eulogy for grandmother with alzheimer's

Mothers Day is a difficult time for my grandma and myself, since losing my mom to early onset Alzheimers disease four years ago. They say that ones deep childhood memories are the last to leave a brain invaded by Alzheimers, in part because they are literally embodied in ones skin and bones. My aunt Judy was born in Kamloops, my mother in Revelstoke, and my aunt Esther in Vernon, and the family made its way back to Vancouver in 1950, when the Canadian government allowed Japanese Canadians back to the coast, four years after the end of the war. Before my grandma died, Id get a hardened, stoic sensation when Id think about her. Im very sorry for your loss. Her usual way of greeting me these past few years has been to look at Harold and say, Well, look at this handsome young man is he one of us? That morning after church, Grandma looked at me and said, You keep preaching the word, young man. Im still not sure if she knew who I was but she knew who Jesus was, and she recognized his Word when she heard it. I couldnt tell anyone not at Christmas. I was finally ready for her to go. He told me later that he told her we would all be okay. We are still grieving, but also returning to good memories for comfort. But finding a way to act friendly and cheerful and talkative with the woman who still looked like my grandma required me to put my memories of her pre-dementia identity on hold. I remember staring at the casket spray, made by my amazing friend Terri, through much of the memorial service. Grandpa would say: Grandma, no singing at the table. And then it would happen again. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. After being at the nursing home, watching and waiting, that Tuesday through Thursday, I stayed home all day Friday. I wish I had known to write down the details of her life while she was still sharing them during those sleepovers and lunches. If you want to chat, I am here. March 22, 2012December 11, 2012. : A Preschoolers Guide to Losing A Loved One. The last time I saw my grandmother was in April 2013, about nine months before she died. I was lucky enough to be the only grandchild with whom she had a close relationship. In her mind, Thunes were great at everything and everybody ought to acknowledge it. Grandmas love for the Lord Jesus was never personal or private, as many in our modern liberal culture would like to keep it. One year at a family event, my siblings and I started reminiscing about this practice. Our last conversation was about Japan. I was reading Anne of Green Gables for the first time, and Grandma allowed me to chatter to her nonstop about this landmark book which she hadnt read. They had to start from scratch; my mother remembers a cabin with dirt floors. I cant remember a single time I was around her when she wasnt encouraging, exhorting, or urging me and others toward faith and obedience to Christ. (When I saw her again, she was unconscious in the days before her passing.) She showed me much love and kindness. It wasnt until after she died that I was able to honor the memories she would have wanted me to keep, the vibrant ones, the ones unfettered by repetitive questions and painful moments of outright confusion. In March, I wrote in Slow Motion: The Alzheimers Grieving Process: Alzheimers disease creates such a bizarre and unfair grieving process for families. I will always remember how you prompted me to seek out help when I was grieving, and I would be happy to be there for you too, if that is what you need (now or in the future). The words of the Bible rolled off her tongue with ease. Because while the most meaningful memories of Grandma are those from days long past, the most accurate memories the ones that most clearly reveal her true character are the most recent ones. Until finally, it is over. I certainly will. | But Grandma, who I never heard say shoganai, nevertheless lived shoganai, working hard to move on with her life and to leave the past behind. [NBC News], We Cant Comprehend This Much Sorrow [NY Times], The Familial Language of Black Grief [The Atlantic]. Read more about Lauren. Nina and Grandma Pauline I told my husband I feel like when I hold her hand, Im asking her to stay with me. For some reason, I knew that she would let go when no one was watching her; I felt she wanted it that way. Grandma was pretty frail by then and I wasnt sure she even knew who I was. I am the oldest of Harold and Pat Thunes 13 grandchildren, and it is a privilege for me to represent them today by offering a few reflections on Pats life. We are so happy with his improvement, despite his spinal injury. The Riparian Times is a boutique publication with musings about life, travel, fashion and art. Thank you for reading the post. And now that I can only reach back through the memories, I promise to share the best ones I have with my children and, God-willing, with my grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I felt I was able to reach her in that moment. If you ask my four kids about their memory of Grandma, theyll likely talk about Thanksgiving 2 years ago. We were all saddened by her departure, yet relieved that she would not suffer. Who Grandma was in her final years is who she really was. But as long as Mom could still lift a hand, she would lift it in kindness to someone else.". Ironically, it seems fitting that such body memories ended up dominating a eulogy for someone who died of Alzheimers disease. We had a very different Christmas this year and I havent been able to post anything, despite having read many books. Tony Dearing may be reached at tdearing@njadvancemedia.com. Lauren Flake is a wife, girl mom, native Austinite, seventh generation Texan, artist, author, and Alzheimer's daughter. Dementia stole my grandmother long ago, leaving me to mourn her all over again when she died years later. [], [] didnt really get to know Karen until after my mom passed in June 2013. Filed Under: death, growing up, memories Tagged With: Aging, Alzheimer's, life lessons. It's something I wasn't able to do for my mother. We're so glad you're here. After a couple of days of absorbing the shock and trying to erase that final image of my mothers lifeless body, I woke up that Monday morning feeling at peace. We honored my mother, Dixie Benton Stucky (1953-2013), on Saturday, June 29, 2013.We hosted a memorial service at Western Hills Church of Christ in Austin, Texas. Most of the other stories fell away to the point where I couldnt remember them either. The disease made the last few years especially painful, but she lived to age 85 and led a full life. Big hugs from afar,xoHelen, Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 22:07:04 +0000 To: helenm_moore@hotmail.com. My grief for her really for myself is making me so tired. Wish I could have been there at the funeral. Then we held a graveside service later that day at Sealy Cemetery in Sealy, Texas. I remember crying as I sat next to her, holding her hand. She knew my face and my name, and she knew that we had always been close, but I suspected that my grandmother no longer remembered what made us close like the many Saturday night sleepovers from my childhood, when wed go to one of her few pre-approved restaurants. 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After my mom died, I discovered a world of new meaning in my favorite color. Writer. The good memories, the meaningful memories that we have of Pat are of her younger, more vivacious years. Saying goodbye to my mother. Tras la muerte de mi mam, encontr un nuevo significado en mi color favorito de siempre. But to me, that was a great picture of who Grandma actually was. Very moving. In the end, Im grateful to her for everything she was to me, and Im able to feel glad that she is free now. She looked after me a lot when I was young and my mother was establishing her career; I have very fond memories of the time I spent with her. Queer cripple with a PhD. Maybe some short stories. m_gallery_creation_date = "Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 3:51 PM"; (Contributed photo). Tweets by @ModernLoss Loved reading about how she passed Japanese culture to you. Because you'll know where they come from. Grandma was born in 1919, in Steveston. Pride. The unexpected health risks of skim milk. Beautiful. She was delicate and wild., Memorial Service Packet Dixie StuckyMemorial Service Packet Insert Page Dixie StuckyKnesek Funeral Home Obituary and Guestbook. For those of you who dont know me, my given name is Robert Harold Thune or Bobby, as my grandmother called me for my entire life. Because I didn't know. [], [] This Sunday will bemy second Mothers Day since my mother died. 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Privacy Policy Terms of Service RSS Feed Contact Us Donate, 2013-2022 Modern LossTM, LLC. She was an expert in Japanese flower arranging and traveled with a bolt cutter and hatchet which she used to glean good specimens for her arrangements. From what you said, shes more like my grand ma. People didnt deliver meals or flowers. In the last few years of Grandma Paulines life, my older two kids, around 6 and 8 at the time, were confused about why we had to make time to see her. We are hoping to move him into a nursing home closer to my grandmother early next week. But this is my news, and my eulogy for my Grandma. On New Years Day she would make a special meal for everyone, with futomaki and the inevitable chow mein that is de rigeur at every Japanese Canadian family meal. She couldnt read, couldnt even enjoy a TV show because her short-term memory didnt allow her to retain a plot line. As a young woman, she came to Vancouver, to attend sewing school. But I didnt ask, and she couldnt really answer anyway. One of which was Margaret Mavis Harpley, 85, who had been suffering with Alzheimers Disease for a number of years. In Grandmas case, this was Lillooet. He remarked at her graveside that how we live now, going forward, is part of her legacy. Then we held a graveside service later that day at Sealy Cemetery in Sealy, Texas. I mean the good kind a sanctified pride in her family. She had a sense of the ridiculous and was always ready to laugh over anything silly. Clara Sent from my iPhone. What you see is what you get. Beginners welcome. []. Search for: Recent Posts. But you never know what small, barely noticeable gestures and habits might become your most visible, defining characteristics in the eyes of your children someday. The next day, Saturday, June 22, 2013, I walked into her room with my dad. A cheerful heart has a continual feast (Proverbs 15:15). A friend of my mothers for 40 years, Stuart Platt, delivered my mothers eulogy at her funeral and also spoke at her graveside service. Tagged as eulogy, Japanese Canadian internment, What a stunning and moving tribute to your grandmother. Because there were so many of us, we grew up in a noisy family. But dementia doesn't care. To this day, coconut syrup and guava juice means Waikiki Breakfast with Grandma. (You take the good, you take the bad.) She's her old self again, happy and vibrant and sharp as a whip. But then I realized that would be exactly the wrong approach. Keep being Mommy. I slept well that night for the firsttimesince the hospice nurse had told us the end was near. Required fields are marked *. We thought that the trip would provide a nice diversion for all of [], [] itshard to watch friends lose their moms (and dads) much too young, I know from my own experience that, eventually, they will come out the other side, stronger and wiser, even though that ache [], [] This will be my eighth Mothers Day since my mother died. And there are three things that stand out to me as part of her enduring legacy. As a beneficiary of that love and of Grandmas legacy, I am grateful. So to me, she was an indulgent and fond grandmother. Canny Geordie Meaning, Jet Diver Vs Dipsy Diver, Im more like my grandfather. I wish we had taken a picture of the three of us that day. Sure, several people offered to help here and there, helping my parents move houses, or more recently, going with me to visit my mother. I hated watching her unconscious, struggling to breathe and seeing her body succumb a little more each day to dehydration. 2. I put everything I could into the eulogy and really hoped to convey a sense of her life and character. Grandma never heard my dad preach a mediocre sermon; she never watched a ball game in which her kids or grandkids werent the most valuable player; and she never understood why John didnt get 100% of the vote in every election. 5 Things to Do Before Visiting a Psychic Medium, 10 Ways to Overcome Grief-Related Anxiety, The 9 Things No One Tells You About Scattering Ashes, The Movement to Bring Death Closer [NYT Magazine], He Met George Floyd in Sixth Grade. It was vibrant and living and worshipful. She had dementia and wasnt really enjoying life. I never heard a word of bitterness or complaint from her. Keep living your life. During the night on the 23rd of December she suffered a stroke that left her non-responsive on the 24th, and that afternoon she died. When I logged onto Zoom to lead a session on friendship, my true love was waiting in the grid. I was the eldest, born at least 7 years before the next grandchild, so I commanded her attention, plus she was a fairly young grandmother with lots of energy for a young child. Thank you. Another blogger I follow also unfortunately lost her Grandma. From Lillooet she moved with her family to Kamloops, where she met my grandfather, and they married in 1944. I was looking for details I could use for the eulogy Id need to deliver two days later, but I also wanted to melt the feelings about her Id frozen since shed started becoming a different person. Eulogy for a Grandmother I'm not sure how you begin to talk about a life that spanned nearly a centurya woman whose time included half a dozen wars, The Great Depression, and 17 different presidents. We hosted a memorial service at Western Hills Church of Christ in Austin, Texas. Her battle was over. : A Preschoolers Guide to Losing a Loved One, Keep Me In Your Heart: A Fathers Day Wish, My mother found peace after Alzheimers disease, Slow Motion: The Alzheimers Grieving Process, Memorial Service Packet Insert Page Dixie Stucky, Knesek Funeral Home Obituary and Guestbook. I had no idea the next time I saw you, you would be unconscious on your deathbed. And am thinking of how to write my eulogy too. Everyone told her that it was okay for her to go home but her stubborn little body just kept fighting. Life is too short to dwell on the painful memories but long enough to rebuild as your grandmother did. But she was confused in large groups and had trouble keeping track of the names of what I suspect she considered the extra characters in her life, like our spouses and her great-grandchildren. What a beautiful piece of writing and a wonderful tribute to an obviously amazing person. She had a fall on the 20th of December that fractured her pelvis and back, and she was in hospital. After all, she and her community had been unfairly victimized for nothing more than their ethnicity. Share on Pinterest. 1. When I was first asked to share a few words in honor of my grandmother, I was tempted to wind back the clock about ten years. But know Im thinking of you and thanks so much for sharing. For the past 10 years, Grandma suffered from dementia and memory loss so I was tempted to rewind the clock and talk about how she really was in her earlier years. Theres no filter. m_gallery_blog_id = "8001122"; I write this column every week, because right now, information is really all we have to protect ourselves against Alzheimer's disease. I dont know how much time we have left with my grandfather before he is reunited with my mom. With the outbreak of war with Japan, like others in the Japanese Canadian community she was sent with her father, her mother and her younger brother Sid, to a prison camp for the duration of the war. As many of you know, for the last ten years or so, Grandma has suffered from dementia and memory loss, such that in her latter days she was a shadow of her former self. Later as the dementia set in, there were certain moments from her life shed tell repeatedly like the time she got fired from her job for wearing a Roosevelt pin, and the time she walked into a synagogue at the age of 15 and asked to receive an education there even though her family didnt have a membership. Heres what I mean: dementia reveals the true essence of a person. eulogy for grandmother with alzheimer's; Recent Comments. By Nina Badzin. [], [] That night, a great peace washed over me. I can see so much of your mom and dad in you and that is superb. Jameson Peter Mendes, She finally found peace after Alzheimers disease. When you ask Americans over the age of 60 what health threat they fear the most, overwhelmingly they say Alzheimer's. But of course, this isn't about history. Your email address will not be published. So beautiful Lea. They worked hard and their daughters had good educations. Ive edited it a bit because I wrote it to read out: My grandmother, Susan Sugiyama, was a woman I would like to honor today with my memories of her. What a life she had and what a blessing she was to you and you to her. Now go home and take care of your babies. But then, in January, my parents called with news that she had contracted pneumonia. Just five weeks after my mothers passing, my 90-year-old grandfather fell and broke one of the vertebrae in his neck. Men nr jag passerade ldern d han dog, ndrades ngot. After some debate, my family elected me to compose and deliver the eulogy. personal blog, fashion, street fashion, fashion blog, style, makeup, makeup tests, makeup styles, beauty, beauty, health, hair, haircare, hairstyles. The grieving process is a long one, and never truly over, but hope your memories are helping to ease the sadness. She entered hospice care when I was pregnant with my first daughter and passed away, almost two years later, when I was pregnant with my second daughter. Then the war. And in her later years, when the more complex aspects of her personality had faded, her joyful faith in Jesus remained. Do you know youre loved?. So I go after dementia the way it went after my mother -- relentlessly, clinically, unrepentantly. It has been a difficult summer for my grandparents. They did manage to avoid the holding pens of the Exhibition grounds where so many were forced to live in horse stalls; on arrival they lost themselves in the crowds and fled to Steveston where they took refuge with their friends the Arakis before the inevitable removal by train to the interior. Tags: Dementia, Grandparent Loss, It's Complicated Is she dead? I asked, in disbelief, but I knew the answer. A lot of the Japanese culture that I retain, as a fourth-generation Japanese Canadian, came from her. She was perpetually cheerful, joyful, and sunny. We shared a hotel room, and as we both got up early, we walked the beach at Waikiki every morning and then Grandma took me to a cafe for breakfast, a different one every day. By Bob Thune When Id ask about my grandfather, Norman, who died in his late 50s in a plane crash on his way to Japan, shed remind me that I was named after him. I recently lost my mother to Alzheimers. Her joyful exuberance turned out to be [], [] Ireally need to watch my mom suffer with early onset Alzheimers disease for the bulk of my twenties? My 83-year-old mother has dementia. She cultivated refinement in her surroundings and her person. I didnt hear my grandmother say shoganai. She didnt speak of the internment at all to me. Shed probably forgotten how shed give me a manicure and wed go through old photo albums or watch Saturday Night Live. And didnt seem to remember our countless lunches at Neiman Marcus, where shed insist I use every last bit of strawberry butter for the popovers while also lecturing me not to pick out such dainty jewelry. When we got word en route that she had died, my husband had to keep assuring the kids that I was okay. I thought Id share it here for those friends whom I havent managed to tell. A lovely heartfelt story, that just goes to show how everyones life is fascinating. 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