tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post1380206690580030720..comments2023-08-18T04:28:00.494-04:00Comments on Maybe I'm Just Lazy: One Woman's Journey Through MS and Life: Still in the Dead Dad ClubJulie M. Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13202264108356942158noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-2491158653758980572012-12-27T13:14:47.321-05:002012-12-27T13:14:47.321-05:00I am alive and very well. Thanks for missing me, A...I am alive and very well. Thanks for missing me, Anonymous. I am drafting another imperfect post now. :-)Julie M. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202264108356942158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-34623405331811739162012-08-25T11:50:20.910-04:002012-08-25T11:50:20.910-04:00You haven't posted in awhile. I hope things ar...You haven't posted in awhile. I hope things are well with you.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-61677169079753493062012-03-20T16:38:45.800-04:002012-03-20T16:38:45.800-04:00I don't know how long it will be before I, too...I don't know how long it will be before I, too, can become an august member of your club... But lemme tell ya, watching my dad's slow inevitable decline as he struggles w/multiple chronic health issues & worst of all, dementia, is agonizing!<br />I have pledged my life to relieving animal suffering, & yet I feel pretty much powerless to help him. This is a road he must travel forValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-52939745004660054502012-03-11T19:28:59.770-04:002012-03-11T19:28:59.770-04:00Thanks for commiserating. I get a lot of comfort f...Thanks for commiserating. I get a lot of comfort from the words of other club members. Your response made me realize that, as a parent, I often have to look at my invisible tattoo: "Don't do what mom and dad did." I'm grateful that, in the years before he died, I got to hear my sober dad tell me how he felt about the mistakes he made as a parent when I was growing up and that heJulie M. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202264108356942158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-85776058651670479242012-03-10T08:05:09.376-05:002012-03-10T08:05:09.376-05:00I joined in 1999. Two more years and I become a &...I joined in 1999. Two more years and I become a "Gold Card" member.<br />It does get easier--slightly. But I still wear my "WWDD" (What-Would-Dad-Do) bracelet.<br /><br />Great post!My Odd Sockhttp://www.myoddsock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-9318078555939180612012-03-06T08:34:03.465-05:002012-03-06T08:34:03.465-05:00I used to think MS was the best club I never wante...I used to think MS was the best club I never wanted to join but I'm starting to think the Dead Dad Club has some pretty cool members too. The admission fees are astronomical, though. :-(Julie M. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202264108356942158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747230250579415057.post-52529695601653864232012-03-06T07:43:37.207-05:002012-03-06T07:43:37.207-05:00Ok, you made me cry at 730 am! I've been a me...Ok, you made me cry at 730 am! I've been a member for 9 years in april. I wear my dads cowboy boots and hear him say "that'll put hair on your chest" as he tasted his latest concoction. Wish I could say it gets easier. Really it just feels farther away. Virtual hug- beautiful entry.aswaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368920780589514273noreply@blogger.com