The meeting was brief and just simply “Yes Wendy, you have alzheimers like your mum did”. With heightened emotions it feels like a sledge hammer hitting you even though you were fully prepared and expecting it.
Category: Wendys History
A Cardiologist For Wendy
With Wendy’s tooth surgery pending the surgeon contacted me about who Wendys cardiologist was. Umm that was embarrassing as I … More
The accident
The story came out that they had been in the local Westfield and on the travelator – which isn’t reommended for wheelcahirs and when the carer had gone to take Wendy’s wheelchair brakes off at the bottom, she had been pushed from behind, by a large lady which had resulted in her falling and grazing her leg badly. Leaving Wendy without a “driver” and toppling out of the wheelchair.
What is going on – too many changes.
The overriding thoughts I have been having for almost a year now, has been focused on trying to work out what has been going on with, Wendy in relation to her behavior, emotions, and cognitive abilities.
Down Syndrome in 1968
Our parents Garry and Valerie were married in June 1967, dad was just 23 years, a dairy farmer and mum … More
I'm lucky aren't I... 