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	<title>Fleeting Memories</title>
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		<title>Going Home, Sad Sweet Goodbye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rev&#160;21:3-6&#160; I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, &#8220;Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.&#160; 4 &#8220;And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m so tired, my mind is on the blink&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA["The only things that get done are the necessary obligations, and the pressing emergencies that come from everyone's distress."]]></description>
		<link>http://romans12two.net/remember/?p=104</link>
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		<title>Now, for something completely different&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am a little distracted at the moment. Nancy is home with Mom right now. I am hoping she has an uneventful evening with her. I, however, am in Pittsburgh. I am attending the Self-Study Workshop, by The Association of Theological Schools, the Commission on Accrediting. It has been a busy, but productive day. Most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first family picnic that I have not included Mom. She is so withdrawn that the interaction at the dinner table or repeated movement from room to room seems to agitate her. The Fourth of July ended with her being frustrated and resisting everything. Struggling in the wheel chair as I brought her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romans12two.net/remember/?p=97</link>
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		<title>As I Was Saying&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just never know which of my &#8220;moms&#8221; is going to show up on any given days. Last night she was angry and stubborn and the simplest task was an ordeal. Today, Mom was just as attentive and helpful as she could be. As I prepared to put her to bed, I asked her if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romans12two.net/remember/?p=94</link>
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		<title>Ups and Downs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems to me anymore, that every good day is followed by a bad day. I am very grateful for the good days, the days when it is easy to take a breath and enjoy the little simple things. I am grateful for the grace that lets me remember the good ones. I need to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romans12two.net/remember/?p=89</link>
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		<title>Keeping Mom Together</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just put Mom to bed. It was one of those evenings,  she was impatient with me for making her stand up to fix the bottom of her night gown. She has an elastic bandage on her arm, to keep her from messing with the dressing on her latest scrape. She keeps trying to unwrap [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romans12two.net/remember/?p=85</link>
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		<title>The Things We Forget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I forget a lot of things. &#8220;Where did I put my keys? Did you see my phone? I know I put my sunglasses right there.&#8221;  Mom though, Mom forgets different kinds of things. She forgets how to swallow pills. She forgets that she is taking her pills, while she has one in her mouth. She [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romans12two.net/remember/?p=81</link>
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		<title>Letting Go &amp; Letting Others</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week at this time, Nancy and I were between Baltimore, MD. and Winchester, VA. We were headed to our friends&#8217; home in Elkins WV. We actually were away for about 66 hours. It is the longest respite interlude we have had in several years. It was great to be someplace else. It was great [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romans12two.net/remember/?p=76</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s in the eyes&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After yesterday&#8217;s post, I went searching for pictures of Dad. I found one that is just a little unsettling. It was taken around Christmas in 2002. When I looked at it, I could not help recognizing that look in Dad&#8217;s eyes. I see it in Mom&#8217;s frequently now. It is the confusion and fear that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romans12two.net/remember/?p=69</link>
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