Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Day 1 - 31 Days of Blogging

Writing in my journal is what I do when I need to get my thoughts down on paper; and woe to those who may read some of my journals!!!  I name names, and share events or issues and situations that happen in my life; and I do so for my own sanity...not necessarily for others to read.  So, planning to do a daily Blog for the month of October is really something different for me - although I have shared on Facebook...sometimes more than I should have!!!

My subject for the 31 days will be dealing with a husband who is verbally abusive; he has dementia and hearing and memory loss.  He NEEDS me to do certain things for him; and he is NOT getting better...I can see (and his daughter can see) that he is actually getting worse.  So, even though my journey is not new - and we've been on the journey for quite a number of years, I have written down my thoughts which I will share with you.

Writing online WILL be different; and I will continue to journal (by hand)...it's what I do!!!  I will rely on what I wrote in the past when first dealing with the dementia; but will commit to doing this ALL 31 days, adding new thoughts and ideas to the journey!!!

I hope you will join me on this journey of 31 Days of Dementia's Demands!  To learn more about the 31 days blogging challenge, click here and join in on the FUN!

12 comments:

  1. Looking forward to following along!

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    1. Thank you, Teresa! I am encouraged everytime I look at my comments and see you there!!!

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  2. Looking forward to reading. I'm on the 'Family Life' group of bloggers too. - Peace.. :-)

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    1. Thank you for checking my blog; I am in the process of making a list of those I want to follow and will check yours out as well!!!

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  3. You have much courage for being willing to share about your husband's dementia in your blog. Thank you for your honesty. I'm sure your writing will help many people. May God bless you.

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    1. Thank you for your comment! I never considered myself courageous; yet have never opened myself like this to share with "strangers"...yet I don't really feel as if you all ARE strangers! I hope you will continue to share in our journey!

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  4. Thank you for being brave enough to share your story with us!

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    1. Thank you for your comment! I never considered my brave (or courageous - above comment! - and have never really opened up to so many who are encouraging me to continue to write about this journey. Hope you will continue to join us!

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  5. Thank you for choosing such a brave topic. Dementia runs in my family on one side, but I've never studied it very closely. I look forward to reading all your posts - glad I found you through the 31 dayers group. :)

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    1. Thank you for reading and commenting! It's been a hard journey - both that with dementia AND writing about it. I am new at blogging and learning a lot...I know my blog needs some work! And the 31 dayers group is so helpful with advice and encouragement. I try to read others' posts as well - but guess that's what I will be doing in November!

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  6. I just found you today and I am starting here to work my way through your blog.

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  7. Thank you, Paula...I just found you today also when I read your story for Family Caregiver Month...thank you so much for sharing your story...I have worked my way backwards and left you comments and encouragement on the posts you commented on!! Thank you for reading and sharing and for your information and feedback!! It is people like you who read and encourage my writing that helps me to move forward and continue to write...

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Thank you for stopping by to read my post today! I appreciate your reading and commenting - your comments are a welcome encouragement for me to continue one of my favorite things - writing!

You are special to me; and your words help in more ways than I can number...Thank you just isn't enough!