You never know where the Lewyville Trolley is going to stop....

[Guest guest]

But in our case, it was a very pleasant surprise! I went to Mom and

Dad's on Thursday, and when I got there, Dad was out on his riding

mower, mowing the lawn! I popped into the house quickly, to find Mom

sitting in her recliner, a word search book on her lap, and she was

absolutely thrilled to see me...the first time in months!

Dad had left her with the emergency call walkie talkie, and she was

totally lucid and conversant. He hasn't been able to get out of her

sight for almost two years. She ate dinner that I took to them,

commenting on how good it was, and we actually sat and talked for about

two hours. She laughed and joked...she had always been so quick-witted

and fast with a good come-back.

This is the woman that for the past three to four months or so has been

so far out of it that we were sure her death was imminent. I don't

know what the cause is for the turn-around, and I don't know how long

it will last, but it has been a blessing for the past two days to have

her back with us. I know that there's a period of rallying that's part

of LBD, and perhaps that's all this is, but whatever it is I thank God

for this connection. She's not at 100% of where she was pre-LBD, but

she was so much better than she has been...maybe at 60%.

And she was SWEET! She thanked me for taking care of her, she hugged

and kissed me good-bye...and I cried all the way home. Whatever

happens, I know that God gave me these two days. I feel He gave them

to me to help heal old hurts from the past, the wounds that still bring

pain if I dwell on them.

I told her of my new love...a love that promises to bring me happiness

and joy for the rest of my life...and she was so happy for me. She

wants to meet him, and I will make sure that happens. He's out of the

country until the end of May, and I pray that she will be lucid and

behaving when he gets back.

But, as I said, we never know where that trolley is going to make the

next stop. I know that her condition is not reversible, is not

curable, and is slowly marching her toward her death, but I do cherish

each moment with her, lucid or delusional, as we all do with our LO's.

Jannis

[Guest guest]

NARANJA! Wonderful news. These miraculous moments I call NARANJA

moments - b/c during one of mom's moments she asked for orange juice in

Spanish. LOL Enjoy these moments - write them down so that you can

refer to them again & again.

[Guest guest]

Taking advantage of, and enjoying, the good times is what it's all about,

I'm glad you had quality time with your mom, and were able to talk and share

together. Those moments become even more precious when we don't know how

many more we're going to have .

His,

Sherry ('s daughter)

www.owly.net

----- Original Message -----

> But in our case, it was a very pleasant surprise! I went to Mom and

> Dad's on Thursday, and when I got there, Dad was out on his riding

> mower, mowing the lawn! I popped into the house quickly, to find Mom

> sitting in her recliner, a word search book on her lap, and she was

> absolutely thrilled to see me...the first time in months!

>

> Dad had left her with the emergency call walkie talkie, and she was

> totally lucid and conversant. He hasn't been able to get out of her

> sight for almost two years. She ate dinner that I took to them,

> commenting on how good it was, and we actually sat and talked for about

> two hours. She laughed and joked...she had always been so quick-witted

> and fast with a good come-back.

>

> This is the woman that for the past three to four months or so has been

> so far out of it that we were sure her death was imminent. I don't

> know what the cause is for the turn-around, and I don't know how long

> it will last, but it has been a blessing for the past two days to have

> her back with us. I know that there's a period of rallying that's part

> of LBD, and perhaps that's all this is, but whatever it is I thank God

> for this connection. She's not at 100% of where she was pre-LBD, but

> she was so much better than she has been...maybe at 60%.

>

> And she was SWEET! She thanked me for taking care of her, she hugged

> and kissed me good-bye...and I cried all the way home. Whatever

> happens, I know that God gave me these two days. I feel He gave them

> to me to help heal old hurts from the past, the wounds that still bring

> pain if I dwell on them.

>

> I told her of my new love...a love that promises to bring me happiness

> and joy for the rest of my life...and she was so happy for me. She

> wants to meet him, and I will make sure that happens. He's out of the

> country until the end of May, and I pray that she will be lucid and

> behaving when he gets back.

>

> But, as I said, we never know where that trolley is going to make the

> next stop. I know that her condition is not reversible, is not

> curable, and is slowly marching her toward her death, but I do cherish

> each moment with her, lucid or delusional, as we all do with our LO's.