If you had 1 wish what would it be?

tumblefluff · October 2013

My answer is a bit Debbie Downer but I'd wish for my Dad's memory back. I would give up so much just to be able to have a conversation with him again. To say I love you and hear it back.

MoFree · October 2013

I'm sorry hon. Alzheimer's is such a cruel and unforgiving disease. Towards the end of his life I did not recognize the man who used to be my grandpa.

tumblefluff · October 2013

BPaws said:

Oh Hun- I'm so sorry. Is it Alzheimer's? That is such an angry, awful, confusing illness. *hugs*

It's a form of dementia, not quite Alzheimer's but very similar in its appearance. Unfortunately it's progresses pretty fast and in less than 7 years my Dad went from driving and holding a job to wheelchair bound with no communication skills other than nodding or smiling.

I hate going to visit him at the nursing home because every time I leave I end up in tears. I was very close to my Dad.

Thanks for the hugs. I'm just having a bad day.

jodegaard · October 2013

IslandMommy81 said:

BPaws said:

Oh Hun- I'm so sorry. Is it Alzheimer's? That is such an angry, awful, confusing illness. *hugs*

It's a form of dementia, not quite Alzheimer's but very similar in its appearance. Unfortunately it's progresses pretty fast and in less than 7 years my Dad went from driving and holding a job to wheelchair bound with no communication skills other than nodding or smiling.
I hate going to visit him at the nursing home because every time I leave I end up in tears. I was very close to my Dad.
Thanks for the hugs. I'm just having a bad day.

I'm so sorry. Hugs.

CourtneyEeps · October 2013

Big hugs to you. That's such a hard thing to deal with because your loved one is still physically there but isn't the same.

mmknightly · October 2013

I hate dementia so much. My grandma has it right now and it is completely robbing her of all of her memories and robbing us of her. I'm sorry for anyone who has to experience this.
My one wish would be financial freedom. I don't want to work. I want to do fun stuff with my kid everyday, not be a slave to my work schedule.

tumblefluff · October 2013

Thanks for all the hugs! You ladies are truly a great group.

Luckily I have lots of siblings so I always have someone to talk to that understands what I'm feeling. It just feels so unfair.

SJandVA · October 2013

I'm really sorry. You're right it's very unfair.

fastcarsandfreedom3319 · October 2013

That is very sad, OP. I can't imagine what you're going through.

If I had one wish it would be exactly what mmknightly said, financial freedom so I would have more time to spend with my husband and DS, go on vacations and see the world.