tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137470136730931171.post2442669883315737070..comments2023-10-09T12:13:59.417+01:00Comments on Her Absent Mind: Signing offBeeezehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271065464757862269noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137470136730931171.post-52723308098076279782011-09-17T11:27:11.639+01:002011-09-17T11:27:11.639+01:00My heart goes out to you. We had to move my MIL i...My heart goes out to you. We had to move my MIL into a home & it was so hard, especially when she was lucid in patches at the beginning. We loved her soooo much (she was a Mum to me, not an in-law) Now trying to recover memories of her as she really was, not as she was for her last 4 years.<br />The descent into dementia is a rocky road for all concerned :'-(wizilizinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137470136730931171.post-32734599553857342011-09-17T10:38:16.138+01:002011-09-17T10:38:16.138+01:00I found your blog very moving. My stepfather died...I found your blog very moving. My stepfather died of vascular dementia last november, after what had been a terribly difficult year, especially for my mum. Dementia is a cruel and horrible illness. I don't know whether it would be of any help(you've probably read loads of stuff already) but I wrote a book called 'when someone you love has dementia'which was published last year (just before my stepfather was diagnosed!)and won a 'highly commended' in the BMA book awards. It's more about coping with caring than about the illness itself, but it may be useful. You should be able to get it from the library. Or if you did want to buy it, you can get it from amazon (directly or via my website www.susanelliotwright.co.uk)I wish you all the very best with this difficult journey.susanhttp://www.susanelliotwright.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com