tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post7223054739187995583..comments2023-06-10T04:20:53.911-05:00Comments on Life From The Porch: NewspaperAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343169479240819918noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-27054525469587203252007-08-24T19:28:00.000-05:002007-08-24T19:28:00.000-05:00my mom still reads, but it's really hard to find h...my mom still reads, but it's really hard to find her something that interests her. if you have any suggestions for something that may hold the interest of a *middle stage* alzheimer's person, i'd love to hear of it.<BR/>if so, you can email me at r2bibby at gmail dot com.<BR/><BR/>it's clear to me she relates to the past. her distant past. the 30's / 40's.<BR/>we go to the library several times acornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-14029994513229203272007-08-17T09:49:00.000-05:002007-08-17T09:49:00.000-05:00Redcedar, Believe it or not my dad can still read ...Redcedar, <BR/>Believe it or not my dad can still read and in particular his name which seems to fascinate him. But he doesn't do it much now. <BR/><BR/>Finally I would show him the paper and ask him if he wanted to read it and he would tell me that he had already read it. <BR/><BR/>Strangely enough he enjoyed looking at People magazines for a while, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343169479240819918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-61068289298924388632007-08-17T08:47:00.000-05:002007-08-17T08:47:00.000-05:00It's so interesting reading here and on the ALZ fo...It's so interesting reading here and on the ALZ forum, to see how many details that seem so personal to one's own family are actually being repeated over and over in families all over the country (and world).<BR/><BR/>That newspaper ritual was such a symbol of normal life in my folk's home, and it was one of the very last things to go away with the Alzheimer's. <BR/><BR/>For a long time after heredcedarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061644357135898594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-52883980784774620832007-08-16T22:45:00.000-05:002007-08-16T22:45:00.000-05:00We got a TV in 1956 and a little later there was a...We got a TV in 1956 and a little later there was a show called "Wagon Train" that I enjoyed. One of the regular characters was Flint McCullough and I became enamored with the name Flint. I told everyone for a while that I wanted them to call me Flint. I was about 9 probably. It didn't last very long and no one saw much reason to acquiesce to my request.<BR/><BR/>And I did graduate from the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343169479240819918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-40457221886809784502007-08-16T21:43:00.000-05:002007-08-16T21:43:00.000-05:00Hey; Mr. Flinty! I have been meaning to drop you a...Hey; Mr. Flinty! I have been meaning to drop you a line. I just recently found that Mother can not recognise words, and she was a varosious (spelling) reader! Always hand one book going at all times. I stood over her shoulder, as she tried to read me a Dear Abby Column, like she had for a zillion years! I had to 'give' her about every third word, but she didn't seem to mind. Poor thing, I Love SKYGIRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570320527755641037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-874864154781583912007-08-16T19:40:00.000-05:002007-08-16T19:40:00.000-05:00I really appreciate you all. Thanks for the comme...I really appreciate you all. Thanks for the comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343169479240819918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-88155103345876271902007-08-16T14:43:00.000-05:002007-08-16T14:43:00.000-05:00I know how you feel. There are so many things aro...I know how you feel. There are so many things around this house that remind me of her. Its painful but well i couldent ever get rid of them. Ever her chair in front of the TV remains empty because I just couldent stand to sit there, or let anyone else sit there. Its not my house to change anyways. I wont even be here in a few weeks. It doesn't help to think that way though. :(<BR/><BR/>StefanieRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886809743810253515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-13835688961469491402007-08-16T14:38:00.000-05:002007-08-16T14:38:00.000-05:00I love this post! It reaches back in time and I ca...I love this post! It reaches back in time and I can easily picture you and your family doing chores, reading the paper and answering that phone!<BR/><BR/>My parents also had a black desk model similar to this photo. I swear we were the last in the neighborhood to get a push button phone. My parents didn't get rid of that black rotary phone until I moved out, if memory serves me.<BR/><BR/>My ~Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022026685666792412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-19389641163284853892007-08-16T09:40:00.000-05:002007-08-16T09:40:00.000-05:00No newspaper in this house. I hate it when the pa...No newspaper in this house. I hate it when the paper keeps calling to get you to subscribe. I finally started telling them that I'm blind.<BR/>I actually don't remember party lines. I think I should at my age but I don't.Lori1955https://www.blogger.com/profile/13577511412878343491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956282559750487168.post-45542167445711326052007-08-16T07:06:00.000-05:002007-08-16T07:06:00.000-05:00thanks for the post. my dad no longer reads the p...thanks for the post. my dad no longer reads the paper either and that was a daily ritual for him as well. the telephone recollection brought back memories as well. when my parents first bought their home up in door county in the late 70's, they had a party line. it was the first one i had ever seen. out of curiosity i remember i used to frequently walk by the phone to check if the other nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515915145263951789noreply@blogger.com