Foxy is a warrior. Whenever I start feeling down, I look at her and what she and her mother are going through, take a deep breath and keep on plugging away because she's still standing. She's my dementia spirit animal sometimes.

I'm behind the times, but I actually took a bit of a curiosity stand on the topic. I think it's for the best that the project didn't happen, though.

I do try to find the humor in the situation, but I'm in a stage with my mother that she makes it easy to do so. She's a bubbly personality by nature, so her disease manifests in some pretty ridiculously hilarious conversations between the two of us. I tend to share on Facebook as a way to keep myself from going bonkers.

Maybe it's a bit of a social experiment on my part. I find that people respond to me when I share the light-hearted parts. They are fast to turn away when the going gets tough, though. Laugh or cry, they're the only options. I guess I'll keep trying to pick the laughing as long as I can.

TheLagerLad wrote:

Good to see you poking your head in Joey! 

Your facebook post about your mom's recent doctor's appointment was literally one of the funniest things I've read all year. I hope you and she continue to hang in there. 
 

Thanks I'll probably be doing more poking than talking, since that seems to be the life trend anymore. Maybe I should ditch the romance and start a book series about fun with Alzheimer's. Today's conversation was all about how if she marries my dad, he'll be a good brother in law to me, because his parents have a restaurant so they must be rich! Oy, did she peg THAT one wrong. *facepalm*

I'll chime in and say hi as well! I have gravitated to lurker mode in most respects, but haven't visited in a while due to my nasty habit of forgetting passwords and losing links.

Sorry not sorry to see I missed some old school drama, but I had no popcorn available anyway.

I'm still living in SC and shaking my head at the political climate down here. Enough so that I have abandoned the last remaining vestige of any conservative leanings. *gasp*
Hope all is well with everyone!

 

So far, my beans and snap peas are the only sprouts that really decided they wanted to live and I already have them outside and they're happily starting to climb. Tomato and pepper sprouts are weak, but that may be for the best, spacewise. With Carolina downpours, watering won't be a problem, even with a covered porch. Had a cloudburst yesterday, ran outside with a little bucket, and had those plants set in three minutes, if that. Maybe I'll add a little hummingbird feeder and try to lure some of them in. I've already gotten whacked in the head by a possibly drunk one, so I guess they're not hard to find here.