Mary's Place

A web page about the life of a lady who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

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Location: Piedmont, Oklahoma, United States

I live in Piedmont, OK, with my Husband of 50 years who has been very supportive. We have 2 sons,David and Kenny, 6 grandkids, and 6 great grandkids. I enjoy feeding and watching the birds and squirrels. Before I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, I ran a Licensed Day Care Home for Infants for 15 years. I noticed I wasn't able to remember important things and having problems with my speech. I was experiencing severe headaches. I would get lost. I didn't know how to use the computer. At the age of 55, I told my doctor. I was sent for an MRI. which showed a large amount of shrinkage. I went to a neurologist who sent me for two days of testing. I was diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer's type. My husband and I were both in shock. I had to give up my job. I went to see a social worker. I've taken Aricept for 11 years. I can now use the computer and even do this web page. I also host a chat room for dementia patients. This is a very lonely disease. I don't want anyone to feel as lonely as I did when I was diagnosed (I thought I was the only one over 50 that had Alzheimer's). In 2006 I started taking Namenda. Also I was told I have a mixed dementia, Alzheimer's/Vascular.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween!!!
Happy Birthday Dorothy!!! Dorothy is a friend and Josh’s Great Grandmother in Oklahoma City… Our trick or treaters came Saturday so none tonight… I hosted chat, did laundry, went to tone, helped fix supper, and played dominoes… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

It was a beautiful day. I know these days aren’t going to last much longer so I am trying to enjoy them… I have started reading my new book. Become a Better You. It is going to take me awhile to read it as I can’t read like I used to… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Monday, October 29, 2007

The Red Soxs won the World Series. I am happy they won but sad that the games are over with. I really did enjoy watching the games… This afternoon Kathy, Heather, Josh and I went to the mall. Heather drove us and she did a good job of driving. Soon she will have her license… Goodnight Alll… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Sunday, October 28, 2007

It was a beautiful day. I got on my scooter and went up to Kenny and Kathy’s. ShIloh was right behind me. Sammy and Teddy were sure happy to see me. They were all over me... I went to chat, watched some more movies, and played some dominoes with a friend at pogo. I beat her and she doesn’t have dementia… I made a pot of chili for supper… Watching a beautiful sunset out my window… I am off now to watch the World Series. This could be the last game… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Happy Birthday Kathy!!! Kathy is our daughter in Piedmont and is married to our son Kenny… I watched a couple of movies then went to chat with my DASNI friends… We went to tone and then tonight we had a neighborhood wiener roast and then the neighborhood kids had a hayride and went trick or treating. We had plenty of candy to give out to the many, many kids… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Friday, October 26, 2007

I had to get up early this morning because the maids were coming and I was all ready for them when they got here. There were three of them and they were in and out of here in forty minutes… I did laundry and got that all done so I can enjoy the weekend. Dave and I went to tone. I enjoy having Dave go with me to exercise… No baseball game today… Kenny and Kathy came down tonight and we sat out on the back porch and visited… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thursday, October 25, 2007

I slept till almost noon today. I must have been really tired… I have been busy today picking up around the house, cleaned some more windows, did laundry, went to chat with my DASNI friends where I laughed out loud. I called my friend Martha and got caught up with her and Alfred. I went to tone and then helped fix supper… Please continue to keep Alfred and Dewey in your prayers. They both have cancer and are taking chemo… Looking forward to another World Series game tonight… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

I am still tired from yesterday. I pushed myself to go tone and it felt like it was my first day… Looking forward to the world series tonight. Go Red Sox!!! Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Thanks to everyone who has sent me an e-mail. I really do appreciate it. I am getting my address book built back up… Today has been a hard day. We had to make a trip to Tinker Air Force Base. Got prescriptions filled, went to the commissary, and BX. I got Joel Osteen’s new book and a new watch. We came home with our CRV full of groceries. I helped carry in groceries and put them away. I fixed us a quick supper and now I am ready for bed… Good Night All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Monday, October 22, 2007

I really enjoyed the Red Sox/Indians game last night. The Red Sox will be in the World Series and I don’t plan on missing a game… I have been dragging today. It has turned cold so I am blaming it on the weather. We got a good rain and some hail last night… Last night I ask you to send me an e-mail but I forgot to add my e-mail address. marylockhart@atlinkwifi.com Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Sunday, October 21, 2007

This morning I watched church services on TV and after the DASNI chat this afternoon I watched several movies… Looking forward to tonight’s baseball game. I always need something to look forward too… Cleaned some more windows, sure will be glad when I am done. Dave has been cleaning the windows and screens on the outside of the house. After he washes them I go along behind him and clean them with windex and shine them… I saw a beautiful sunset tonight… I lost all my e-mail addresses when my hard drive crashed, so please would all my family and friends send me an e-mail so that I can add you to my address book. Thank you… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Saturday, October 20, 2007

This morning I watched a movie “Glory Road” , then we watched the OU/Iowa State football game and OU won. Then we went to the mall for some retail therapy and I bought a couple down pillows. Then I went to tone and after that we went to the local mexician restaurant for supper. I came home and cleaned some more windows. Now I am going to watch the Red Sox/Indians baseball game. Go Red Sox!!! Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Friday, October 19, 2007

It has been a beautiful day with very little wind and that is very unusual for Piedmont… Dave and I went to tone and then came home and fixed supper. After supper I started cleaning the windows on the inside of the house. This is going to take some time because this house has many windows… Kenny saw the orthopedic doctor and he doesn’t think he will need surgery but he is now in a hard cast and he is to walk on two crutches. Dave and I were on our way up to see him but as we were going up there we saw them leave in the truck… Tonight we are watching a Gaither’s video… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Thanks to Kats in Atlanta, Georgia and Sandy in Ohio for visiting Mary’s Place and signing my guest book at http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mari5113/index.html Dave had two doctor appointments today so I got plenty of ME time… I dusted our bedroom, cleaned the bathroom, hosted the DASNI chat, and did a load of laundry. We have skipped two days of going to tone. I hope tomorrow we can get back into it because I feel guilty when I miss going… Kenny and Kathy came down tonight. We had beans and cornbread. Kenny’s foot is really swollen; he has an appointment with the doctor tomorrow. I had lost the sound on my computer but Kathy was able to get it back for me. Thank you Kathy… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

I have been missing from my journal because my computer crashed just ten days after my warranty ran out. Dave ordered me a new hard drive and installed it and now I am back. But I lost everything, all my favorites, all my photos, address book, and etc… At least I didn’t crash during the computer crash but I thought I might. The computer is my lifeline. It is where my internet friends are. I am so happy to be back… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Happy Birthday Kenny!!! Kenny is our youngest son who is 44 today… I was in bed at 8:00 last night I was so tired. That was just too much weekend. I really enjoyed it but it does do me in… I did laundry and went to tone. Tonight we have been invited up to Kenny and Kathy’s for a birthday dinner and more birthday cake… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Monday, October 08, 2007

Happy Birthday David!!! David is our oldest son who is 46 today… No journal yesterday because it was a busy day for us. David and Lori had us out to the Lockhart farm for a birthday dinner for David and Kerry… We had a delicious meal and Lori had made two birthday cakes. David’s favorite a German chocolate cake and was it ever pretty and delicious. Kerry’s favorite was a dirt cake and of course I had some of each. We forgot our camera so no pictures… Then when we went straight to Kenny and Kathy’s where they were finishing up carving the pumpkins. Dave and I were the judges. Jamie won. It was a hard job being a judge because they all looked so good. Again no camera… Jason, Jamie, Allison, and Mathew left for Kentucky early this morning. It was sure good seeing them all again… Yesterday while Kenny was playing volleyball with the kids he twisted his ankle and was in a lot of pain. Dave took him to Urgent Care and they said he had a bad sprain and now he is in a cast… I am sure tired today but I pushed myself to go tone… We finally got to turn off the A/C… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Saturday, October 06, 2007

The phone rang early this morning and woke me up and I was sleeping so good… This afternoon we went to our neighborhood October Fest. We had a good turn out and we all watched the OU/Texas game while we visited and ate. OU beat Texas, Yeah!!! Norita called and we had a good visit… Tonight we took Heather, Allison, and Mathew to the Dollar General store that Josh works at. We gave Allison and Mathew ten dollars each to shop with. Allison went over and Mathew came home with change… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Friday, October 05, 2007

I got up earlier than usual because I wanted to strip the beds before the maids arrived. While they were here I got on my scooter and went up to visit with Kathy, Allison, and Mathew. We talked about having a pumpkin-carving contest tomorrow with the pumpkins we grew in the garden. Jamie and her friend had crossed the Oklahoma line so they should be here soon. It sure is nice having a clean house… Dave made a couple pans of brownies then we went to tone. Tonight we will go up to Kenny and Kathy’s and take the brownies and visit… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thursday, October 04, 2007

A warm 89 degrees and very windy today… I have been busy picking up around the house because the maids come tomorrow. I did a load of laundry and helped fix supper… I got a haircut after I toned…. Tonight I will be hosting Dr. Mitch’s chat at 9:00 Eastern time and his topic will be: Use of art to enhance memory: In this chat we will explore the benefits of experiencing and creating art. As artist and audience, positive changes can happen in your brain in response to art. He will be in the Dr. Mitch chat room. http://alzheimers.ning.com/chatroom.php Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

It was a beautiful day in Piedmont. I love this time of year. I spent a lot of time outside with the dogs. Our three and the two grand puppies and saw several butterflies around the butterfly bush… I cleaned the bathroom and picked up around the house… Travis from Waddell and Reed came and we discussed our IRA’s… After Travis left we went to tone and Dave got dizzy. They called today for an appointment to check his ears. I hope they find the problem for him being dizzy… I called George to get his new email address… Allison and Mathew made it in from Kentucky. I ran up on my scooter to Kenny and Kathy’s to see them and got big hugs from both of them. They both have gotten so much taller since I saw them a year ago… Josh sure likes his job at Dollar General Store. Not bad for his first job… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Thanks to Jennifer in Vista, California for visiting Mary’s Place and signing my guest book at http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mari5113/index.html … This afternoon after we finished exercising we took dinner to Alfred and Martha. Alfred has cancer and Martha is recovering from a knee replacement. We all enjoyed the meal then while Dave and Alfred visited in one room, Martha and I visited in another room while watching Dancing with the Stars… Tomorrow our great grandchildren from Kentucky, Allison and Mathew, will be at Kenny and Kathy’s and their Mother Jamie and her friend will be here this weekend. We are looking forward to seeing them again… We got some rain tonight… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma marylockhart@atlinkwifi.com

Monday, October 01, 2007

A brand new month and before we know it will be another new year… I started the month off right by going back to tan and tone to exercise. This time Dave joined me. We will now be exercising together. I fixed lunch and helped fix supper. We had our last mess of okra from the garden but I have some in the freezer for later. All we have left in the garden now are bell peppers… Looking forward to watching Dancing with the Stars tonight… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma