Thursday, June 27, 2013

Sara's June Blog

Psalm 143:8
New International Version (NIV)
8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.

Genesis 28:15
New International Version (NIV)   
15  I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

I am so sorry I have not been able to submit my blogs because I killed my computer.  My son-in-law was able to provide this one for me, but it has been a process, as this computer is an 8.0 and is much more advanced. I am slow at some of the processes like facebook, email, etc.

When I first lost my computer, I felt bad because I felt I lost my connection to people and my ability to communicate and it was frustrating, it made me angry, and tense.  But a blessing came right away because I was able to rest and not worry about keeping up with on-line communications. This is one of the hardest things with this disease, is loosing the ability to share my thoughts with others.

June has been a full month with three showers and weddings. I remain active at Seasons tending the plants, help at New Hope working with Rumi and with the Alzheimer's Association.

I assisted at a booth at the Saginaw Senior Services Center one Friday in June.  It turned out to be a great day of activities and bringing community awareness.  My part was to share about New Hope Valley, where people would be able to live a higher quality of life.

On June 20th, I was invited to attend a conference held at St. Mary's of Michigan in,  "Special Grand Rounds, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease", featuring Dr. E. Malcolm Field and Dr. Elliott Mufson.  I enjoyed sharing with people at the buffet and made the comment, that "I am still alive, and not ready to give up my brain to science yet", and they all laughed. Later, during a question and answer period I was able to share my blog address with a few and especially one woman who was concerned for her family and friends who were showing some of the signs of Alzheimer's.  It made me feel so good to be able to give her some comfort.  Although this event was held in the evening, which is not a good time for me, I felt full of energy and revived by being able to help this one.

My friend Terr is here helping me write this and you must realize that neither of us are familiar with the 8.0 but are learning and laughing together.

Today my husband Butch and I are having lunch with his daughter Garlynn and her daughters Jessica and Cali.

This weekend we have our last wedding and then on Monday I will be going with mom to the Retired Nurses Luncheon in Bay City and I have a meeting that evening.  I am hoping I can keep on going with this. 



A good reminder for all of us is, "WE DO NEED TO HAVE REST".