Comments on: in lieu of a birthday card http://retroviral.net/blog/2009/11/19/in-lieu-of-a-birthday-card/ tonight we're burning all the dark times Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:36:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A. http://retroviral.net/blog/2009/11/19/in-lieu-of-a-birthday-card/comment-page-1/#comment-47665 A. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:42:59 +0000 http://retroviral.net/blog/?p=4117#comment-47665 You don't understand, she doesn't know what she's writing. Regular readers have charted my grandma's spiral into complete insanity. You'll never know what it's like until it happens the day your own grandmother doesn't recognize you. You don’t understand, she doesn’t know what she’s writing. Regular readers have charted my grandma’s spiral into complete insanity. You’ll never know what it’s like until it happens the day your own grandmother doesn’t recognize you.

]]> By: Barbara http://retroviral.net/blog/2009/11/19/in-lieu-of-a-birthday-card/comment-page-1/#comment-47661 Barbara Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:57 +0000 http://retroviral.net/blog/?p=4117#comment-47661 Hey Antoine nice blog....thoughtful Just an idea....why don't you report your Dad to Adult Protective Services in California....it sounds like financial abuse to me. All of that money is supposed to be funneled into your Grandmas care. Hey Antoine nice blog….thoughtful
Just an idea….why don’t you report your Dad to Adult Protective Services in California….it sounds like financial abuse to me. All of that money is supposed to be funneled into your Grandmas care.

]]> By: manda http://retroviral.net/blog/2009/11/19/in-lieu-of-a-birthday-card/comment-page-1/#comment-47656 manda Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:33 +0000 http://retroviral.net/blog/?p=4117#comment-47656 That... is intense. Heartbreaking. More bizarre than fiction. Big hugs. That… is intense.
Heartbreaking.
More bizarre than fiction.
Big hugs.

]]> By: Molly http://retroviral.net/blog/2009/11/19/in-lieu-of-a-birthday-card/comment-page-1/#comment-47655 Molly Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:39 +0000 http://retroviral.net/blog/?p=4117#comment-47655 This made me cry. You have to know that there was nothing else that could be done. You have to believe that you aren't a bad person because she has dementia and needs full-time care. Why are birthdays so chock full of emotional extremes? This made me cry. You have to know that there was nothing else that could be done. You have to believe that you aren’t a bad person because she has dementia and needs full-time care.

Why are birthdays so chock full of emotional extremes?

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