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December 09, 2009 09:11 PM EST (shared with group: December 09, 2009) — I just love good news and I got it today. The gentleman who writes for the Alzheimer's Reading Room wrote a wonderful review on 'my' book. I can't tell you what this means to me. How much I . . . more
Runaway Train
by Rose Lamatt
views: 60 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
December 05, 2009 12:35 PM EST (shared with group: December 05, 2009) — Don't know why. I felt I needed to post this here. An excerpt from 'Just a Word'. I see terror on her face and it reminds me of my panic attacks. I stay close to her, letting her know she’s not . . . more
December 05, 2009 02:45 AM EST (shared with group: December 05, 2009) —   Before we even start with the actual article: One Basic Rule--Even if you don't agree with the poll stats, please keep your comments in line with the article itself. Health   |   . . . more
My New Job
by Alison H.
views: 87 | rating: 10 | comments: 47
December 04, 2009 02:35 AM EST (shared with group: December 04, 2009) — I started a new job in the middle of November. I am now working for a private care agency as a caregiver for developmentally disabled adults in their homes. There are one or two or three clients . . . more
December 02, 2009 09:14 PM EST (shared with group: December 02, 2009) — Many of the folks that still check in now and then suffered with me thru the loss of Mom at the end of '07. Dad had been gone since '82. It was no fun but I survived it alone. Tonight I felt that I . . . more
Alzheimer's Heaven on Earth
by Rose Lamatt
views: 35 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
November 25, 2009 03:50 PM EST (shared with group: November 25, 2009) — "Making an emotional connection with a person suffering from Alzheimer's -- every day -- several times a day." I watched this video and thought, why can't every home be like this one? Why can't . . . more
One heck of a Nursing Home
by Rose Lamatt
views: 73 | comments: 6
November 17, 2009 12:09 PM EST (shared with group: November 17, 2009) — While reading this story my heart jumped for joy. I read about nursing homes all the time, mostly bad news. But this story made me happy, knowing there are still people out there who care for others in . . . more
November 16, 2009 04:06 PM EST (shared with group: November 16, 2009) — Gawd I wanna go!   This is a nice clip of today's launch.   more
November 15, 2009 02:23 PM EST (shared with group: November 15, 2009) — Deer-11-09 Marianna, Florida     Coming home yesterday after a very successful Community sale in Marianna I stopped by the local Wal-Mart. The store is very near Interstate . . . more
February 04, 2008 08:12 PM EST (shared with group: November 11, 2009) — Wherever there is NEED!   A smart operator will come up with a business to serve it!     Saw this Sunday in Fort Walton Beach, coming home from a fishing trip. . . . more
November 23, 2008 10:43 AM EST (shared with group: November 10, 2009) — That's not a Pelican, that's...   "F'ing ART!     I had tried to help, really I had. I was at that point in my . . . more
October 12, 2008 09:55 AM EDT (shared with group: November 10, 2009) — If you are lucky... you are now about 43... your kids are almost gone, your folks are still independent. my experiences last year showed me what I lived thru in the last decade, and I want to prepare . . . more
November 08, 2008 06:17 PM EST (shared with group: November 10, 2009) — Meet 'Sting' the new rooster... He is a Banty, or smaller breed, just brought him home today. He INSTANTLY started kicking hen butt and being in charge, AND he CROWED! The girls, Thelma and . . . more
July 29, 2006 09:48 PM EDT (shared with group: November 09, 2009) — Once, not too many years ago, I ran a writers conference for a fan based organization. A friend, a very talented and published writer who had been gutted financially and to some extent emotionally . . . more
November 09, 2009 04:09 PM EST (shared with group: November 09, 2009) —   In the quiet of the living room. Stands an old schoolchair.. On it a glowing lantern... Made ready for what.... Is to come, if not now,... then. more
November 04, 2009 01:55 PM EST (shared with group: November 04, 2009) —   "The New Yankee Workshop" wraps after 20 years on PBS!   Click here to hear the announcement from Norm.   My Dad was a Master carpenter, the kind of guy who could run . . . more
November 04, 2009 10:50 AM EST (shared with group: November 04, 2009) — More from the 'Peanutty' folks. It really was great to wander before the crowds got there, unescorted, getting in behind the scenes. I'm keeping most of these in thumbnail size in the post to keep them . . . more
November 02, 2009 02:18 PM EST (shared with group: November 02, 2009) — The weekend of Halloween I went for my first time THE NATIONAL PEANUT FESTIVAL near Dothan Alabama. Check out my other posts on the Sugar Gliders, the Midway and other things. More than just a . . . more
November 01, 2009 11:46 PM EST (shared with group: November 01, 2009) — Last weekend I saw these little guys while I wandered the exhibition halls before opening of the National Peanut Festival outside Dothan Alabama. I'd arranged to get in a bit early to see things . . . more
The Alzheimer's Association?
by Rose Lamatt
views: 21 | comments: 2
October 30, 2009 08:55 PM EDT (shared with group: October 30, 2009) — Where is the Alzheimer's Association? If you want to find out, please read the Alzheimer's Reading Room. http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2009/10/where-is-alzheimers-association.html   . . . more
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