> > What about those of us who make lace, do jigsaw puzzles, read, knit, > sew, > try and solve Sudoku puzzles (the coffee break ones can take me a > couple of > hours!), while watching the TV? Perhaps we'll develop Alzheimer's > slowly!
i was hoping crochet would be added to the list. it is a hobby, so i guess i'm in there. i read a lot when i'm searching the internet, so i'm going to count that i exercised my brain there as well. as for tv! i don't watch it, but i watch the computer monitor long enough to count for the same thing. > she > never exercised her brain - was never allowed to by her husband who > controlled and decided everything in their lives. Was never allowed a hobby because he wouldn't spend a penny that wasn't necessary and he controlled all the money that came into the household. i remember my dad trying to tell my mother he thought a man should be the head of the household and then years later and 5 children later we lived in a double income house that barely got by. he was then heard saying there is no way to run a household without two incomes! he also said when he was first married he thought the women did women things around the house and the man did man things. he learned to cook, do laundry, and clean the house as well as my mother. her work was just as important as his. as far as i can remember my mother divied out the paychecks. she paid the bills with it and decided what was spent on what. he said what he wanted and she gave it to him, but the rest was all her decision. if i ever marry, i would never live in a household where i didn't have equal say-so. i'm not bossy, but i can't see developing the idea that i have no rights paying my own bills and getting part of the paycheck if i do all the cooking and cleaning! i really feel sorry for any man who has to rely on my cooking and cleaning! i am living proof that women are not always good at domestic chores!! lol! when i was a teenager i swore i would marry a chef so he could do all the cooking. > > She has no idea she has so much money and GBP600 plus a week is going on keeping her in residential care. There's enough money to keep her for the next sixteen years, but it's not likely that she'll live that long - if you can call it a life, but then I don't think she had a life before she developed Alzheimers. my grandmother is widowed and has dimentia and alzheimers and she doesn't remember the house she lives in is hers. she is always trying to go home! she has lived in this house for over 30 years and she gets up fighting mad yelling and crying she wants to go home. it is the medication that makes her paranoid like this, but the side affects are worth prolonging her life. she will eventually end up bed-ridden and unable to control her own bowels or forget altogether how to go to the bathroom. she is at the stages now where she wears diapers, but she so far is able to get up and go when she really has to go, just not in good time. she also was a home maker, but she did work before she was married. she is able to read, but not very well. back when she was a little girl schooling was not required and through out her life she only read magazines,the newspaper, and the bible reglarly. right now her eyes are bad, but she can read the clock still. she is 87 going on 88 this year. from suzy in tennessee,u.s.a. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
