[Magdalen] Marcy Prayers

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Yes, old age surely is not for the faint of heart.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 3:14 AM, Allan Carr <allanc25 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Camille sometimes shows both clenched fists and shakes them at me or
> whoever she's irritated with, as a sign of what will happen if she's pushed
> too far. It's all supposed to be in fun, but I don't like it at all.
>
> Mostly, she's easy to get along with except at restaurants where she
> expects immediate service over and over again. Strange behavior for one who
> used to be so patient.
>
> As I've mentioned before, she can wake up in a delerium where she doesn't
> know where she is or thinks she's in Gulfport, Mississippi, where she was
> raised before high school. So far, i'm not aware of her thinking she's in
> New Orleans where she went to both high school and nursing school and met
> her first husband.
>
> Each of Camille's kids has individually told me that they will understand
> whatever I choose to do. I think they have discussed us at length through
> several scenarios they're not willing to outline. I wonder what they are.
>
> I do get tired of it all, my need for a walker and Camille's dementia. I've
> discovered I like to go to a slightly high end bar all by myself and have
> developed a taste for Johnny Walker Black bare.
>
> I suppose I may be headed toward AA, but honestly I no longer believe in
> higher powers so I don't know how that would go.
>
>
>
> On Thursday, August 20, 2015, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It is utterly unimaginable the torment she is going through 24/7 with
> this
> > horrid disease that will surely kill her by degrees.
> >
> > I suspect your assessment is very likely on the money too.  Dementia is a
> > part of the horror.
> >
> > Sometimes, life really, really sucks, and when it does, trying to sugar
> > coat is just wrong.
> >
> > I am very very sorry to read that she said that, but I think it is also
> > probably true that was not actually Marcy talking.
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:51 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net
> > <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > We had a blow up tonight - we have a new aide and Marcy teed off on
> her.
> > > I called her on the way she was treating people.  I need to say that
> I’ve
> > > become convinced that Marcy is becoming demented along with her ALS.
> > >
> > > I won’t go into details, but at one point Marcy said she didn’t want me
> > as
> > > her husband any more.  I felt cut to the core and I feel devastated.
> > >
> > > I won’t give up on her care, but I don’t know if I can ever recover
> from
> > > this.
> > >
> > > Please pray.
> > >
> > > “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the
> > > world.” — Nelson Mandela
> > >
> > > Jim Handsfield
> > > jhandsfield at att.net <javascript:;>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Allan Carr
>