[Magdalen] More with Marcy

[H Angus]

I'm so very sorry, Jim. This is terrible. I would agree with whoever said to "humor her," if possible, but I'll bet you're already doing that. My 97-year-old aunt has dementia, and when I talk to her she will often say, "I thought Mom and Dad were coming today to take me back home." I say, "Maybe they'll come tomorrow," and that seems to cheer her. Because I think they will come quite soon.

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Oppenheimer" <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 1:20:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] More with Marcy

People sometimes perceive stuff as being true when to another observer, it
is not.

A person totally blind is convinced they can see, for example.  They give
rationalizations for any evidence that they cannot actually see.  In their
mind, they actually are seeing as far as their cognitive functions are
concerned.

My mother in law was unaware that she could not walk, and numerous times
she attempted to get out of her wheelchair.  Falling down never persuaded
her that she could not walk.

It helps to be able to understand that things they see are not what we see,
and they are reacting to the world in what, from their perceptual point of
view, is perfectly normal.

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 Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 9:14 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
wrote:

> The past two weeks, Marcy has been making statements about getting up and
> checking this or that, or, tonight, asking if I wanted her to take over
> cooking duties.  Marcy cannot stand without assistance and can take a few
> small steps with assistance.  I’m not sure what’s going on.
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> I’m feeling closer to the end of my rope.
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> Thinking one can behave their way into heaven is an insult to the very
> foundation of salvation.
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> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
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