riled up
I had a fun, light-hearted post all planned out and it got totally derailed. I’ll have to save it for later.
You see, I read a lot of news for my job, and this popped up on The New York Times Web site this afternoon and got me all fired up. Excuse me while I step up onto this soapbox.
If there is one thing I absolutely cannot tolerate, one thing that takes me from zero to psychotic in 2.5 seconds, it’s someone abusing someone who is defenseless. Women who leave their newborns in dumpsters…drunk uncles who molest their little nieces…men who drug their dates and rape them…people who abuse animals…and this.
Both of my grandmothers had Alzheimer’s, and I’m convinced it’s one of the most atrocious diseases there is. It robs you of everything: who you are, your personality, your relationships, all the things that can make illness bearable. You’re a prisoner of your own mind. You’re frustrated, scared, and confused and you can’t even communicate. So when I would see things go missing from my grandmother’s room, evidence of neglect, or hear her talked down to, it would ignite something in me.
That is why this article got to me, and I hope it gets to you too.
June 17th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
how awful. my grandpa has alzheimer’s right now.
i’d be furious if someone did this to him.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Hi Jennifer,
Great post and you’ve got every right to be mad. We do a weekly worship service at an assisted living center in Bedford. I see so many Alzheimer’s patients. Last week a lady that typically comes to our group said to her daughter that she doesn’t know who I am and skipped meeting with us because of that. Her daughter said she’s getting worse.
I’m glad you’re mad about this kind of sickness perpetrated on the weak of our world. I am too.
Brian