Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 I took my mom to the beauty shop to get her hair done today. We've been going there for several years, and whenever we walk in the door all of the beauticians look up from what they're doing and say " Hello ! " and she just loves going there. She was much more delusional and confused than usual today but at least in a good frame of mind. They had a new gal there, Theresa. And she did my mom's hair. (We keep a photo of my mom with her hair done the way she likes it in the drawer at this little 4-booth salon, because she's no longer able to articulate her preferences.) Beautiful Theresa had dark hair with a wide streak of blue running through it - very cute on her. She had my mom's photo but had a question about it, and asked my mom to clarify something. My mother couldn't answer, so she just said, " Do whatever you want, use your imagination, I'm sure it will be fine! " Theresa said, " You don't know that, , you could walk out of here with blue hair! " and without missing a beat my mom said, " Is that what happened to you? " Everybody - including my mom, beauticians, and customers alike - just burst out laughing . A moment of happy normalcy for my mom...wonderful! -- His, Sherry daughter/guardian of , dx 4/09 with LBD, living in a nearby NH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Thank you for the laugh Sherry. You've got to love the good moments and being able to reconnect with your mom on a better level than it was, thanks to LBD. Who would have thought? I'm so glad you are there to share those positive comebacks. She is holding her own and has been thanks to the proper medical care and loving ongoing support you give her. Does she still play the piano? > > I took my mom to the beauty shop to get her hair done today. We've been > going there for several years, and whenever we walk in the door all of > the beauticians look up from what they're doing and say " Hello ! " > and she just loves going there. She was much more delusional and > confused than usual today but at least in a good frame of mind. > > They had a new gal there, Theresa. And she did my mom's hair. (We keep a > photo of my mom with her hair done the way she likes it in the drawer at > this little 4-booth salon, because she's no longer able to articulate > her preferences.) Beautiful Theresa had dark hair with a wide streak of > blue running through it - very cute on her. She had my mom's photo but > had a question about it, and asked my mom to clarify something. My > mother couldn't answer, so she just said, " Do whatever you want, use > your imagination, I'm sure it will be fine! " Theresa said, " You don't > know that, , you could walk out of here with blue hair! " and > without missing a beat my mom said, " Is that what happened to you? " > > Everybody - including my mom, beauticians, and customers alike - just > burst out laughing . A moment of happy normalcy for my > mom...wonderful! > > -- > His, > Sherry > daughter/guardian of , dx 4/09 with LBD, living in a nearby NH > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Yes she does, actually! In fact this spring my husband and I converted my former " shop " (custom-built kitchen out of which I ran my business before my stroke) into a music room. We have 3 of our 4 digital keyboards set up back there, and also my mom's. She loves to play there, and especially loves to play 2-piano pieces together with me. Her abilities haven't diminished at all in that department! Where her hallucinations and delusions used to be so horrible for her and led to that awful paranoia, now they have become much more pleasant, and actually enable her to live in a happier place rather than a scary one. She spends more and more time there as time goes on, but is still able to manage reality (ie, respond appropriately to most situations or questions) when she has to, for the most part. And at times her sense of humor definitely comes through, like today . I am thankful that there have been very few physical manifestations (yet?) other than the orthostatic hypotension, so her hands still fly over the keys as they always did... -- His, Sherry daughter/guardian of , dx 4/08 with LBD, living in a nearby NH > Thank you for the laugh Sherry. You've got to love the good moments and being able to reconnect with your mom on a better level than it was, thanks to LBD. Who would have thought? I'm so glad you are there to share those positive comebacks. She is holding her own and has been thanks to the proper medical care and loving ongoing support you give her. Does she still play the piano? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 That's all so good to hear Sherry. You've been through a rough time and so deserve to be able to enjoy some of this journey with your mom. Playing the piano very likely is helping stimulate her cognitively and keep her limber physically as it sounds that she is doing very well despite the LBD affliction. > > Thank you for the laugh Sherry. You've got to love the good moments and being able to reconnect with your mom on a better level than it was, thanks to LBD. Who would have thought? I'm so glad you are there to share those positive comebacks. She is holding her own and has been thanks to the proper medical care and loving ongoing support you give her. Does she still play the piano? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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