tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25745858.post2919790829152000454..comments2023-11-30T13:49:20.131+00:00Comments on NASIM MARIE JAFRY: ON WRITING, READING and CHRONIC ILLNESS: Dorothynmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05477643084619789093noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25745858.post-24769670637178387872012-01-22T15:03:16.373+00:002012-01-22T15:03:16.373+00:00Thanks, all. The Dorothy comment was actually a mo...Thanks, all. The Dorothy comment was actually a moment of beauty - it made my mother and I smile - you could see his old self, the kind of jokes he used to make. But his old self is slipping away and it is unbearably sad. He seems okayish for pockets of time, but he is becoming increasingly stubborn (VERY!) and impatient, and also inventing memories, of places he has been and people he has met. Am so glad I volunteered for Alzheimer's Scotland in mid-late nineties, has helped me understand a lot of what he is going through. V. tough for my mum, of course.nmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477643084619789093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25745858.post-86647709373537273502012-01-22T11:59:44.094+00:002012-01-22T11:59:44.094+00:00So sad.So sad.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25745858.post-46402436174435760822012-01-22T11:37:28.299+00:002012-01-22T11:37:28.299+00:00When I used to chat with my Dad (or dear mum-in-la...When I used to chat with my Dad (or dear mum-in-law) I used feel as if I was talking over some strange phoneline: we were having a conversation face-to-face but he was actually talking to me sitting at a table far far away and gazing at a magnificent viewCusphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717783581169397585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25745858.post-61620170047351733542012-01-22T00:38:17.471+00:002012-01-22T00:38:17.471+00:00May I offer a virtual hug, that's the only fit...May I offer a virtual hug, that's the only fitting response I feel I can give. xtrousershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879862280895772283noreply@blogger.com