tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111908578786133382.post1031025186768772536..comments2024-01-11T23:55:40.302-08:00Comments on Alzheimer's Canyon: Sky: Navigating the Biggest Hotel in the WorldJane and Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10734376990598714240noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111908578786133382.post-297365594683553582017-07-01T07:15:38.965-07:002017-07-01T07:15:38.965-07:00Sky, this is so beautifully written. I can easily ...Sky, this is so beautifully written. I can easily imagine being in that hallway with you, facing it with both awe and maybe some fear. And rude Vertigo and Anxiety appearing with no invitation-not fair! There's nothing fair about what you face each day.<br /><br />Your piece made me think of an idea a clever friend of mine has for a future writing piece. First, picture a GPS as we know them. You put in your destination and the GPS lays out a plan for you to follow. Now think about your life having a GPS. You put in a destination but sometimes you don't follow the plan the GPS lays out (so this metaphor applies to decisions we control vs things that happen to us out of our control- Alzheimer's Canyon). Anyway, you make an alternate decision in your life and rather than scolding or berating you your life GPS just recalculates and lays out a new suggested route. For example, someone's plan may be to have a life partner but for lots of reasons that person chooses someone who's not a good match. Rather than telling you how stupid you've been your life GPS just recalculates, says this is where you're at now, here's the new route.<br /><br />While I am sure there are times when you feel incredibly frustrated, sad and fearful-at least that is how I would be feeling- I have also seen you, Sky, do the calm, "recalculating" thing and I so admire that. You and I (and Jane) were recently at an unfamiliar hospital visiting our aunt. You had arrived at her room earlier than I. I met you in the hallway (!) as I was coming in. You were headed back to your car to get your book. I said "Hi" and you said in a natural voice, "Am I lost?". You weren't lost, in fact you found your way to and from the car following unknown hallways, boarding a shuttle bus and navigating an unfamiliar parking lot all by yourself. But I will hold onto what you asked, "Am I lost?" because you asked it like that life GPS- no self-deprecation, no embarrassment- just coming from a place of "This is what's happening to me and this is my new route." You are an inspiration to me, my dear brother. Mary Y.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071023107694421720noreply@blogger.com