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Many of you will remember that my Mother is living with ALS. The disease continues to creep along and when I tell others about how my Mom is doing I usually say something like, “Everything with my Mom is bad, but good.”
Bad in that she has greater difficulty breathing and eating. Bad also in that her ability to talk has been reduced to garbled utterances. Good in that she has an experienced caretaker who helps her during the day. And good in that her Bridge-playing and Dominoes-playing friends visit every week. Also good in that ALS has yet to rob my Mother of her abilities to work Crossword and Sudoku puzzles.
Recently, I’ve uploaded two new mini-documentaries telling some great stories of my Mother’s life. If you have some time this Memorial Day weekend, consider learning more about the remarkable life Glenna Keith Coffey Moore has lived through these two videos.
As they finished dinner recently, my parents started reminiscing about their first dates. Luckily, I had my video camera nearby and was able to capture some precious stories and heartfelt footage.
Al and Glenna have been married for nearly 45 years and to hear the unbridled joy in my Dad’s voice thrills me. He truly found the greatest love of all. Enjoy.
Direct link to the video on Google
Glenna’s mother, Margaretta, was active in keeping scrapbooks throughout her life. Luckily, many of Margaretta’s scrapbooks have survived the years and are still in good enough condition to flip through the pages.
Before ALS progressed with my mother, she shared stories about the people and the photos from a scrapbook her Mom crafted for her when she was a young child.
The following video documentary shares amusing childhood stories from my Mom’s remarkable life. Enjoy.
Direct link to the video on Google
[NOTE: The audio for this documentary was recorded in August of 2006.]
John, this is priceless. Thanks for sharing. I'll wipe the tears and go back to work now, but I'm awfully glad I had the chance to spend a few minutes with your mom and dad.
Posted by: Connie Reece | May 25, 2007 at 01:44 PM
John - Thank you for sharing such sweet, heart warming movements with your family. The love certainly shines thru.
Posted by: Toby | May 29, 2007 at 07:25 PM