BethU
Extremely helpful member
- Joined
- May 11, 2008
- Messages
- 2,646
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 05/2008
- Country
- US
- State
- California
- City
- Los Angeles
Capt. Al's hilarious accounts of his lawn mower adventures have inspired me to post this topic. I hope, Capt. Al, that you have printed out these stories for your family.
I think one of the greatest gifts we can give our families is to write down information about our lives, and our families, parents, siblings, children, etc. And this is especially important if you're a PALS, because there's more to us than our disease!
Writing accounts of our lives before we became PALS, our childhoods, schools, work, beliefs, etc. ... and also what we are going through now ... would be a wonderful gift to leave for future generations of your family.
If you're still able to type, you can devote just 10 or 15 minutes a day to recording a few facts. It doesn't have to be a big deal. Doesn't have to be a book or "great writing." Vignettes such as Capt. Al's are perfect.
And to caregivers ... I know none of you have 10 seconds a day for anything else ... but if you printed our your messages to this forum and kept them for your kids and grandkids and their kids, it would mean the world to them to learn about your heroic struggle in your own words.
Just a thought ...
BethU
I think one of the greatest gifts we can give our families is to write down information about our lives, and our families, parents, siblings, children, etc. And this is especially important if you're a PALS, because there's more to us than our disease!
Writing accounts of our lives before we became PALS, our childhoods, schools, work, beliefs, etc. ... and also what we are going through now ... would be a wonderful gift to leave for future generations of your family.
If you're still able to type, you can devote just 10 or 15 minutes a day to recording a few facts. It doesn't have to be a big deal. Doesn't have to be a book or "great writing." Vignettes such as Capt. Al's are perfect.
And to caregivers ... I know none of you have 10 seconds a day for anything else ... but if you printed our your messages to this forum and kept them for your kids and grandkids and their kids, it would mean the world to them to learn about your heroic struggle in your own words.
Just a thought ...
BethU