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As you know, a good cry helps a lot. I glad you were able to let some of your pain out. Nita Sarah Doubt wrote: > Well, I try and watch some light-hearted television in the morning > before I turn on the news (not always very uplifting). My favourite is > the superstation. They play tons of old re-runs. So at 6:30 in the > morning for the last couple of weeks, I've been watching old episodes of > FAMILY TIES. > > This morning was not as uplifting as I had hoped for. The episode if > some of you may recall from the 80's was the once where Denise Keaton's > aunt discovers that she has Alzheimer's. It was quite upsetting to me > to watch it. > > I'm glad about the tears though. Fresh out of the shower, ready to > start the day, and huge tears pouring out of my eyes and streaming down > my face. But I needed it. I haven't dealt with any of my grandmother's > condition in this way before. I've been keeping a stiff upper lip. But > I do feel better now. Sometimes tears are very healing. I have cried > like that in a while. No sobbing or hysterics, just real tears. It was > quite a release. > > I hope that I haven't upset anyone. I just needed to let all of this > out. I couldn't let my mother see me crying or else she would've lost > it. I can't discuss it at work because that's not the time and the > place and my friends are all far away right now. So I'm glad that I > could turn to this group. > > Once again, thank you for listening (well, reading). Sometimes it's > just nice to know that there's someone on the other end who > understands.... > > Sarah