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Name: Jalonne White Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Detroit, MI Time: 1998-05-01 01:02:25 Comments: I am a student at Northwestern University, and I would like to write a story about you and your mother for a news story. It's due next week. Would it be possible to interview you for it this weekend sometime or early next week? Please let me know. Its a mother's day story. Thanks Jalonne White jlw009@nwu.edu |
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Name: Lynn Sheldon Website: The Anna May House Referred by: Net Search From: Stevensville, Michigan Time: 1998-04-26 14:38:13 Comments: Hello Brenda. What a very beautiful site you created for your mother! I only just this week got a site up for my grandmother. I cared for her through Alzheimers, as did my husband for his mother. Last year we opened Bay-Spirit Acres Assisted Living Home, for Alzheimers victims, to live with us in our own home. This coming June 1, we are opening The Anna May House, right next door, dedicated to my Gram. Please visit our web sites. There is a link from the one I listed above for Anna May House, to Bay-Spirit Acres House. We would be honored if you would sign our guest book. |
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Name: Judy Davies Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Ashtabula, OH Time: 1998-04-25 17:02:32 Comments: I accidentally found your beautiful memorial page to your mother. My mother, just having recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Dementia, (and Schizophrenia a year ago), I understand where you're coming from. My mother's younger sister is in the final Alzheimer stages and doesn't know anyone. She made a final trip back to Hawaii last summer, and we have it on film. There are evidences of the disease. Last October my mother was very ill and not having seen her for more than 17 days out of the past 26 years, I wanted to see her, possibly for the last time, while she still knew me. I took my 22 year old son, who was one of two children born in Ohio, the other two having been born in Hawaii. Not having been with my parents for almost half of my life, my father is 87 and my mother 75, I feel really bad about not being there to help my sister and brother bear all the burden and to spend their last days with them. I feel so grateful to have come upon this website and can share some of it with my family in Hawaii, and my family here can learn a great deal about what everyone is going through. At one time I was a caregiver to AD patients. It is much tougher when it involves a close family member. Your tribute to your mother and the dedication you showed her gives me such respect and love for you. It also makes me feel a little closer to my own AD mother. God bless you and your family greatly. He heals all things. Judy |
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Name: Dave Wattles Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Adrian MI Time: 1998-04-25 02:43:06 Comments: Been a while since I have been here. Mom continues to decline. Will eventually end, and we can get on with our lives. Thanks for still being on the web. Dave |
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Name: Sandy Website: Referred by: Word of Mouth From: Tennessee Time: 1998-04-21 01:52:47 Comments: What a wonderful site! I lost my sweet mom 8 years ago to AD - now I am the Family Services Coordinator at a local adult day care center specializing in memory loss. "The Alzheimer Angel" poem caused me to go thru several tissues! This is a beautiful tribute to you mother. I will be visiting you often! |
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Name: Durell Bouldin Website: Durell's Home Page Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Atop Sand Mountain in Beautiful Alabama USA Time: 1998-04-19 18:48:13 Comments: Hi, found you on another GB. Good to see someone from Alabam. What a great way to remember your Mom. Please drop by and visit my page if you have the time. Durell |
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Name: Fanny Website: A Tribute To My Mother Referred by: Net Search From: Pennsylvania (USA) Time: 1998-04-15 17:53:10 Comments: Brenda, Your page is wonderful, your Mother would have been very proud of you. My Mother died of Alzheimer's disease on June 12, l997 and I can relate to your poetry. My Mother moved in with me when my Father could not handle her anymore, she lived with me for two and a half years till she could not walk any more, and then I had to put her in a nursing home till she passed away. I am still crying after reading your poetry, so true for me. Take care of yourself, Fanny (e mail--FannyPoop@aol.com) |
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Name: Summer Matthews Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Santa Maria, California Time: 1998-04-15 17:34:51 Comments: My name is Summer Matthews, and I work with the city of santa maria,in a senior daycare program for seniors the have diffrent forms of demensa. our program has save many people from lonlyness. we need all the information and activites we can get on alziemers and other forms of demensa. If you have anything that can help us as caregivers of anything that we could pass on to family members to help them it would be greatly appriciated. Thank you Summer Matthews 804 Seaside Dr. Santa Maria, Ca 93454 |
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Name: Sheri Gibson Website: Sheri's Place Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Texas Time: 1998-04-11 15:30:13 Comments: I just wanted to let you know what a wonderful site you have. My husband & I have been caring for his grandmother with Alzheimers, for almost 3 years now. We live in a very small town with few if any resources for us. I found your site by accident and am so glad I did. You have some very helpful links. I just started my own page about alzheimers about 3 weeks ago. I invite you to stop by when you get a chance. I have also added a link to your page. Thanks again! http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/8095/ALZHEIMER.HTML |
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Name: Karen Collins Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Kansas Time: 1998-04-06 06:00:50 Comments: Found your page to be very informative. My father currently is being cared for at home by my mother with the help of myself and siblings. He is in the end stages of AD which started or was diagnosed 8 years ago. |
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Name: Kleeo Website: With Love...From Your Daughter & Me Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Maine, USA Time: 1998-04-05 00:05:40 Comments: Hello...you have a beautiful site...very well done. My grandmother has alzheimer's disease....what can I say that you don't already know? You sound like a very strong a devoted woman...very inspirational. I will come back to your site often. Thank you. Kleeo |
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Name: Bill 'Ugli Coyote Website: Ugli Coyote's Lair Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Idaho Time: 1998-04-01 04:06:04 Comments: Your page has moved me deeply. As I write this, my beloved sister sits in a nursing home, a victim of alzheimers disease. Your poetry has touched me. What a beautiful presence on the Internet amidst so much shallow garbage. Thank you. peace, ugli |
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Name: Linda Website: Tincysnest Referred by: Net Search From: Titusville Time: 1998-03-26 18:39:46 Comments: We have discovered my mother has alzheimers which has been a big change in all our lives. I loved your page and would like to link it to mine, however for some unknown reason my server at work shows a link a mile long. If you could possibly give me your url # I would like to add you to my homepage. Thanks and god bless. |
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Name: Nancy Boisen Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Nevada Time: 1998-03-20 20:37:15 Comments: Thank you for the informative site. My boyfriend's father has quickly developed Alzheimers. I am looking forward to sharing this site with him and his mother. I wasn't able to load the information about understanding problem behavior though. No text appeared once the document was loaded. |
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Name: Kris Nelson Website: Referred by: NewsGroups From: Florida Time: 1998-03-16 21:14:37 Comments: Thank you |
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Name: Windy Eby-Smith Website: Referred by: From LinkExchange From: Minot ND Time: 1998-03-15 22:25:21 Comments: Very touching. I am a Activity Director of a nursing home, your poetry and story touched my heart. Thanks |
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Name: Jane Wrenn Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Watkinsville, GA Time: 1998-03-15 21:33:56 Comments: What a beautiful tribute to your mother. I lost my father to Alzheimers March 2, 1997. Actually, I lost him the September before. My mother had him placed in a mental institution, because he had gotten hard for her to handle. He fell and broke his hip again, and was never the same. A few days before he died he was placed at a Hospice facility and I went to see him. My childhood home was NC so I had not seen him for a month or so. He had a temperature (pneumonia) and I placed my head on his chest to listen to his heart. I was looking into his eyes as I lifted my head up, and he recognized me for just an instance and he said "I love." My father was such a wonderful man. I never thought he would die like this. He was 42 when I was born so I had always worried about him dying. I miss him a lot. This site is a comfort for me. his favorite song was "How Great Thou Art" |
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Name: Jane Wrenn Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Watkinsville, GA Time: 1998-03-15 21:31:03 Comments: What a beautiful tribute to your mother. I lost my father to Alzheimers March 2, 1997. Actually, I lost him the September before. My mother had him placed in a mental institution, because he had gotten hard for her to handle. He fell and broke his hip again, and was never the same. A few days before he died he was placed at a Hospice facility and I went to see him. My childhood home was NC so I had not seen him for a month or so. He had a temperature (pneumonia) and I placed my head on his chest to listen to his heart. I was looking into his eyes as I lifted my head up, and he recognized me for just an instance and he said "I love." My father was such a wonderful man. I never thought he would die like this. He was 42 when I was born so I had always worried about him dying. I miss him a lot. This site is a comfort for me. his favorite song was "How Great Thou Art" |
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Name: ~Grandma~ . Website: ~Grandmas Home~ Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Wisconsin Time: 1998-03-07 02:05:40 Comments: Hello New Friend: I have greatly enjoyed your pages! It is obvious that you have given great time and effort to their creation! I have bookmarked your page for a return visit! It is always a pleasure and very exciting to stumble upon a page that shows such good taste! Keep up the good work, and don't be a stranger, come on over and visit ~Grandma~! The coffee's always hot and the cookies are fresh baked! ~Grandma~ is always home and YOU are always most WELCOME!! ~God Bless~ ~Grandma~ |
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Name: melissa Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: southern ca. Time: 1998-03-05 10:16:25 Comments: Your mother has a wonderful daughter..she would be proud :) |
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Name: Dr.Ramon Gutmann Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Buenos Aires-Argentina Time: 1998-02-28 20:39:28 Comments: I am Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Federation on Ageing (Headquarters in Montreal-Canada) . It was a pleasure to be in touch with you thru your lovely page. Warm regards and all the best Ramón |
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Name: Kloostra Website: Referred by: Net Search From: netherlands Time: 1998-02-28 14:49:31 Comments: Thanks for your article. We read it with great interest, because we are in the same position. |
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Name: DAVID A. BONE Website: ME Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: LINDENHURST, NY Time: 1998-02-25 03:53:38 Comments: I WAS VERY MOVED BY YOUR RECOLLECTION OF YOUR MOTHER'S STRUGGLE. MY FATHER IS BATTLEING THIS DISEASE AS WE SPEAK. IT WAS VERY REFRESHING TO HEAR YOU SAY HOW YOU FELT. IT HAS BEEN VERY COMFORTING TO ME HAVING READ YOUR JOURNALS.GOD BLESS YOU AND I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AT MY ADDRESS. |
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Name: Stacey J. Weaver Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Nebraska Time: 1998-02-23 21:20:10 Comments: I am a college student doing research on Alzheimer's for a speech. My great-grandmother has it so badly that she thinks that I am her daughter (my grandmother) and I work in a Nursing Home with many Alzheimer's patients. I think that the information and work that you are offering on this cite is inspiring and I am sure that it will help the healing process of many people in the future. Thank-you for sharing so much of yourself with the world! -Stacey |
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Name: John M. Cys Website: Referred by: From LinkExchange From: Wichita Falls, Texas Time: 1998-02-23 17:10:33 Comments: This is the second time I have looked at your website. I linked to it from the URL on your recent AUTOCAT message. I like the improvements and additions. You are to be commended for your love, dedication, and personal sacrifice in order to care for your mother. Old fashioned family values and sacrificial love are regretably taking a backseat to the "me first at all costs" mentality being seen so often in today's more and more secular society. Your heartwarming love and devotion shines through your website. All the links to other Alzheimer's sites are a great public service. May the Lord bless and keep you and yours and help you continue to be a shining example of good ol' fashioned Christian and family love. You are also to be commended in your perseverence in pursuit of a library career. |
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Name: Lena Rosén Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Sweden Time: 1998-02-19 21:38:19 Comments: A very good site! I am a nurse working in charge for a day center for dementia people. |
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Name: cristina Website: The free Internet resources Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Milan Italy Time: 1998-02-14 01:15:16 Comments: a great page,really ! Cristina |
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Name: Sherri Peacock Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Armstrong, B.C. Canada Time: 1998-02-10 04:03:29 Comments: Dear Brenda, I am sorry that you had to go through the pain and loss of your mother. My Aunt Donna just put her husband of 45 years in the hospital after he became very abusive both physically and mentally. I am trying to find out all I can to try to help her. Your journal was very touching. I am very lucky that I have both my parents who are both of sound body and mind and I am not sure that I will be able to handle it if they are inflicted with such a crippling disease as Alzheimers. I think that keeping a journal would be a real healer Again, time is a great healer and we should always remember the good times, they seem to help us through the bad times. All the best to you and your family. Sherri |
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Name: Carl G. Graf USAF Ret. Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Mastic Beach, L.I.,N.Y. Time: 1998-02-08 00:11:11 Comments: My wife is going to read your stories as soon as I leave this Page |
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Name: Carl G. Graf USAF Ret. Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Mastic Beach, L.I.,N.Y. Time: 1998-02-08 00:10:41 Comments: My wife is going to read your stories as soon as I leave this Page |
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Name: Loraine Website: Referred by: Word of Mouth From: California Time: 1998-02-02 00:34:23 Comments: God Bless you Brenda, you and your beautiful Homepage literally saved my life! With a Mother of Alzheimer's myself...my journey has just begun. I am filled with the same emotions and feelings you shared with us all, and as a Poetry lover myself, reading each of your Poems was like each word being ripped from my Heart to your Hands. You showed me I am truly NOT ALONE and I Thank You...from My Heart ! Not only were you a Blessing to your Beautiful Mother but a Blessing to us all. Thank you & God Bless...Loraine |
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Name: Bjorn Niels Website: Creativity in the Brain Referred by: Net Search From: The Netherlands (Europe) Time: 1998-01-26 10:03:54 Comments: Hi, This was one of the best personal homepages I ever saw on this subject, thanks! I was very impressed by the things you said on the pages. I'm fascinated by the subject Alzheimer and creativity. My grandmother had it too. We went every week to the hospital to see her. Contact me on ux009803@tfarn.nl (soon it will be ux009803@ft.han.nl) |
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Name: Cherie Swaters Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Liberty, Missouri Time: 1998-01-22 06:33:46 Comments: A wonderful and very informative page. I lost my father to Alzheimer's in November of 1995. What a help your page would have been. I now facilitate a support group for adults with loved one's dx. with Alzheimer's. I will definately recommend your page as well as use it's information in my groups! |
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Name: Linda Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Sydney Australia Time: 1998-01-21 22:23:28 Comments: Brenda ....you have absolutley wonderful home page... I enjoyed my stay... Please come and visit with us ... Take care ..Linda |
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Name: Debbie Fambro Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Marietta, GA Time: 1998-01-19 22:35:53 Comments: Looking for info on Alzheimer's for a friend's mother. Her sister has been diagnosed and they are looking for a home for her. They have heard of a place in Anniston (where the sister lives) called Winchester's. Is this a good place or can you tell me another place they might look at? You site is beautiful! Glad you got to go back to school! Good luck!! |
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Name: Beverly A Smith Website: Referred by: Word of Mouth From: Missouri Time: 1998-01-18 16:06:22 Comments: Thank you for all your help. In Aug 1997, I came back to MO to see what help my mother needed. Now I know. This computer was down more than up in my first 3 months, when I was trying to find out what I was facing. But you have been a big help since I have found you. |
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Name: Karen Goodman Website: Referred by: Word of Mouth From: Long Island, New York Time: 1998-01-16 19:12:40 Comments: Starting to learn about Ahlzeimers as we bekieve mother is just coming down with it. Will contact you later. Thank you |
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Name: Carmi Website: Carmi's Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Ft.Polk Louisiana Time: 1998-01-14 13:43:51 Comments: Great homepage.I enjoyed the time I spent here and will be back to visit again.
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Name: Francine Marsh Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Tacoma, Washington Time: 1998-01-11 23:16:46 Comments: I was looking for poetry written by mothers to their sons and came upon your page. I cried all the way through, yet never stopped reading it. Your Mother was very fortunate to have such love. I know you must have had terrible pain and feelings of guilt that always come after the loss of a loved one, but you have nothing to feel guilty about. Your Mother must be very proud of the good job she did raising her children. Continue to remember the good times and don't linger on the bad. Your page made me realize that I don't take advantage of my Mother still being here and alert and well. She lives alone in Calif. and I don't call her enough. Thank you for that. God bless you and give you peace that should come with knowing you were there for her when she needed you. Love passes all barriers and gets through, even though you may not know it, or she may not have been able to show it....she knew, and she felt it. Francine:) |
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Name: Paula Bilz Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Thornhill, Ontario Time: 1998-01-09 00:37:17 Comments: Brenda, I must say that you have a great website & very informative. My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimers 2 months ago & she is only 63 years of age. I had a hard time dealing with my father who passed away 7 years ago from lung cancer & always felt that my mother never completely recovered. I have to say that the Alzheimer Society of Canada has been a great help. I will be attending a family support group this week & hope that it answers some of my questions concerning long term care. In the meantime I have read a couple of books & now your webpage, which has educated me further. I am truly (from the heart) sorry for your loss & hope that you continue with your webpage& work. |
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Name: Mike Lawrence Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Plymouth, PA Time: 1998-01-07 17:47:25 Comments: Very informative site. Thanks for putting it together. Sorry for your loss. Take care. |
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Name: Viola Doncaster Website: Friends Referred by: NewsGroups From: Cape Breton, Nova Scoita, Canada Time: 1998-01-07 02:14:31 Comments: Your page is a wonderful addition to the internet and a blessing to everyone whose life has been touched by alzheimers. You are enriching the lives of many people. God bless you. With prayerful best wishes from a friend across the pages, Viola Doncaster |
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Name: Gina Kates Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Proctorville, OH Time: 1998-01-06 19:38:21 Comments: Brenda, I just wanted you to know I have enjoyed your story about your mother and Alzheimer's. My father and I have begun to believe my mother is in the beginning stages. We're still searching everywhere for answers.... I noticed on your resume you attended Lee College. I attend the Jefferson Ave. Church of God in Huntington, West Virginia, and that's where I originially planned to attend college. |
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Name: Amber Website: Amber's World Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: USA Time: 1998-01-01 21:51:33 Comments: Hi! Your page was very inspirational and I will definetely keep you in my thoughts. I'm sorry to hear of your loss, but atleast she is now in a better place. |
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Name: Cynthy Barnes Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Glendora, C A Time: 1997-12-31 22:47:31 Comments: My mother is in the process of being evaluated and tested for short-term memory loss and confusion. We don't know yet what kind of dementia we're dealing with, but should begin finding out this coming Monday. I'm so glad I stumbled onto your web page. It was a link in another web page I found, Old Jim's. I'm going to bookmark your page as I'm sure it's going to be very useful in the near future. Thank you for your site and your insite. I'm sure the care you gave your mother was a blessing to her and to you also. Cynthy |
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Name: Deborah J. Lanni Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Florida Time: 1997-12-29 02:58:03 Comments: Dear Brenda; As I read your journal I wished I had kept my own through my grandmother in laws two years with us. I'm a LPN and have been employed as Executive Director of facilities that specialize in the care of persons with Alzheimer's and related Dementias. You never realize what this disease does to a family until it hits home. Like you I attempted to keep grandma at home with us until it became unsafe. She was frequently falling and at times after a rough day I slept through her getting up. I was mad at myself that as a professional who was very competent I could not manage to provide care to grandma. In addition my 10 year old son was scared to death that grandma would get injured. Grandma lived at our facility until we were forced to place her in a nursing home. One week after placing her in the nursing home she fell and required plastic surgery on her face. You want to know what guilt is all about. We all had unrealistic expectations for the nursing home staff as I found out when I went to work in the nursing home that grandma was in. Grandma died on October 13, 1997, I left the nursing home within a month and now have a position with an Assisted Living Facility in Bradenton, FL that is Alzheimer's & Dementia only. I frequently search the net for information for the family support groups. Your dedication to your mother will I'm sure help others. It helped me!!! I wish the best for you and lets hope that time will help restore the pleasent times for all of us. |
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Name: efaye Website: none Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: va Time: 1997-12-24 02:46:13 Comments: My father has a dementia and a history of mental illness...my mother died in September of cancer, a long, slow death. I was taking care of her until my father's dementia grow (combativeness, catastrophic outbursts, paranoia, etc.) I was afraid he would attack me. My sister has a history of violent behavior and assaulted me on several occasions which kept me away from my parents' home when she was there. But, when my father had by-pass, various hospitalizations, and vascular surgeries, I and then my mother broke her hip and was diagnosed with cancer, I had to do what I could to help, which put me in close contact with my sister with her own mental problems, I eventually was chased away from my dear mother by my father, who was egged on by my sick sister. Very hard times. When you say how each time with your mother was so special, I understand. My father's dementia kept me from being with my mother during the last two months of her life, but I try to remember our very special times together. She was very special. I think I know how you felt regarding school. I was in school, too, and dropped my classes because I needed to be with her. I will never regret that although I do not feel ready to go back and resume the heavy studying...I would like to know how you feel and how long it took for you to feel ready to go back. Best wishes....efaye |
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Name: efaye Website: none Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: va Time: 1997-12-24 02:48:19 Comments: My father has a dementia and a history of mental illness...my mother died in September of cancer, a long, slow death. I was taking care of her until my father's dementia grow (combativeness, catastrophic outbursts, paranoia, etc.) I was afraid he would attack me. My sister has a history of violent behavior and assaulted me on several occasions which kept me away from my parents' home when she was there. But, when my father had by-pass, various hospitalizations, and vascular surgeries, I and then my mother broke her hip and was diagnosed with cancer, I had to do what I could to help, which put me in close contact with my sister with her own mental problems, I eventually was chased away from my dear mother by my father, who was egged on by my sick sister. Very hard times. When you say how each time with your mother was so special, I understand. My father's dementia kept me from being with my mother during the last two months of her life, but I try to remember our very special times together. She was very special. I think I know how you felt regarding school. I was in school, too, and dropped my classes because I needed to be with her. I will never regret that although I do not feel ready to go back and resume the heavy studying...I would like to know how you feel and how long it took for you to feel ready to go back. Best wishes....efaye |
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Name: efaye Website: none Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: va Time: 1997-12-24 02:42:29 Comments: My father has a dementia and a history of mental illness...my mother died in September of cancer, a long, slow death. I was taking care of her until my father's dementia grow (combativeness, catastrophic outbursts, paranoia, etc.) I was afraid he would attack me. My sister has a history of violent behavior and assaulted me on several occasions which kept me away from my parents' home when she was there. But, when my father had by-pass, various hospitalizations, and vascular surgeries, I and then my mother broke her hip and was diagnosed with cancer, I had to do what I could to help, which put me in close contact with my sister with her own mental problems, I eventually was chased away from my dear mother by my father, who was egged on by my sick sister. Very hard times. When you say how each time with your mother was so special, I understand. My father's dementia kept me from being with my mother during the last two months of her life, but I try to remember our very special times together. She was very special. I think I know how you felt regarding school. I was in school, too, and dropped my classes because I needed to be with her. I will never regret that although I do not feel ready to go back and resume the heavy studying...I would like to know how you feel and how long it took for you to feel ready to go back. Best wishes....efaye |
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Name: Patty Strickland Website: Referred by: Word of Mouth From: Tallahassee, FL Time: 1997-12-19 20:31:49 Comments: I took care of my mother (originally from Dothan, AL) for three years before putting her in a nursing home in Quincy, FL. If you ever come back to Tallahassee, please call me. I would love to meet you and share our stories. My number is 850-421-6551. It was one of the hardest things I ever had to do in my life, but I could not take care of Mother anymore. She has been at GNH for 1 1/2 yrs now. |
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Name: Stephanie Martindale Website: The Spirit of the Dolphin Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Anchorage, Alaska Time: 1997-12-12 22:05:49 Comments: Dear Brenda, Thanks so much for creating and sharing this wonderful site with everyone. Your poetry is absolutely beautiful. My Grandmother has dementia...and is in a Nursing Home now. I visit her often...and I can relate to many things that you've written. You've just inspired me to start keeping a journal on my grandmother. My kids are both in school now...and I visit her more than anyone else in the family. She's always been very special to me. I have a website about our healing friends the dolphins. The dolphins are helping me do some of my own healing from PTSD. I hope to hear from you. Take Care....and have a beautiful day. |
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Name: Amy Whitworth Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Cottonwood, Arizona Time: 1997-12-10 02:03:00 Comments: Hi, I am in my first year of community college after graduating high school and doing a report on Alzheimer's Disease. I found your website very interesting and helpful. I am currently working at a adult care home and have recently worked at a nursing home facility for the last year. This is familiar to me but yet this information was interesting. Thank you for your website and I will be sure to return for future reference. |
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Name: doreen patino Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: michigan Time: 1997-12-08 17:53:00 Comments: my mother has alzheimers. I loved your sight. thank you for such a touching, and informative look at this disease. |
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Name: William Smiley Website: Yakko82's Funny Page Referred by: Word of Mouth From: USA Time: 1997-12-08 16:42:00 Comments: Hello Brenda, you signed my guestbook, and I realized I never signed yours. So, I decided I should return the favor. I'll make up my mind about the midi for my poem, soon... maybe8^) Your page is really wonderful, it was so helpful for that project I did, and for the poem. |
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Name: Sherri Wasson Website: Something Different Referred by: Word of Mouth From: Nashville, TN Time: 1997-12-02 12:01:00 Comments: You have a very lovely web site. |
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Name: Lyndell Price-Ivey Website: From Me to You Referred by: Net Search From: Stockton, california Time: 1997-11-29 18:02:00 Comments: Your site is awesome. God bless you! I wonder what it would be like to have someone like taking care of my needs when I am in need. My mother passed away December 26, 1983 at the age of 59. Her mother passed away October, 1965 at the age of 58. Not from alzheimer's; but I have a fear and dread that I may be in the early stages of alzheimer's disease and am anxious to know all I can, while I can about the disease. I have worked for the long term care industry for the last 20 years. |
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Name: Elizabeth Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Arkansas Time: 1997-11-28 21:43:00 Comments: What a wonderful tribute to your mother. I can tell from your homepage that you are a wonderful person. My father recently passed away with lung cancer at the age of 55. Your journal was a tear jerker for me, as i took care of my dad, along with other family members. I am a nurse, but that only made it harder as his new begining was approaching. Thanks for allowing me to snoop into your life....i greatly enjoyed it and needed the cry!! |
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Name: Chip and Raubyn Website: Jimmy Buffett sailed Off To SEA The Woodro Referred by: Word of Mouth From: East Tennessee Time: 1997-11-16 11:29:00 Comments: The Woodro has left a WARM SPOT on your guestbook thingy! Your page is an excellent and heartwarming tribute to your mother. We hope that somehow Jimmy Buffett will come across this page as his father has Alzeimer's Disease also. The content/info you have compiled would be very helpful to him. Please visit The Woodro's Good Fight It is a page/diary dedicated to our dog's current fight against lung cancer. Thank you for your caring compassion. This world needs more like you. |
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Name: Ellen Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Great Falls Montana Time: 1997-11-14 21:11:00 Comments: I |
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Name: Ellyn Hurst Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Bellevue, WA Time: 1997-11-13 15:54:00 Comments: My husband is 52 and we have been dealing with memory loss problems for the last six years. I am trying to gather all the information possible. |
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Name: Paul Kramer Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Leesburg, Indiana Time: 1997-11-10 14:40:00 Comments: Brenda: I know what you went through while caring for your mother. My wife took care of her grandmother for two years before she had to be admitted to a nursing home. Then, a few years later, her grandfather started showing signs of Alzheimer's. She took care of him for almost four years before moving him to a nursing home in Florida. I'm taking classes toward a college degree through a program at work (the company I work for is cooperating with Vincennes University to make this program happen). I'm doing a report for Psychology on Alzheimer's and the effects it has on the family (caregivers) of the victim. Thank you for making all of your experiences available for others to see so they can have an idea of what to expect, and so they can know that they aren't alone. We could have used this resource a lot ten years ago. |
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Name: Doug Mataconis Website: Welcome To My World Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Fairfax County, Virginia Time: 1997-11-09 16:08:00 Comments: Every now and then, all to infrequently it seems sometimes, my travels on Web take me to a site that really shows what someone can do with this medium. It takes a lot of guts to tell a story like this to the entire planet, but you did a good thing for your mother and more people should be like this. Keep up the good work. |
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Name: Rhonda Black Website: Rhonda's Homepage Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Ohio Time: 1997-11-04 20:48:00 Comments: Hi Brenda! What a beautiful page you have done in memory of your mother. I enjoyed reading your journal and story about your mother's illness. You are truly an angel to take care of her in her time of need. God bless you and thank you for sharing such a dificult time in your life with us all. Rhonda:) |
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Name: Kristy Lawrie Gravlin Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Banks, Oregon Time: 1997-11-03 02:07:00 Comments: Dear Brenda, I just wanted to be sure that you know what a nice job you have done with this page. I found it because of Site Fites when I went there to vote for a cyber-friend. I checked out the others and voted for you too! And I've sent your address on to a friend who has begun the long and difficult task of assisting her mother as she becomes less able to do for herself. I was sorry to see that most of the voters must be young and ready for "lighter" things -- someday they too will see the importance of your site. Thanks for doing all this gathering for us. I hope that you found comfort in doing the project. Kristy |
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Name: Nancy Matherley Website: Starbud's Homepage Referred by: From Geocities From: Virginia Time: 1997-11-01 08:21:00 Comments: Hi You have a very touching page. It is a very informative page on lots of information on diseases. You should be proud of yourself for taking care of your Mother. They are so precious. Have a nice day!
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