| This is really a hard reality week -- two things to share.... Yesterday I received a phone call from my Aunt Libby & Uncle Julian (two people that have been phenominally supportive and persistent in reaching out and "touching"...thank you tons dear ones).
My cuz, Jim Lyon died early in the previous AM re: his cancer. I had lost his email addy, as well as Bobbie's (Roberta's), and last we heard, he was ill, so we (Mom & I) figured that Jimmy had already died, but to hear it again, and realize there are a bunch of days we could have communicated and didn't really really hits the soul hard! Jimmy was Dad's Sister's Son (Molly Gillman Lyon & "Unkie" Ira). He was a hoot, and I recall him wrassling with Jim G (my brother) and getting him really really frustrated and angry due to the discrepency in size and age. Jim G had no chance . Jimmy also gave me a bunch of 45's which really got me to hear Elvis. Jim ended up realizing his dream of being in law enforcement, he was a sheriff in a small town in Fla. We always knew Jimmy would end up a "delinquent" or a cop...;-). There is also lore about Mom being "TM" a trouble maker. When Jim first married Sandi, my mother sent him and "anonymous" Valentine, and he got in trouble with his new bride. Not long after he heard from Mom that it was her. Another Jim story, is that he was staying over, and his fav was apple pie. Mom made it for him, and asked how it was. Jim said, good, but not as good as his Mom's. so that was the last pie Mom EVER made for him . Jim will be sorely missed. The only "upside" to this, is that Libby gave me Betty's (Jim's wife) phone number, and from there I will be able to get in touch with Bobbi again. -----
The other big news is that Mom has reached a new level in her Alz. The big clue was on Wed., she was in the car with Kim while I went to Home Depot for a quickie, and Kim later told me that Mom actually forgot who Kim was. She was a stranger and that was BIG! Kim stayed calm, answered Mom's questions, and then soon after, she slid back in to her other reality where Kim is a known factor. The following days has had Mom shrieking in frustration and fear, and inability to retain anything more than a couple seconds, and her inability to function at all without a person at her side guiding her every step of the way. SHIT! Pardon my french, but dammit, it surely warrants it!!! She's going so damn quickly now. I can't lose her. MERDE!!!
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