| but seriously folks...this is what I wrote this time to Oprah... please, please please still think about writing her to support my request everyone, ok? Pax
I wrote a few weeks ago. Since then, I have posted it on my Blog, & sent out letters asking people to write you; some have.
Alzheimer's is an insidious disease, & at this stage, time is the enemy. Mom is losing not just her memory, but her ability to function. As her brain is eaten away, pieces of her functionality is lost. This once articulate woman has lost her ability to communicate. Soon she may not be able to swallow. What fails next is unknown. My health issues and the distance makes caring for her properly, impossible [I was in hospital recently and missed a visit]. I fear Mom will forget who I am before she is able be discharged. The state bureaucracy is formidable. They do good work, and have made huge strides in calming and
medicating her properly, but Mom still has to wait to get in the queue of 10 to even start her discharge; then 2 more months of paperwork. I miss my Mother beyond words, and Mom cries when I phone. We need each other to thrive even a tiny bit. I'm writing again to plead that you help expedite Gerry's release from the state facility, and into Careage on Whidbey Island. Time is critical for an alzheimer's patient, as is her environment. During
my last call to her, amid nonsense words, she articulated that she "can't remember and I don't know why--I'm afraid". I tried to assure her that this is expected, don't panic--the hospital is there to help, but Oprah, I could go to her side, hold her, soothe her, rock her as the need arises if she were closer [20 minutes to Careage, v. 2.5 hours and ferry dependency to the state] -- Thank You in advance for any help.
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