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.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!!! We only had a few trick or treaters last night… I attended two church services on TV this morning... It has been a beautiful day. Spent time outside with Dave and the dogs. We both rode the stationery bicycle and I asked Dave to bring the bike inside. I don’t think this weather is going to last for long… I dust mopped the floors, fixed lunch and warmed up leftovers for supper… I picked up dog poop… The ice cream truck came and took us for ice cream. Thank you, Kenny… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Saturday, October 30, 2010

I slept for a long time last night. I seem to need more and more sleep. But that helps me to have a good day… I chatted with friends in the DASNI chat room, dusted the floors, which is so easy to do. I love my new floors. Dave and I fixed a new recipe for supper that my friend Aralee, in Texas gave me. It was King Ranch Casserole and it was very yummy… My neighbor, Kelley gave me some good smelling body lotion from bath and body works, the White Tea and Ginger… David called and I got to talk to Madison and Macey. They always put a smile on my face… I am looking forward to trick or treat tonight… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Friday, October 29, 2010

It was cold this morning. BRRRR Dave turned on the heater… Brenda, the aide and Jacky, the nurse came to see me today… I ran the dust mop and Brenda dusted… Dave got a call that his hearing aide came in and he can pick it up on Tuesday… I chatted with my DASNI friends and fixed supper… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Dave and I got up early this morning. Lynne, a DASNI chat room friend and her husband Larry were coming up from Iowa Park, Texas to go to the zoo with us. We met at the zoo. It was a pretty day but a bit chilly but we dressed for it. I love going to the zoo and had a wonderful time. We all had motorized scooters except Dave and he did fine. I am so thankful he was able to walk it with no Gout attacks… We went to Cracker Barrel for dinner. We said our good byes and they headed back to Texas. We went by Aldi’s to pick up some groceries… I am looking forward to go to bed tonight… Good Night All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Lynne, Me, and Larry at the Zoo

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Happy Birthday Kathy!!! Kathy is our daughter-in-law in Cashion, Oklahoma… It has been a pretty day… I chatted with my online friends in the chat room, fixed lunch, and spent some time out on the back porch with Dave and the dogs. While I was outside I picked up the dog poop… Tonight we are going to Kenny and Kathy’s to celebrate Kathy’s birthday… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

I sure am happy we remembered to buy some birdseed. The birds have been singing all day and I love it… Dave went in early this morning for his CT scan. Now we just wait for the results. Dave was supposed to go pick up his hearing aide this afternoon but they cancelled his appointment because the hearing aide hasn’t came in yet… Brenda, the aide came to visit me… Doctor called and everything is good on Dave’s CT scan… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Monday, October 25, 2010

Thank you Gayle for leave a comment here... This morning I went with Dave to see the Digestive Disease doctor. He scheduled Dave for a procedure to be done next month. I can’t think of what it is called and Dave has gone to Kenny’s so I can’t ask him… We made stops at Lowe’s and Wal-Mart while we were out. This time we remembered to get birdseed. Then I went to get my nails done… Lynn, my school friend in South Dakota called me… The wind blew hard today and that isn’t good for my allergies… I fixed supper and now I am going to watch some television… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Sunday, October 24, 2010

I attended church services this morning on TV. Then I watched a movie “A Streetcar named Desire” … I have been watching the leaves turn across the street in the woods. Soon the trees will be bare. I hope winter will go by as fast as the summer went… My right shoulder has been hurting for the past few days… Our nephew Bill called this morning… The ice cream truck came this evening and took us for ice cream. :) … Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Great Grandkids Madison, Trevor, and Macey

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Today I wasn’t looking for any visitors so I had a pajama day… I watched a movie “The Burning Hills” and the rest of the day it was football. Go OU!!! I folded laundry that I found in the dryer… Watching a beautiful sunset… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Friday, October 22, 2010

I was up early this morning to get ready for the maid’s visit… Brenda, the aid came to see me… I love my new floors and having a clean house… We got some rain and that is a good thing… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thursday, October 21, 2010

I got woke up early this morning by a phone call. They were calling to schedule Dave’s CT scan. It is scheduled for next Tuesday… Dave and I went to get groomed today. We were both starting to look like shaggy dogs. I feel so much better… Redonna, the nurse came and gave me my Vitamin B12 injection… The floor men finished up today. YEAH!!! I recommend ABC Carpet in Piedmont. It took a long time but they do good work… Please pray for my grand puppy. A rattlesnake bit David and Lori’s dog, Isabella and she isn’t doing well… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

This morning Dave had a follow up appointment with his Urologist. The doctor ordered a CT Scan of the abdomen… The floor man didn’t come until this afternoon and did a little work. He said the hardwood didn’t come in. Hopefully tomorrow it will be here… I chatted with friends, did laundry, fixed lunch and supper… After supper we sat outside enjoying the beautiful weather. I brushed all the dogs and watched the butterflies… No birds, we keep forgetting to buy more sunflower seeds… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Things are starting to look up here in our house. I actually had a smile on my face today and the floor man was happy to see me smiling for a change. Today they moved most of our furniture back into the living room. The floor man said if the hardwood comes in tomorrow he should be able to finish it all up… The dogs are getting used to being outside in a fenced in yard now. I picked up the dog poop in the back yard and this time it was only our dog’s poop, not the neighborhood dogs… Brenda, the nurse’s aide came and she put fresh sheets on the bed and dusted the bedroom. Our house is so dusty from the men working, at least we have one clean room to go to… I chatted with friends in the chat room, did laundry, fixed our lunch and supper… David called… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Monday, October 18, 2010

This morning we got a little rain. We need a lot more… The fence men came and finished up our fence. I think the dogs are depressed because they are fenced in… The floor men came and I think maybe in a couple more days they will be finished. I will be happy… Tonight Dave took me to Sonic for supper. It is hard to cook when your house is all torn up. That is my excuse and I am sticking to it… Josh spent the day… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Okahoma

Sunday, October 17, 2010

The guys were here all day working on the floors yesterday and when they left we went to Kenny and Kathy’s for pot roast. It was past dark when we got home and all I could think about was going to bed. That is why there was no journal yesterday… This morning I watch church services on TV… The guys were here again today working on the floors. Have I mentioned that I will be so happy when they are finished? Later when the guys leave we are going back to Kenny and Kathy’s for some beef stew… Jeanne called from Utah. She is there visiting her son… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Friday, October 15, 2010

The nurse and nurse’s aide came this morning to see me… Then this evening the floor guy came… I have felt restless all day and I think I am getting a little depressed with living in this mess. I can’t wait till it is all finished… It was a beautiful day and I spent some time outside working in the flowerbeds and just enjoying the day… They came and set the post for our fence today and will finish up that job on Monday. The dogs won’t know what to think about being fenced in all the time. They are used to running lose… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Alzgirl, thank you for leaving me a comment here on my blog…
We had two guys here working on the floors and two guys working outside on our well. Our water pressure was way down. Found out we had a leak… I will be so happy to have our house back to just us. It keeps me confused and I am not getting much of anything accomplished… I hosted chat and helped fix supper… I still enjoy watching the butterflies… Good Night All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

We had a 4.5 earthquake in Oklahoma this morning. David and Lori who live in Norman felt it and had some things broken… I haven’t done much of anything today. I did take a nap… David called… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Karen, thank you for leaving a comment for me here. I appreciate all comments…
The floor man came and did some more work. We are still a long ways from being done. Dave went to see the hearing aide guy this morning. He has had nothing but trouble with his hearing aide. The guy has decided to make him a new one. I say it is about time… I did laundry and fixed lunch and supper… Brenda, the nurse’s aid came and changed our sheets… Dave picked up our car… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Monday, October 11, 2010

Happy Birthday Brenda!!! Brenda is my nurse’s aide in Yukon … I cut up okra and broke green beans and cooked them. I love fried okra and fresh green beans… I went to the DASNI chat room and chatted with friends. I swept the floors and then I started laundry. First I put in the clothes and detergent and forgot to start the washer. Finally realized what I had done… I fixed supper and now I am looking forward to Dancing With The Stars tonight… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Sunday, October 10, 2010

This morning I watched church services on TV… This afternoon we got ready to go to David and Lori’s for a birthday celebration for David. Kenny and Kathy picked us up and took us out there. Everyone was there except Chris, Josh, and Heather. They had a big cook out and more birthday cake. I think I have had enough birthday cake to last me for a while now… I loved spending time with all my family today. One of my favorite things to do… While we were at David’s the grandkids and I went out and picked okra, green beans, and peppers. We got home just in time to watch a beautiful sunset… I am tired but I had a wonderful day… My coughing is so much better than it was… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Saturday, October 09, 2010

Happy Birthday Kenny!!! Kenny is our son who lives in Cashion, Oklahoma… Thank you Aralee for signing my guest book at Mary’s Place http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mari5113/index.html The guy came and did some more work on the floors today… We later went to Kenny and Kathy’s for a birthday celebration. Kathy made a steak dinner. We had birthday cake and ice cream and I over did on the birthday cake as I always do. I hadn’t had any cake since Dave’s birthday and that was in May…Heather was home from college and it was great to see her… It is past my bedtime so off to bed I go… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Friday, October 08, 2010

Happy Birthday David!!! David is our son in Norman, Oklahoma… Happy Birthday Tony!!! Tony is our friend in Ireland… Dave was coming home today from a trip to Home Depot and just before he got to our driveway the check engine light came on. So he called Ford and they sent some one out to tow the car in to the dealership… Josh came by this morning so he was here to take Dave to get a rental car… Last week Dave had some blood work done and he was told he was anemic so the doctor gave him some test strips for stool specimens. Today they called and said that the test came back positive. They are going to schedule him for another colon scope and I forget what else the lady said. I need you all to pray. I can’t help but to be worried and I know Dave is too. He has had cancer twice already and his brother passed away with colon cancer… Dave just made his third trip back to Home Depot. I hope we end up with the right stuff this time. It is for our flooring that is already down. We want it to match up with our new flooring… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Redonna, the nurse came to see me this morning. She said if this new ADVAIR hasn’t made me better by Monday then I need to make an appointment with my doctor… The floor man came and he will be back again tomorrow… I rode with Dave to run some errands. I felt like I didn’t to get out of the house… I fixed lunch and we picked up take out for supper… I have been going to bed at dark. I feel so tired… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Thanks Eleanor in Canada for the comment. I am glad to have you as one of my readers…
It has been a beautiful day. I couldn’t stand to stay in the house so I put on a mask and went outside to enjoy the day… The burning bush is turning red and the mums are starting to bloom. I love this time of year… I went to chat and it was great having Duchess and Jeanne there. I trimmed some trees, fixed our lunch and supper and that was about it for today… David called… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Thanks Lori for the comments you leave here. I appreciate knowing someone is reading...
Dave left early this morning to go to pick up prescriptions from the doctor’s office then he went to Tinker Air Force Base to get prescriptions filled and get groceries. After he finished there he went to pick up his handicap card… I stayed home and clean the kitchen and did laundry. I thought maybe the men would show up to work on the floors but they didn’t. I am still living in a mess… I fixed a breakfast meal for our supper… The doctor ordered 500 ADVAIR for me instead of the 250 that I had been taking. I am hoping that will help me feel better… Brenda, the nurse’s aide came and she help me fold laundry and put it away… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Monday, October 04, 2010

It got really cold during the night; in fact we broke a record. It got down in the 30’s… I folded clothes and put them away, swept the floors, fixed lunch and made a tuna/noodle casserole for supper… I have been watching the butterflies enjoy the cypress vine in the window of our sturdy… I don’t feel that good but I feel a lot better than I look… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Cypress Vine "Hummingbird Vine"

Sunday, October 03, 2010

It was so nice not having the men come today… I woke up just in time for church on television… I hosted the DASNI chat... Dave gave the dogs a bath so I washed a load of towels and I fixed supper… It has been a cool day only in the 60’s… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Saturday, October 02, 2010

The guys came this morning and moved the very heavy bedroom furniture back in the master bedroom. I am looking forward to sleeping in our king size bed tonight… My school friend, Lynn in South Dakota called this morning to let us know that her Bob passed away last night in his sleep. Bob and Lynn stood up with us when we got married. Lynn our sympathies go out to you and your children… I have been doing laundry and watching the OU/Texas football game… Go OU Sooners!!! Kenny came by… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Friday, October 01, 2010

This morning I watered the flowers on the patio… BJ the nurse came to see me and she brought Dave and me a huge cinnamon roll. They were really good and we both ate all of ours without any problem. First cinnamon roll I have had in I can’t remember when… When she listened to my lungs she said she heard some junk in my left lung. I wasn’t surprised since I have been doing a lot of coughing. She gave me my Vitamin B/12 injection and I really needed that… This afternoon I rode the stationery bike out on the back porch. I was enjoying the beautiful day and watching all the butterflies enjoying the butterfly bush… The guys came back today and laid the floor in our master bedroom. We have one more night of sleeping in the guestroom. Tomorrow they will put the furniture back in there. It really looks nice… Tonight Dave took me out to dinner at the local Mexican restaurant. Our neighbors Bob and Kim were there eating with their family too… We left the restaurant and went to Aldi’s to pick up groceries and then went to visit our friend, Martha. We had picked up some macadamia nuts for her while we were in Hawaii and wanted to give them to her… I am really tired tonight… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma