2 years ago my mom passed away. It is amazing how many changes have taken place since that day. I have grown and made a new life. I do miss my mom and in some way my brother, even after everything he did. Easter is a time of rebirth and growth and i am reminded today to look to the future and not the past though the past has helped make me strong and who I am it's the future that I will make better from surviving the past.

Janie , you always were special.You soon learned how special when you saw how positive people responded to you.Those who are not able to acknowledge anothers positive are lacking in their own self confidence..WE ARE ALL BORN WITH SOMETHING TO OFFER.tO OUR SELVES AND TO OTHERS.Once we realize this, nothing can undo what you take away with this knowledge.If we cannot love our selves how can we expect to love others.You know when this happens as this feeling comes over your entire body that words cannot describe.

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I finally feel that at 52 I have matured. We have all learned a lot of valuable lessons from each other. When I joined in 2000 I didn't know how much this place would not only help me with Alzheimer questions but help me also to survive and become the person I am today. For that I thank you all. xoxo

Still mar, I realized my experiencs as a caregiver matured me, gave me self confidence , learned I was not perfect but able to acknowledge my short comings and appreciate my strengths.
I was always seeing others for all their strengths and compared my self to them.What I realized that each of us has our strengths and our weakneses.We can enhnace our strengths and work on the weakness.
What I learned and gained could have only come about because of my being responsible for my loved ones.If we really search we can see that not all of caregiving was in vain.We gave and we got something in return.We got our selves to a better place.

I too was always looking for positive acknowledgement from others my whole life. I would go along with even their ideas so they liked me. That's one of the reasons I could not have gone back where my life was before caregiving. I finally feel that at 52 I have matured. We have all learned a lot of valuable lessons from each other. When I joined in 2000 I didn't know how much this place would not only help me with Alzheimer questions but help me also to survive and become the person I am today. For that I thank you all. xoxo

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Through the negative comes a positive. You were challenged and survived.You gain self love and self confidence from your accomplishments and not through the eyes of others

And, it is YOU, my dear friend who taught me that valuable lesson. I have always looked around for acknowledgement; now I am not looking so much these days. Thank you!

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though the past has helped make me strong and who I am it's the future that I will make better from surviving the past.

Through the negative comes a positive.
You were challenged and survived.You gain self love and self confidence from your accomplishments and not through the eyes of others

TWO YEARS!!, I feel like I met you just yesterday here, but it has been more than 2 years.

You are an inspiration to me.

((((( HUGS )))))