tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post6903133475159980589..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: A Word with Laurie: DementiaSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-83541177528823561592012-06-12T14:27:03.628-05:002012-06-12T14:27:03.628-05:00hey, I'm very late with posting mine, and it d...hey, I'm very late with posting mine, and it doesn't actually mention the word...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-66473424126003157322012-06-12T10:25:46.127-05:002012-06-12T10:25:46.127-05:00My aunt is going through this now~
It is sad! This...My aunt is going through this now~<br />It is sad! This was an emotional tug, but such a great prompt!<br />Thanks Laurie~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-228821704317507522012-06-10T10:18:05.087-05:002012-06-10T10:18:05.087-05:00I deleted the bad one for you, Margaret. :-)I deleted the bad one for you, Margaret. :-)Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-59413298290124417682012-06-09T23:39:25.213-05:002012-06-09T23:39:25.213-05:00...my Link 25 is a bad one... sorry....my Link 25 is a bad one... sorry.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-58706917986613657042012-06-09T23:32:18.414-05:002012-06-09T23:32:18.414-05:00Just had to do this one. Thank you and I will swi...Just had to do this one. Thank you and I will swing by early morning to read all of them. I know this is going to be an emotional trip - and I thank you all for sharing.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-9015948575284074302012-06-09T21:33:21.349-05:002012-06-09T21:33:21.349-05:00I agree, Sherry. I was worried it might be too dif...I agree, Sherry. I was worried it might be too difficult, but I do feel that by opening up like we have, we've come to know one another better. You have all encouraged me to share about my grandmother's dementia. Maybe I can get something going. thank you all!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-47906426265064576882012-06-09T20:42:02.393-05:002012-06-09T20:42:02.393-05:00This prompt has provoked some of the most meaningf...This prompt has provoked some of the most meaningful writing - and comment-sharing - I have ever experienced online. It blows me away how many of us have been touched closely by this disease. Not just the writing, but the comments shared, are all heartrending.......and help us to know each other more deeply than we ever might have. I am still making my way through all of them and the entire thing has been a total trip. Thank you all. What a great bunch of good hearts we have here!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-47384800784586890772012-06-09T18:06:58.321-05:002012-06-09T18:06:58.321-05:00sometimes i can't believe what comes out of my...sometimes i can't believe what comes out of my pen. not what i expected. thanks, Laurie.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-52718354213351081452012-06-09T15:13:59.474-05:002012-06-09T15:13:59.474-05:00I've been stewing and brewing over this one fo...I've been stewing and brewing over this one for a long time. That's for the nudge.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-32655788618947989172012-06-09T13:55:13.907-05:002012-06-09T13:55:13.907-05:00Please forgive my poem repeat! Just this once, pl...Please forgive my poem repeat! Just this once, please? Promise it won't happen again .......Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-34882888249199862472012-06-09T12:24:48.669-05:002012-06-09T12:24:48.669-05:00This is my first time posting here. The topic/pro...This is my first time posting here. The topic/prompt is my life. I entered two poems, hope that's ok, and the second one does contain a profane word, so I understand if it is removed, or if not removed I warn against reading it if anyone has objections to profanity.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144768922185244207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-43648904879020399882012-06-09T09:53:18.727-05:002012-06-09T09:53:18.727-05:00This prompt gave rise to so many moving pieces.. I...This prompt gave rise to so many moving pieces.. I've been blown away.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-72361075881549962872012-06-09T07:13:38.728-05:002012-06-09T07:13:38.728-05:00Thanks Laurie for the prompt ~ I don't have ...Thanks Laurie for the prompt ~ I don't have personal experiences to write about this but will use it as a metaphor ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-13315204868525915772012-06-09T04:51:55.536-05:002012-06-09T04:51:55.536-05:00I will definitely be posting for this, as soon as ...I will definitely be posting for this, as soon as I am able to type comfortably again. Tomorrow, I am thinking, cos the shoulder is improving. :-)Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-43056394585482502562012-06-08T23:38:49.794-05:002012-06-08T23:38:49.794-05:00I had fun with this one...thanks Laurie!!!!I had fun with this one...thanks Laurie!!!!Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75200208640370645292012-06-08T18:34:51.864-05:002012-06-08T18:34:51.864-05:00There is nothing romantic about aging with Alzeime...There is nothing romantic about aging with Alzeimers. My grandmother who lived to 103 and blessedly skipped dementia (though she lived near it in the old folks home) warned "these are not the Golden years" over and over in the occasions when she was not quite lucid. These are not the Golden years.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64461190676991291842012-06-08T14:56:55.551-05:002012-06-08T14:56:55.551-05:00Thanks Laurie for referring to my piece "When...Thanks Laurie for referring to my piece "When You Find Me." It was emotional to write. This time I decided to approach the subject from a male's viewpoint.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-26960669326792978492012-06-08T14:52:32.707-05:002012-06-08T14:52:32.707-05:00oh, yes... so glad you joined us Sharon and Pearl!...oh, yes... so glad you joined us Sharon and Pearl!!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-90689247673790319932012-06-08T14:51:16.059-05:002012-06-08T14:51:16.059-05:00@ S.E. Ingraham - Anyone is welcome to participate...@ S.E. Ingraham - Anyone is welcome to participate in any challenges or prompts at any time. You do not have to be a member to do so. Welcome.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-37190014153585780052012-06-08T14:29:09.320-05:002012-06-08T14:29:09.320-05:00A very well-presented topic Laurie and a provocati...A very well-presented topic Laurie and a provocative prompt as well ... I'm hoping I'm reading this correctly in that I don't have to be a member of this site to post? If not, let me know and I will vamoose ... as might be expected, I have a few things on hand that work with this topic ...<br /><br />http://leapinelephants.blogspot.ca/2012/06/over-dinner.htmlS.E.Ingrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135141369161538082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-431239484113911622012-06-08T14:21:12.816-05:002012-06-08T14:21:12.816-05:00Powerful prompt for me. Both of my parents were di...Powerful prompt for me. Both of my parents were diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, plus Dad had another form of dementia as well, although I don't remember ever being told the name of it.<br />So much emotion, but I will be back, too.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-56712848890369929282012-06-08T13:24:33.446-05:002012-06-08T13:24:33.446-05:00I tried to tie in the eccentric prompt at Poets Un...I tried to tie in the eccentric prompt at Poets United with this one, but I couldn't do it. I will be back...off to play with my fractured view~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-51506407382208467382012-06-08T12:24:16.478-05:002012-06-08T12:24:16.478-05:00Love your comment, Sherry!Love your comment, Sherry!Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-73982170873810321542012-06-08T12:18:42.116-05:002012-06-08T12:18:42.116-05:00Your welcome... thank all of you!Your welcome... thank all of you!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-19800080910397287562012-06-08T12:09:13.473-05:002012-06-08T12:09:13.473-05:00I found this a deeply moving subject. So difficult...I found this a deeply moving subject. So difficult for everyone concerned and, not just the person who is affected by this.<br />Thanks for the prompt LaurieDaydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.com