tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816519711169456626.post4574367598527678930..comments2023-09-28T03:20:12.066-07:00Comments on The Caregiver Chronicles: Did I Do enough?Bob Tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328341150299038146noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816519711169456626.post-50675723452535094152009-02-17T13:14:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:14:00.000-08:00Becs--Just had a glitch on this comment site and a...Becs--Just had a glitch on this comment site and a long reply to your comment disappeared. I love technology. I won't go into the same detail for fear it may happen again. Suffice it to say that I agree with your thought that memory loss can be a blessing if it spares the person the pain of difficult memories. Thanks for your comments.Bob Tellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328341150299038146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816519711169456626.post-78416024034412243672009-02-16T16:48:00.000-08:002009-02-16T16:48:00.000-08:00Bob, thanks so much for the comments. IT is a mos...Bob, thanks so much for the comments. IT is a most complex disease and one that I wish my mother did not have to experience. I sometimes think it is a blessing that she is away from reality now, as she missed my father terribly when he passed. I am comforted in knowing that the place she is at is safe and they are caring and loving, but most of all equipped for her, that we were not able to be anymore. God Bless you and thanks. BecsBecshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684967052110602867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816519711169456626.post-84098116068185198962009-02-09T11:52:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:52:00.000-08:00Hello Rilera--Thanks for your comment. I can assur...Hello Rilera--Thanks for your comment. I can assure you that your feelings are normal. I go into much more detail in my book, "Dementia Diary," and people tell me that it helps them to cope with guilt feelings. You sound like a caring, responsible person and I bet you did lots of things you can be proud of. Focus on those things and feel good about them because, as I said in the post, for most of us, no matter how much we did it feels like it wasn't enough. These feelings will indeed pass. Took me 2 years, but they're gone. Best wishes,<BR/><BR/>BobBob Tellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328341150299038146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816519711169456626.post-85720255143269755362009-02-08T15:49:00.000-08:002009-02-08T15:49:00.000-08:00I'm so glad to hear it passes. My mother passed aw...I'm so glad to hear it passes. My mother passed away on 1/13/09 and I feel guilt about moving her to assisted living (she declined more quickly after the move) and lots of other things that I could have done differently.rilerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575145654738200419noreply@blogger.com