tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722319267571350586.post1550125836659558846..comments2023-10-22T07:42:21.143-07:00Comments on petals and thistles: Remembering MomLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12204423362871287944noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722319267571350586.post-44591596693270470392010-03-09T15:53:34.647-08:002010-03-09T15:53:34.647-08:00Thank you for sharing this wonderful tribute to Mo...Thank you for sharing this wonderful tribute to Mom, Laurie. For quite awhile after Mom passed away, I could only remember her as she was with the Alzheimer's, I suppose because I spent so much time with her at the end. But gradually the memories of her as the wonderful, caring person she was came back, and now that's how I always remember her. She was the most selfless person I have ever known, always putting others first, and she truly did have the gift of encouragement as you said. Your story paid tribute to both parts of her life, the Petals and the Thistles. Kudos!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722319267571350586.post-73305329813501678002010-02-28T21:07:43.325-08:002010-02-28T21:07:43.325-08:00Hi Laurie...I hope this goes through as I wrote on...Hi Laurie...I hope this goes through as I wrote on here before and the comment didn't work...don't know how to respond to these blogs. Anyway...this was just a wonderful tribute to your Mom and it brought a lot of tears. Aunt Aggie was just a special person, so caring and giving to others. This is the hard part in life losing a Mom or Dad. We are blessed tho to have had them this long and to have the years of memories. I remember being at your farm. Playing upstairs, in the barn and in that one building by the road coming into the farm. I remember you and Linda on the table just after getting a bath..this was in the old house and Linda peeing on me...just shot up in the air...so funny! Aggie sure looks like Mom in the picture of her standing in the doorway. Mom had gone through the same stages as your Mom. Mom would hold a doll too as they go back in time and actually act like a baby again in some ways. Mom was happy tho and goofy so I had many laughs and good times with her while she went through her different stages. Dad was so good to her and helped in anything he could and still goes to see her 3 times a week and treats her as if she knows what is going on. I finally had to tell Dad that I just can't do it anymore as she just couldn't do anything for herself so I called to have her move into the home. It's been almost 7 years...to long and I pray that the Lord will take her home soon. Alzheimers is just such a terrible disease. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722319267571350586.post-20691618218748163512010-02-23T18:58:45.715-08:002010-02-23T18:58:45.715-08:00Alzheimers claimed our mother's mind also. You...Alzheimers claimed our mother's mind also. You girls have said it all - the way the disease takes them away except for the empty body. Your Mom and I had a special bond after I worked with her after you twins were born. We exchanged Christmas letters every year. I never did see her sick. We visited at Mom's funeral and she spoke of Mom at Mom's funeral (she and Mom had a bond also). It has taken me awhile before I could respond to this. So many good memories. She never never complained about all she did. Like you said just hummed through it! You did a beautiful job of sharing these memories Laurie.Darla Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722319267571350586.post-31939484302818008212010-02-21T08:43:50.933-08:002010-02-21T08:43:50.933-08:00What a wonderful tribute to your mom, Laurie! I ha...What a wonderful tribute to your mom, Laurie! I have fond memories of Aunt Aggie and visiting all of you at the farm. It reminds me so much of my mom and the struggles with the disease are so similar. My mother can no longer sing and can’t even walk. They look so much alike!<br /><br />Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease and you really nail it when you wrote – “What a heart wrenching thing to say good-bye to your Mom while she is still alive. She looked liked Mom and felt like Mom but Mom wasn't there.” Because that is exactly how it is with Alzheimer’s. <br /><br />Love the blog and the pictures are amazing. Thank you for sharing these beautiful memories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734590264745347292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722319267571350586.post-23586182005868586752010-02-20T21:53:05.346-08:002010-02-20T21:53:05.346-08:00Laurie, This was a lovely tribute to our Mom, and ...Laurie, This was a lovely tribute to our Mom, and beautifully written. I read it through tears.<br />Thank you for posting it!<br />We just got back from Spokane and celebrating Annabelle's 4th birthday...the cycle of life moves on, in another generation.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722319267571350586.post-19006605811444525862010-02-20T15:53:35.933-08:002010-02-20T15:53:35.933-08:00Oh my goodness, Laurie, this tribute moved me to t...Oh my goodness, Laurie, this tribute moved me to tears and beyond. The part about her remembering what to do with a baby (doll) has to be one of the most precious things I have ever read. Believe it or not, I lost my own mother 13 years ago today - yes, today. My mom had the horrible disease of ALS and so I know how hard it is to see ones mother fade; and yet, isn't their beautiful essence somehow always there and now, with us forever. God bless you, may you be blessed by sweet memories.Claire B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722319267571350586.post-46865170380694745682010-02-20T07:08:59.924-08:002010-02-20T07:08:59.924-08:00Oh my gosh, Laurie, what a wonderfully written, lo...Oh my gosh, Laurie, what a wonderfully written, loving tribute to your mother. Thank you for sharing her life with us. I cannot imagine raising that many children... all the meals and the laundry. I think you have her smile.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015868435260427167noreply@blogger.com