tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post7860951548616365727..comments2024-03-18T23:26:50.459-05:00Comments on Hopeful Parents: On Being VerbalHopeful Parentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998569368345552372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-23542727611526763422022-10-14T01:50:51.392-05:002022-10-14T01:50:51.392-05:00NiceNiceFairy Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278370983261868463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-81002750998121488782011-03-11T17:53:18.000-06:002011-03-11T17:53:18.000-06:00Your post resonates with me deeply as we share sim...Your post resonates with me deeply as we share similar circumstances. My mother suffers from the crippling effects of dementia and I am often struck by how similar her struggles are to those of my children. Fear not dear friend, for I sail the same choppy waters of a similar small pond.<br><br>Lisa Petersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-5834916281767020032011-03-11T10:07:50.000-06:002011-03-11T10:07:50.000-06:00so touched by your amazing wordsso touched by your amazing words<br><br>k-Floortime Lite mamahttp://drycappucino.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-84453542980024953772011-03-10T15:41:58.000-06:002011-03-10T15:41:58.000-06:00Grateful that you shared these difficult feelings ...Grateful that you shared these difficult feelings and ideas with us, and so beautifully.<br><br>Lisa Duggannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-85741449107848482652011-03-10T14:15:27.000-06:002011-03-10T14:15:27.000-06:00So beautiful and tender, Varda. After college I w...So beautiful and tender, Varda. After college I worked for three years as a carer for adults, most of whom were elderly and had dementia or had lost language because of a stroke. It is painful so see the inability to communicate by the most vulnerable, it is even worse when they are mistreated because they are unable to tell us about it. There is always a human being inside. Always.<br><br>Spectrummy Mummyhttp://spectrummymummy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-89223272272497722852011-03-10T12:02:50.000-06:002011-03-10T12:02:50.000-06:00Agreed. Your honesty and genuine insight are extre...Agreed. Your honesty and genuine insight are extremely refreshing. You make a lot of great points about the nature of language, especially what we realize about it when language is absent. You have certainly gained valuable wisdom through your experiences, thank you for sharing them!<br><br>firstSTREEThttp://www.facebook.com/firststreetincnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-72920590778260125552011-03-10T10:09:52.000-06:002011-03-10T10:09:52.000-06:00oh Varda...this is really an amazing post and I ha...oh Varda...this is really an amazing post and I have no idea how you wrote it with all that you had going on. You are an inspiring amazing mother and daughter. Truly.<br><br>Alysiahttp://trydefyinggravity.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com