Catching up

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In a message dated 3/4/01 9:57:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, pghand@...

writes:

> Winter is still here, bothering us. I have had enough of winter and will be

> happy to see our igloos melt. Enough is enough already...yet I hear we are

> in for even more snow! I am warm weather bound soon I think!!!

>

> Back to the e-mails.....

>

Hi-Have you been ill, or just enjoying Jeff's company? Sorry to have been so

out of touch. You guys doing ok? Sounds like Myles has had a great time!

The storms missed us totally....we had less than an inch of snow in 2 days.

Hope all is well.

hugs, Sue

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I'm sorry, I've been bouncing and didn't realize it, I just thought the list

got really quiet! Anyway, I'm reading through the posts, and will try to

catch up here a little bit...

First, Eileen (in MN), I'm sorry to read about your mom.

Re: Lewy bodies in the gut - I did find some references for this:

http://www.pdf.org/Publications/newsletters/fall06/PD_More_than_a_Movement_Disor\

der.cfm

, can I have the questions also?

Kate - Sometimes doing the best we can for someone means NOT having them

live at home. This is something that I've had to realize and come to terms

with myself in these last few weeks. I didn't let my mom down by putting

her in the NH - to the contrary, I made the best decision that I could for

her - as you are doing for Joyce. When you see it that way, there's no need

for guilt .

Gladys, when you wrote, " For the past few years (especially the last one)

she has been sooooo angry and depressed. She is so " out of it " most of the

time now, but seems to be happier than I've ever seen her " it really hit

home; is happy and fun and very loving on the days that she's " out of

it " - showing the fun side of her personality that I remember from when I

was a child...but on her " good " days she's depressed and angry at what is

happening to her life. She also has been very depressed and angry for the

last few years, but as she has more and more " out of it, " and therefore

happier, days with each passing week...

Kathy, my mother also has this " sundowning " going on, where her entire

demeanor changes toward late afternoon. She becomes pretty nasty some days,

barely tolerable most days .

Leona, I feel your sadness in your words...doing what you believe to be

right for him is something you can take comfort from...{{{Leona}}}

I'm glad all made it through the storms unscathed!

I finally read all the posts I've missed...will update on my mom tomorrow if

the " bug phone " isn't too busy. Lots to tell...lots of changes.

It feels so good to be back!

His,

Sherry

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