The special pot plant
Remembering12 total reviews
Comment from Cindy Decker 2
Author,
While your story is painful to read (I am 64 and my life isn't what it used to be, though I am not terminally I'll like your protagonist), it is genuine.
It is very well written. Excellent.
Good luck in the contest!
Best wishes,
Cindy
reply by the author on 04-Jun-2022
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Author,
While your story is painful to read (I am 64 and my life isn't what it used to be, though I am not terminally I'll like your protagonist), it is genuine.
It is very well written. Excellent.
Good luck in the contest!
Best wishes,
Cindy
Comment Written 03-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 04-Jun-2022
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Thank you very much Cindy. I really appreciate your review (especially because I think it had already expired). Your words are very meaningful.
Wendy
Comment from Debi Pick Marquette
I thought I could make it through this without crying, but this story was so very moving. And now hearing the sentiments in your words and heart for this woman, (who was too young) was so very touching. I did have trouble with the fact that people, especially a mother would turn their backs on her for something that wasn't her fault. Yet being a true story, that is something you maybe also had a hard time with. After all, you were so thankful when you thought the plant was for her mother. Beautiful story and wish I had a six star left to give you, but the sentiment is truly the same. Thank you for sharing this lovely piece with us.
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2022
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I thought I could make it through this without crying, but this story was so very moving. And now hearing the sentiments in your words and heart for this woman, (who was too young) was so very touching. I did have trouble with the fact that people, especially a mother would turn their backs on her for something that wasn't her fault. Yet being a true story, that is something you maybe also had a hard time with. After all, you were so thankful when you thought the plant was for her mother. Beautiful story and wish I had a six star left to give you, but the sentiment is truly the same. Thank you for sharing this lovely piece with us.
Comment Written 02-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2022
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Thank you very much Debi. I appreciate your caring words a great deal! The whole family was very dysfunctional unfortunately. It was a sad and difficult time, very draining.
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Bless you for being such a loyal companion and friend; actually a Guardian Angel!
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
This is a particularly poignant story. I wonder if it ever happens like that, that the primary care-giver is exempt from the mistrust of the dying brain. in my experience it was always the opposite: carer = direct target.
reply by the author on 01-Jun-2022
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This is a particularly poignant story. I wonder if it ever happens like that, that the primary care-giver is exempt from the mistrust of the dying brain. in my experience it was always the opposite: carer = direct target.
Comment Written 01-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 01-Jun-2022
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Thank you for reviewing. Greatly appreciated. You are absolutely right - the primary care-giver is generally the target. However I wasn't the primary care-giver. In my role, I saw her only once a week, and my visits were something she looked forward to a lot as they were special and different (and non-medical). She had home-care helpers, and medical staff on a regular basis, but my (voluntary) role was simply support, mainly emotional and social, apart from the shopping and appointments. Thank you again.
Comment from Teri7
This is a very well written story you have penned for Plant contest. You used very good descriptive words. That was very sad for Casey, but glad she had you! Best wishes in the contest! love and blessings, Teri
reply by the author on 01-Jun-2022
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This is a very well written story you have penned for Plant contest. You used very good descriptive words. That was very sad for Casey, but glad she had you! Best wishes in the contest! love and blessings, Teri
Comment Written 01-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 01-Jun-2022
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Thank you Teri, for this lovely review, and also for your good wishes. I am encouraged by both.
Comment from lyenochka
Enjoyed your moving story. What a blessing you were to Casey. You were the nurturing motherly figure in her life as everything deteriorated around her. I think I know someone like her who has Huntington's Chorea. I wonder if it's the same disease.
Best wishes in the contest!
reply by the author on 01-Jun-2022
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Enjoyed your moving story. What a blessing you were to Casey. You were the nurturing motherly figure in her life as everything deteriorated around her. I think I know someone like her who has Huntington's Chorea. I wonder if it's the same disease.
Best wishes in the contest!
Comment Written 01-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 01-Jun-2022
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Thank you for your insightful and thoughtful review. She had Corticobasal ganglionic degeneration. They did check for Huntingdon?s chorea as there is considerable overlap in symptoms but it was ruled out (can?t remember what the points of difference were). Thank you also for your good wishes.
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Oh, thanks for letting me know the disease name. I'll never remember that but it sounds scary! Gee, I thought Alzheimer's was the scarier than cancer but now there are more diseases that could be worse!
Comment from LisaMay
You have the patience and caring nature of a saint - which is what Casey recognised. Your story makes harrowing reading of her decline into oblivion. It was a gift that her paranoia did not include you, but so horrible for her if all her complaints were true, and so sad for her family and friends if they were due to her mind deteriorating.
reply by the author on 31-May-2022
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You have the patience and caring nature of a saint - which is what Casey recognised. Your story makes harrowing reading of her decline into oblivion. It was a gift that her paranoia did not include you, but so horrible for her if all her complaints were true, and so sad for her family and friends if they were due to her mind deteriorating.
Comment Written 31-May-2022
reply by the author on 31-May-2022
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Thank you very much LisaMay. I?m no saint and I found it quite difficult, to be honest. Unfortunately I think she was right about her mother, and at least one of her carers did steal from her! But as her brain declined she lost all rational and reasonable ways of dealing with things in socially acceptable ways.
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Yes, I can well imagine how difficult and draining it would be. (I looked after my father with Alzheimers for 8 years, so I have a bit of an inkling.)
Comment from LJbutterfly
This is a creatively and beautifully written story that builds in suspense from beginning to end. It is told using succinct and descriptive language. This had to have, at times, been a difficult experience, but the patch of chrysanthemums in your garden sound delightful. Best wishes in the contest.
reply by the author on 30-May-2022
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This is a creatively and beautifully written story that builds in suspense from beginning to end. It is told using succinct and descriptive language. This had to have, at times, been a difficult experience, but the patch of chrysanthemums in your garden sound delightful. Best wishes in the contest.
Comment Written 30-May-2022
reply by the author on 30-May-2022
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Thank you so much for a lovely review, most encouraging. Thanks too for your good wishes.
Comment from JoannaN
This is a moving, well-written, well-described story. You have combined a good form, a gripping plot and interesting characters. Well done. Congratulations.
reply by the author on 30-May-2022
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This is a moving, well-written, well-described story. You have combined a good form, a gripping plot and interesting characters. Well done. Congratulations.
Comment Written 30-May-2022
reply by the author on 30-May-2022
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Thank you very much Joanna! What lovely words. I appreciate your review very much, as well as the honour of six stars.
Comment from jessizero
This was a sad but beautiful story. I read it before I realized it was nonfiction. The end was wonderful, with her giving you the plant. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely story here. Best wishes to you.
reply by the author on 29-May-2022
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This was a sad but beautiful story. I read it before I realized it was nonfiction. The end was wonderful, with her giving you the plant. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely story here. Best wishes to you.
Comment Written 29-May-2022
reply by the author on 29-May-2022
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Thank you very much Jessi. Lovely review. I appreciate your time in reading a longer piece as well.
Comment from pome lover
I should have guessed from your first description of your garden, but then, I didn't know the story.
I imagine that was a really tough time for you, as well, though in another capacity. Helping as best as you could and watching the deterioration.
You related it well without too much detail, but enough for the reader to get the picture. Nicely done!
Katharine
reply by the author on 29-May-2022
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I should have guessed from your first description of your garden, but then, I didn't know the story.
I imagine that was a really tough time for you, as well, though in another capacity. Helping as best as you could and watching the deterioration.
You related it well without too much detail, but enough for the reader to get the picture. Nicely done!
Katharine
Comment Written 29-May-2022
reply by the author on 29-May-2022
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Thank you so much Katharine. I appreciate your insightful review. Yes,you are right - it was not easy helping her.
