daughter and you're right, you're mom is very proud of you!! :) Lindsaygeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463701881616001852noreply@blogger.com