tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130187.post6942080494244099125..comments2023-04-05T09:02:50.513-05:00Comments on Alzheimer's Moments: Ya Gotta Have FriendsGavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11529817984024909175noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130187.post-85738910235885241712009-08-12T12:19:25.114-05:002009-08-12T12:19:25.114-05:00Yup, nobody wants to see loved ones "that way...Yup, nobody wants to see loved ones "that way," whichever that way someone is.<br /><br />We've certainly experienced it as have many others. Combination of selfishness, fear or mortality, whatever, etc. as well as the inevitable "I'm glad you're dealing with it so I don't have to."<br /><br />I've called people on this behavior over the years and in my A Single Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09166325804204191286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130187.post-74413785440584697142009-08-10T16:34:27.822-05:002009-08-10T16:34:27.822-05:00That really sucks but it seems to be par for the c...That really sucks but it seems to be par for the course. I had the same experience with my mother's friends when she was dying of cancer. Not a one would come visit but you can bet they ALL showed up at the memorial service. ASSWIPES!rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02629704857035805249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130187.post-53348840361578375672009-08-09T11:19:58.465-05:002009-08-09T11:19:58.465-05:00Sometimes a vist from someone they've not seen...Sometimes a vist from someone they've not seen in a long long while can re-awaken the brain for a short while - till they tire and go off line again.It's almost as if the memory cells take too much energy to keep actively firing up on a daily basis.<br />Best wishes.Penny Pincherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993473608935875834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130187.post-49564364077950428862009-08-08T18:15:06.505-05:002009-08-08T18:15:06.505-05:00I recently posted a message about old friends beco...I recently posted a message about old friends becoming scarce after the diagnoses comes in. I'm sure you hit one of the main reason when you said, "just doesn't want to see her that way." and that kind of thinking is sad. I'd been trying to figure out how to tell Sues old friends how I felt about them not coming around anymore without driving them farther away but as it David Schantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946465956226658169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130187.post-17120751378505894412009-08-06T22:31:06.303-05:002009-08-06T22:31:06.303-05:00Oh please...I just went thru it. Wait and see them...Oh please...I just went thru it. Wait and see them all show up at the memorial service or funeral. People who couldn't be bothered for the last TEN years...grrrrrrrrr.Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707866603299800164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130187.post-79300584026402037522009-08-05T09:26:29.482-05:002009-08-05T09:26:29.482-05:00What a post! I was teary for the first few paragr...What a post! I was teary for the first few paragraphs, thinking about your mom's old friend visiting. I wondered if your mom recognized her and enjoyed the visit? I also wondered if people ever visited my mom without me knowing (because mom would forget that they visited by the time she saw me).<br /><br />Then, I was enraged at your mom's brother. Talk about a turn of emotions! Whatcitygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337184917158798153noreply@blogger.com