[Magdalen] Marcy Prayers

[Jon Egger]

Prayers rising, Jim.  As noted above, this is her disease talking.

Grace and peace for you and Marcy,
brud

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 1:54 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
>