I know that’s it’s only 40 degrees. I know that the sun is covered with cloud but today is beautiful.
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Sunday, January 13, 2019
It's Been a Long Time
It has been way too many months since I wrote anything, except the book. My husband passed on August 5, 2017, and since then I have been correlating and writing a book about how God prepared me to be his caregiver when he got the dementia.
I know that some of you will not understand that, and that's ok as this blog is about my life.
Jerry was a farm kid. Always lived in the same community. He had 12 kids he went to school with from the first grade until they all graduated High school.
I envied him that, because I went to 26 schools and remember just a few of the people that I went to school and if it weren't for Facebook I would know nothing of them still.
I got the book finished just last Monday . It was as if a boulder had come off my shoulders. I typed what He told me too and I know it's what needed to be said.
On the first page...
Because of this adventure, Jerry and I are on, I have found out that what I learned and went through as a child made me into who I am now.
Another couple paragraphs and this...
How did all this become me? How does it combine itself into the confident person who takes care of Jerry during his good days and bad? It's been an awesome seventy-five years.
There will be more little snippets of the book maybe. If it fits into that days ramblings.
Ramblings like this--Today it is cold. By the middle of the week it's supposed to in the mid 60s. And that's a lot better that 40 and below.
More Later, Linda
I know that some of you will not understand that, and that's ok as this blog is about my life.
Jerry was a farm kid. Always lived in the same community. He had 12 kids he went to school with from the first grade until they all graduated High school.
I envied him that, because I went to 26 schools and remember just a few of the people that I went to school and if it weren't for Facebook I would know nothing of them still.
I got the book finished just last Monday . It was as if a boulder had come off my shoulders. I typed what He told me too and I know it's what needed to be said.
On the first page...
Because of this adventure, Jerry and I are on, I have found out that what I learned and went through as a child made me into who I am now.
Another couple paragraphs and this...
How did all this become me? How does it combine itself into the confident person who takes care of Jerry during his good days and bad? It's been an awesome seventy-five years.
There will be more little snippets of the book maybe. If it fits into that days ramblings.
Ramblings like this--Today it is cold. By the middle of the week it's supposed to in the mid 60s. And that's a lot better that 40 and below.
More Later, Linda
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Life prepares us!
In the midst of all that is going on I find myself thankful for all that have happened in my life. 
Top to bottom,
The main thing I learned to do was find humor in everything. After a good long look at happenings, I realized that the clown in me is the reason that Jerry is still content and happy.
Sparkee (Deb), Merree Berree (Nancy),
Cindee(Cindy), Dottee (me) and George E (Andrew).
Being able to find joy in putting a rope on the floor and walking in it and telling the audience that I was "online". Hearing their joy. And being able to bring out that joy for Jerry is AWESOME!!
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Things to look for
If I had been used to looking for differences I would have known what was happening.
2004, Jerry was in the Halliburton yard working and the ladies called to ask if he was ok. It seems he was walking slower than the other guy. They had just been teasing him that the speed limit was 15 in the yard. A week later he's walking slow.
Symptom? Maybe.
About the same time I realized he needed help navigating around big cities. So I became navigator. Sometimes I told him wrong but we always made it to where we were going.
He got picky about his food. All of a sudden he didn't want bacon, he still only eats like one strip.
He became more of a homebody. Didn't want to go to the movies or just a Sunday afternoon ride.
Where theses happenings signs for me to keep in my heart? Signs that it really might be Alzheimer's.
I don't know.
But probably.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
I'm just gonna say it--Alzheimer's.
For the last 13 years I have seen this coming. The first thing I noticed was during the drive to his moms in 2003. We had made the same roads from the time we moved to Oklahoma in 1962. That's what--41 years. On the transition road from Ft. Worth to Dallas we got on this particular strip and he says "I've never been on this road". I made the mistake of saying yes we have. He got all mad.
Ummmm????
Is this Alzheimer's. ??
Other things cropped up.
He retired, and then I got of a chance to really see the decline.
Did I acknowledge the signs.
No I didn't. I just ignored them.
But this disease doesn't stop, slow down or go away.
Do I like it?
NOT!!
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Wondering???
Have you ever thought about your influence on others? Like -what do your kids think about? How do they relate to others? Are they kind or are they just jerks?
Does the person at the convenience store smile when you come in to pay for the gas--or does she hide in the back?
How hard is it for you to give a compliment? All it takes is--I like that blouse! You've got new glasses!! Your hair is gorgeous!!! Hey kiddo you are so smart to figure that out.
It takes no time at all and believe me YOU will walk taller, feel better and have a happy day yourself.
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