{"id":218,"date":"2010-08-25T18:50:30","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T01:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/?p=218"},"modified":"2010-08-26T19:43:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-27T02:43:11","slug":"day-25-birthdays-and-goodbyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/2010\/08\/25\/day-25-birthdays-and-goodbyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 25 – Birthdays and goodbyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aug 25th<\/p>\n

We went to visit Mom again this morning but she was not doing real well.\u00a0 She was upset about her condition and when she could not remember what her husband of 57 years had looked like she lost her composure and could not be consoled.\u00a0 We left her in the able hands of the people at Orchard Valley in Wilbraham, MA and left, planning to return after lunch.\u00a0 This visit only lasted one hour and we learned some lessons.\u00a0 We returned in mid-afternoon and she was much better.\u00a0 She was animated and smiling.\u00a0 She was having a very bad memory day but did not get frustrated by it.\u00a0 When she could not identify people in photos she just called them some other name and went on – we did not argue.\u00a0 We spent about 2 hours with her just listening and joking with her and then left her with a big hug.<\/p>\n

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The best Mom in the world<\/p><\/div>\n

Since we only come back to this area once per year this would probably be the last time she knew who we were.\u00a0 This is a horrible disease for people like her that know that it is happening.<\/p>\n

After the visit with Mom we returned to Dick and DuAnne’s house for dinner with them and their two sons David and Ryan.\u00a0 Tomorrow, August 26th is Dick’s 67th birthday and the following day, the 27th, is DuAnne’s (I won’t tell you her age but it ends in 5 and is significant) so we celebrated with a little cake and singing.\n\n

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