Wear The Lilac: Alzheimers Awarness- 25th May!

[Chuulip]

wow so many new pages!! eek

yesss! more purple avatars heart a lot of ppl commented about my avi these days 3nodding saying that its cute n all purple-y! thats wen i tell him about Alzheimer's Awareness n link them to here

[Sophie Gloria]

[Deschaine]

Will You Wear the Lilac on May 25th?

<3

And Raise Awareness of the effects of Alzheimers?

[SkaPigeon89]

All purpled up and ready to go!

[glubbers]

Well, my story probably isn't as home-touching as the stories of some people, but I feel that, being an Alzheimer's disease awareness thread, it would be appropriate for me to share it here.
It was my friend's Sweet 16 party, and she had her grandparents over to celebrate. The grandfather was very excited, and recognized me and many of the birthday girl's friends; however, I cannot say the same about the grandmother. Whenever I entered the kitchen, she would ask, "Who are you? What are you doing here?" I would always reply with my name, and that it was her granddaughter's 16th birthday. After many of these same conversations, I could not hold back my tears, feeling very sorry for my friend. I apologized to her, telling her that I shouldn't be crying at her party. She accepted my apology, explaining that she was startled at first, as well, when she found out her grandmother had developed Alzheimer's. She was a little girl at the time, and so, growing up, she began to adjust to her grandmother's condition. It just tugged at my heart, knowing that she could never truly develop a relationship with her grandmother like other granddaughters could. It made me appreciate all the love from the family members around me much more, and how blessed even those who suffer from this condition are, with family members who love them despite their inabilities.

[kylesanchez]

WOOT!!! I AM IN!!!!!! LETS SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS AVI NOW>>> > smile

[lancelot0x3]

this forum is really cool, there should be more events like this biggrin
my grandmom had lung cancer and in the last few months of her life she was having trouble remembering things and people, so i kinda know how it feels to have someone you love go through something like this.

[Deschaine]

Will You Wear the Lilac on May 25th?

<3

And Raise Awareness of the effects of Alzheimers?

[Full_Metal_Jackie]

I have no Alzheimer's stories to share, fortunately. But I am so sorry for those of you that do. I am soooo wearing lilac now. I am grateful that Terry Pratchett has helped alert the world to this disease and saddened to know of his troubles. Thank you so much for making this thread!

[Kazzary]

glubbers

Well, my story probably isn't as home-touching as the stories of some people, but I feel that, being an Alzheimer's disease awareness thread, it would be appropriate for me to share it here.
It was my friend's Sweet 16 party, and she had her grandparents over to celebrate. The grandfather was very excited, and recognized me and many of the birthday girl's friends; however, I cannot say the same about the grandmother. Whenever I entered the kitchen, she would ask, "Who are you? What are you doing here?" I would always reply with my name, and that it was her granddaughter's 16th birthday. After many of these same conversations, I could not hold back my tears, feeling very sorry for my friend. I apologized to her, telling her that I shouldn't be crying at her party. She accepted my apology, explaining that she was startled at first, as well, when she found out her grandmother had developed Alzheimer's. She was a little girl at the time, and so, growing up, she began to adjust to her grandmother's condition. It just tugged at my heart, knowing that she could never truly develop a relationship with her grandmother like other granddaughters could. It made me appreciate all the love from the family members around me much more, and how blessed even those who suffer from this condition are, with family members who love them despite their inabilities.

that's so sweet of you, really.
i'm sure your friend really appreciated you caring about that.
and it's great that you got something good out of it - appreciating your own family even more.
i'm pretty sure there's quite a few people who can't make that connection.. they just think "Wow, crazy lady." and think nothing more of it.
thank you for sharing, that really actually was touching to me. :]

[Kiss in Digital]

I don't really want to go into detail and discuss this but my mother died almost two years ago from Alzheimers. She was a great and wonderful person, full of life. She taught music at an elementary school and touched many lives. It was torture to watch what happened - and I'm a lucky one. It only lasted about three years. Rarely a day goes by that I don't think of her in some way.

I cannot express how grateful I am to see this thread - and the fact that it's being promoted on the home page. I have several purple daisies saved up. Where can I donate?

[Sophie Gloria]

[Deschaine]

Will You Wear the Lilac on May 25th?

Kiss in Digital I am really sorry to hear that. *hugs*

All trades/ donations are sent to the account that created the thread, DDA Guild I think the name is.

And Raise Awareness of the effects of Alzheimers?

[LilSizzly]

I added it to my signature smile

[XxNekoGirl92xX]

my grandpa died of Alzheimers my mom and dad tried their best to take care of him before he died i didnt know anything at the time cause i was only 6 i hope hes doing good in heaven