Subj : Biscuits was: Olives
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Shawn Highfield
Date : Wed Feb 05 2025 19:00:00

Hi Ruth,
On <Wed, 04 Feb 25>, you wrote me:

 RH> We chose Simon, also the name of the cat my parents currently
 RH> owned.

That's a nice way to come up with a name! ;)

 RH> Very understandable. Do you get to visit with him very often? If you
 RH> can, visit often; you won't regret it after he's gone. Also, have you

We get there as often as we can yes.   Call more often due to the price
of gas.

 RH> dementia time line? We talked with one of my mom's doctors who told
 RH> us that dementia is like erasing a blackboard line, from the present
 RH> to the past, chronologically speaking. The memory forgets more recent
 RH> things first, then the older. When they forget how to swallow (a
 RH> basic life instinct), then death is near. Don't mean to sound so
 RH> down, it's just reality.

My sister has worked with Dementia and Alhimers (sorry for spelling) for
the last 30 years so she's very good at helping explain things to us and
let us know what the doctors are really saying. ;)

Shawn

.... Ignorance is bliss...  So life's great if you are ignorant.


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