EMBRACING DEMENTIA
WITH EMPATHY
Despite the suffering,
I believe in these bible verses.
“ I will never
leave you are forsake you” Hebrews 13:5
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor do his seed begging bread Psalm 37: 25
The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sicknesses. Psalm 41:3
In our daily lives
despite the suffering and pain, God promises stands, he will always be with us.
I would like to
journey your mind through Sarah life briefly, let see her struggling in
poverty in a developing country.
Sometime it is good to take a poverty check and feel the lives of those
who really encountered poverty. First,
what is poverty? According to the Oxford Dictionary, “poverty is when you are extremely
poor”.
This means you have
no resources to depend on. You become inferior in your community because you
cannot live like the rich men and women. Notwithstanding, it is all right,
because we all breath the same air and living on the same planet.
As mentioned, Sarah
as been through the storm of poverty when she was a child, but in her mind she
was very rich according to how she behaved. Sarah was so poor she could not
afford lunch money or taking transportation to school because her parents could
not afford it. Sarah took a different
stand in her life at the age of fifteen, she met with the chef in the school
cafeteria, and she asked him to give her the opportunity to clean up the
kitchen with him after school three days a week in order to get her weekly
lunch. The Chef gave her the opportunity in doing so. Three evening per week,
Sarah worked in the kitchen. Being so
faithful to the Chef, she receives her meal. Sarah was a loner, very arrogant
child. She did not mix with anyone in her district other than her family or
those who was rich. It is as if she has an aim that one day she will not be in
poverty, a thing is going to be changed for her in the future. She did not have
shoes or good clothing but what she had she keeps it clean and ironed. When speaking the English language she was
fairly spoken. She did not interact with anyone who spoke broken English
because she was afraid she would be in his or her class. As her Father told
her, “your friends tell who you are.” She feeds on that wealth of her Father’s
word.
Sarah living in
poverty was not an easy task when the rich people in her district children had
Christmas, receiving present from their parents and everyone one else and she
passing by their homes and seeing Christmas lights and her parents had none. It
panders her little heart. Sarah walked over six miles per day forth and back to
school, but she did not complain because she promised herself that she has to
know how to read and right. To her without education she has no life because
education is power. Communication without education means nothing to Sarah.
Finally, she finished high School, she could not move unto college because her
parent could not afford it.
Sarah ran away from home to the big city in the Island of
the Caribbean. She ends up in the public market, seeking employment to work as
store clerk but unfortunately, she did not receive a position in that field.
She finally got a job to babysit in with a filthy rich family in Beverly Hills.
She worked for an year taking care of a girl child five years old. Despite the
job was good because she has three meals a day and had a furnish apartment for
herself- her mind was reflecting back on her parents and siblings she left
behind. She finally wrote them and let them know she was ok. Her letter,
Mom and Dad,
I know you all are worried and searching for me at this
time- please do not worry I am ok. I got a babysitting job in the city, when I
am settle down; I will let you know more about where I am. I love you all but I
could not endure the suffering of you and dad struggling in the woods each day
to find food what was not there for was. I must confessed , I hate being poor
and I know that one day I am going to be rich to help all of you out of
poverty. Mom dad, I am ok, I will send you some money and food soon. Extend my
love to my siblings.
Sarah
Sarah, had a dream of being rich someday or the other- but
in her present state of mind, she wants to work and help her poor family. She
was always terrified of her parents hunting for food in the woods when there
was no food there that was palatable for them to eat. Sarah reflects back on
nights going to bed with little but nothing to eat other than a piece of dry
bred without butter. Such lifestyle was not for her.
Sarah believes that poverty is nothing but a Demonic
spirit that roaming the earth to destroy certain class of people that she would
not mention at this time. Journeying through Sarah’s life of poverty is for you
to read the contents in this book and open your eyes to see the poor around,
you and what you can do to help them. Notice that during Sarah daily life she
lived by faith, which she always be doing something to help herself and her
family, she worked each week and sent money and food home to her parents. Not
only had that she received clothing and shoes from her employer to send home to
her parents to give her siblings. Sarah new the clothes were not new but they
were very good clothes and shoes. Her families were very happy for them.
Receiving the clothing from Sarah, all her siblings’ starts wearing good clothe
and shoes to school. It was then her
parents and sibling were welcome in her district because they could dressed in
decent apparels and having healthy meals. There was such a great change among
the inhabitants in her district, knowing that Sarah’s parents was removed from
poverty because of one child who made that difference. It was through Sarah
while the neighbors in her district begun to recognized her family as people
because everything about her family was changed overnight. He parent stop going
to the woods to find food, they wear decent clothing, so as the rest of the
children with them.
What is so sad here knows that human being only recognize
the outer man but not the inner man, which is the heart.
Sarah made her
first visit back to her district, in a white “Limo,” along with her employer
and few of her children, Kevin and Sandy- they were European living in the
Island. On Sarah’s arrival at her parents two bedrooms wooden home, the
neighbors were all in shock when they saw the” Limo” stopped at Sarah’s home.
They were astonished, asking, “Who are those white people with Sarah, it seems
like she is in trouble with the law?” they all said. In their minds, Sarah
families are poor so they should not be mingling with white folks. What a damn
shame! People are so mean and selfish that it is very hard to comprehend why
some people are human… Well Sarah and her employer had a nice visit with her
family. Sarah took them to the river, on the farm, they ate sugar cane and
plenty oranges and water applies. After that, Sarah’s mother cooked a good meal
and everyone ate as a family. It was surprising that Sarah’s employer did not
show any inferiors towards her family. We believe is because Sarah’s mother
kept her environment very clean. Well they enjoyed themselves with Sarah’s
family and returned back home happy with Sarah. Sarah was very proud to know
that she made a big difference in her family’s life in supporting them. Praise
God! Sarah says, she remember her mother repeated this bible verse every day, “I
have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
nor his seed begging bread.” Psalm 37: 25 she holds onto this verse and in her
daily life she repeats it. Sarah said
born in poverty does not mean that you have to be poor. She believes that every
man to his own order when it comes to success. She looked back in her life, the
poverty that could allow her to prostitute her body to survive; she did not see
life in that pattern for her. She ran-way from home and start a life that
brings her out of poverty. Working with a person who has more than enough to
help her pull through poverty, Sarah believes that ones ambition and thinking
as a lot to do with his or her success in life. She says, “Whatever you think
is you”
Sarah was raised in church despite her poverty; she feels
that no one can do anything without God’s intervention. Truly and hopefully,
God is always with her in making decision about everything. Her employer is
rich and powerful and she learned from them. In her heart one day before she
dies, she is going to be richer than her employer is. In fact, she said, “I
want to be a millionaire someday in my life.” Since she built her foundation on
been a positive person, who knows tomorrow? May be she will be that millionaire
she wants to be.
Sarah worked as a babysitter for two years with the
Williams in the city. She later left to Canada where she was involved in
politics during the seventies when a certain Prime Minister reigned. She did
not mention the things she does during her involvement in politic…
Nevertheless, she got the privilege to be a citizen. She worked many odd jobs
to make ends meet. She fell in love with someone who she gave her heart, but
that person did not love her. She pursues
the relationship that leads to strictly verbal and physical abused. Since she
did not familiar with the country, she lived through the abused where this man
has many other girl friends, drank, go to parties with them came home drank and
verbally and physically abused her. She said, “
It was a hard winter in February
1971 she struggled home from work early when she got home that even, she
opened the door, she heard a noise in her living room, laughing and sweet words
were coming out of her lovers mouth. Such as, “ Baby I love you means
everything to me” She held the key in her hand as she shivered hearing the man
she loved telling another woman how much she means to him.
Sarah, did not
continue to open the door, she closed it back and went to the Lobby inside her
apartment building. It was there she questioned herself about her relationship
with the man she loved, She said, “I am a fool to be putting up with this
underprivileged man. A good man knows a good woman, and I know I am a good
woman and he is blind to it. I have to make a change; I will not allow any man
to mistreat me like this anymore.” She said, it was then she took her belonging
and left when her abusive boyfriend was away from the apartment. She did not
want to have any confrontation with him because she knew he is verbally abusive
and if she starts an argument with him, it can lead to violence.
Emotionally abusive relationships can destroy your
self-worth, lead to anxiety and depression, and make you feel helpless and
alone. No one should have to endure this kind of pain.
It was good that
Sarah recognized that her lover mean her no good, and took the first step to
breaking free is recognizing that her situation was abusive. Once you
acknowledge the reality of the abusive situation, then you can get the help you
need. This is what Sarah did; she recognized verbal and physical abuse and took
immediate action. After getting out of that relationship, it was hard for Sarah
financially but she struggled working overtime and making herself active in
church to release stress. Sarah was a praying soul she prays every second for
God’s guidance. In fact when she walked out of her abusive relationship she met
with her pastor and told him the story how she went home and her boyfriend had
another woman in their apartment. She did not go in dept with what took place,
what she overheard; she just gave him a brief summary of why she left. Well her
pastor was a good man. He had homes throughout the city of Toronto; he gave her
a place to stay until she could get back on her feet.
Sarah was very
happy about it, she gives thanks to her pastor by saying, “Pastor God bless you
and your family. I greatly appreciate this favor. Thank you.” what is so unique
about Sarah, she never leave God out of her equation, she prays most of the
time believing that one day God is going to bless her abundantly with wealth to
help herself, family and the local churches and feeding the poor and needy
people in the community that she lives.
She bear in her mind that she has to move on from poverty to wealth because
God told her if she worship him in spirit and in truth she will be successful
according to Matthews 6: 33, the writer wrote, “seek ye first the kingdom of
God and his righteousness and all other things shall be added unto you”. This
is a promise from God she said and with such promises her praying and waiting
on the Lord to fulfill his promise. Sarah knew that she encountered poverty as
a young girl and she was working very hard to get out of poverty forever. It
reached to the stage where she start gambling by buying lotto tickets. Hoping
that one day, she will win. In that same token she has no idea that if she is
bless with winning the lotto it may cause her many problems down the road. Due to jealously that can leads to
conspiracy, betrayal, siblings abandonment,
and long suffering, She has no idea what wealth have in store for her.
In a sense, God will not allow his Holy one to seek corruption, he provide a
compassionate Sister love with empathy to pull her through hard times. She is
embarking on her journey alone, but God looked into her suffering and he gives
her strength to carry on. It was good that she leaves that relationship and
tries to make it on her own.Her trust in God gives her hope and strength. Sarah said that she love this Bible verse, My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Psalm 121: 2-3
Sarah plat-forms her life on the word of God, most of the time she prayed in silence she loves meditation because she feels that is a way of reaching the heart of God without the devil inters. She reflects back on her relationship with her former boyfriend, she said that she was abused physically when he came home drunk on the weekends after parties, she could not tolerates his breath with the liquor when he enters the bed room and wants to lie in bed with her. She recalled she talked to him about his drinking while they were lying in the bed reasoning. He got very mad and punched her in the face and left her with a “Black and blue right eye”). Sarah said that that night about 5: a.m. she called the police on him. They ordered him to leave the apartment and asked her to filed charges against him but she did not do it.
Sarah is a very empathic person-she is a people lover. She likes to encourage people to live in hope regardless of their situation in life. She sees hope as a building block to every soul rich or poor. She feels life carries abundance of failures, but despite of it all, hope gives you the strength to rise and laugh every time. Even in relationship you may encountered bitterness that let you lost hope, trust, forgiveness, but, in your inner man, there is peace that passes all understanding that you can share to those who are depress, lonely fearful and weak. Sarah is such a loving and kind person, she refused to file charges against her abusive boyfriend. The love and peace she received from God allows her to forgive everyone in every given moment. What I acknowledge with Sarah, she always remembers that she was living in poverty and how hard her parents struggled to fend for them. Nights when there was food boiled in clear water and salt without meat or little butter to use on the yellow yam and bananas. Today she gives God thanks to walked her out of poverty and bring her into a land of more than enough- and she intend to take all the opportunity she can get in this land.
It is so good when someone can remember their past in a positive way and try to heal the negative. Especially when you find a friend to journey with you that is inspiring to your soul. Sarah thinks that one day she will be a wealthy woman. Now that she dwelled in Canada, where there are many opportunities, jobs, education and positive people to mingle with her hope is to become a wealthy woman.
Sarah said, “after living in Canada for awhile she begins to find peace and opportunity-because she keeps God in her everyday equation” she knows that living without God would only be a failure for her, because she was raised into a Christian family. She recalled the way her parents taught she and the rest of siblings to pray the Lord’s Prayer daily. By saying, “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” Matthew 6:10-12
I do not care how anyone thinks; I believe that if a child gets a good foundation at an early age, it grows with him or her. Following Sarah’s story about her life bring tears to my eyes, but on the same coin, I am educating myself from her misfortune-to live better in this world of hate, cruelty and power hungry people.
Sarah after leaving an abusive relationship, she lives continuously in prayer asking God to send her financial help so that she could help herself and family abroad who needs her help to come out of poverty. Guess what? In 1993, God answered her prayer; she bought a lotto ticket for a dollar and she won couple million dollars. This is when she cried out with the ticket-holding it in her right hand in the lotto store and she remember this bible verse, and recites it,
“O Taste and see that the LORD is good. How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!” Psalms 34:8
There were tears of joy and happiness when Sarah was told that she was the winner of few million dollars. She was so happy she called everlasting sister love in the U.S.A. 5:.a.m. and she said, “We are rich! oh my God we are rich! I am a millionaire sis, a millionaire! Can you believe it? Oh my God! My dream came through. I know I was going to be a wealthy woman, I felt it since I was a child. My Sister, I cannot talk, I feel like if I am going to pass-out” Everlasting Sister love asked her to take a deep breath and calm down and tell her how she won the lotto. Sarah finally calms down, and begun to tell how she won these million dollars.
Sarah, “Sis, after I came out of this dreadful relationship with my abusive boyfriend. I kept praying everyday for God to give me a breakthrough with my finance. I told God that if he blessed me I would share whatever he blessed me with among my family and the poor. Sis, God truly hears my prayer, I had one and only dollar in my pocketbook, my mind led me to a store where they sold lotto, I bought a ticket for a dollar- so be it Sis, I was one of the winners.”
Sister love everlasting wow! You are blessed my sister, I remember when we were in the dust of poverty, you always behaved rich. Speaking politely, walking in style as if you were some kind of a model, refused to mix with underclass people even though you were underclass yourself. Now you are class my sister, class, upper class. Thank God for his blessing toward you.
Sarah, “Thank you sis I got to go... I have to go and see a lawyer, to make financial plans. After that, I am taking all my poor nieces and nephews to the Island. Be good to yourself Sis, I will be in touch.” “Sure sister, we will be in touch.”
Oh well this is what life is all about. From the dust of poverty to a millionaire. I often tell people do not look down on people because he or she is poor. We do not know what the feature holds for anyone. Sarah is a big example, coming from a poor family she imbedded in her mind that one day she was going to me rich. May be she did not believe that she was going to be in the millionaire category, but she feels that richness in her bone as a child. Actually, it is good to thing rich when you are poor; you will be activated to work hard to accomplish those riches that you think of. Sarah’s entire childhood her mind sets on only one thing, riches, in other sense she feels that poverty should not hold anyone down. Looking back when she got the babysitting job and how she works humble with her employer and received favors in order to help her family and herself. I knew many people who came from poor families and just remain as is. Most of them will say, “ I am from a poor family no one wants to mingle with us.
Damn, no, you are what you want to be. God gives you a mind, and a brain to think, choose and make your own decision about your life. In fact, I would like to add; when God was creating the world, the bible says that there was nothing in the world it was void. It was then God started to speak words into existence, when he said,
“Let there be light: and there was light. 4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.” Genesis 1: 4-5
God taught us that words are very powerful, he spoke and things happen. Sarah, spoke to her mind daily that she wants to be rich and it did happen. As we continue to journey through Sarah’s life, we understand that she is a woman with faith and strong mind. Acknowledge that faith without work makes no sense at all- you have to move with faith and it will work for you. Sarah went and bought a lotto ticket with the mind to win, with her strong faith she won.
Wealth-disbursements
Sarah cashed in her ticket. She first traveled with families to the Island to enjoy some of her money she stays in Jamaica, in a very expensive hotel where all is inclusive. To her it was a blessing sent from God. She enjoyed her vacation to the fullest, she toured the island in Expensive car, been to many Beaches, fall, Parties and movies. She spoke of Dunn’s River Falls -Beach walking, Boat tours. Etc.
When Sarah returned from her vacation, she bought a luxurious home in a suburban are in Ontario. There she dwelled with her Son. After that she took several trips to Europe, in fact, she went to Paris; she said she enjoyed it very well especially the Beaches in Southern Spain… After enjoying many vacations all over the world, she settled down for a moment as she made plans to start businesses such as opened a Bridal Store, and magazine Company. Six months later, she made plans; she went back to her hometown and she builds a beautiful home for her parents. Neighbors in the community were astonished. Knowing how poor Sarah’s family were, and later became the most respected family in the community, because of Sarah’s help. The building stands out to be one of the most beautiful homes in the community. Her parents blessed her saying, “May God continues his blessing upon you and your children, children. You took shame away from us. May your light on earth shine brighter, and brighter as you move toward a higher calling wish is in Jesus Christ our Lord. Sarah, we have not mouth or voices to tell you how much we thank you, love and appreciate you for what you had done. You removed us out of a hut to a mansion! Oh, God we thank you. No weapon that formed against you shall prosper. If in case they come, they shall not tarry-you will overcome them all. God bless you”
Her parents and siblings loved and praised her for her candid consideration toward her family. They knew she had done a lot for them. As time goes on Sarah doing good to the poor. She testified of a story about a poor man she met on the Street in Ontario, stranded, she took him to her mansion and fed him, bought him some new clothes and took him to a certain shelter for safety. After that Sarah and her Son became member of a mega church in Toronto, she was baptized and was given the position of a pastor. She bought the senior pastor a luxurious car in which she fails to declare the name of the car. She spent several years there and late moved unto another mega church which she feels was more comfortable because it of its diversity. It was there she got very involved in giving back to her community.
Financial giving and volunteerism- support certain youth center as giving to the community where she was. She continues to believe that it was her responsibility to help and to support the less fortunate, in the community where she lives and work. As a spiritual leader, she believes that was a part of her calling. She feels she should lead by example, each Sunday after service she invited the poorer class children to her home, she cooked and fed them with healthy meals, and entertained them with Christian music, and movies. Sarah was so involved in her community; she was a Chaplin at one of the prison down town Toronto. Counseling those who were in captivity, she walked the streets in winter and summer, seeking out those who were hungry and homeless, in order to give them financial assistance. She believes it was her duty to reached out as much as possible to save a life.
She involved in the community so much it instantaneously come a part of her, Sarah’s main pride is giving back to the community remained her of the struggles her parents went through when they were dust poor. Their neighbors scorned them and talk about them saying, “ We have no knowledge why that no-good family refused to better off themselves by sending out those older children to seek employment instead of having them in that small hut like sardine in a tin” Those words, Sarah said remained in her brain for a very long time. She recalled days when she and the rest of her siblings struggled with one another for a piece of bread. Naked and destitute, depressed and lonely most of the time actually her struggled motivates her to be a people person.
Part of Sarah being a good citizen of a
community is spending time in that community and aiding other members - lifting
them up just as someone once did for you.
Community Service is important because you
could be in situations that you might not have been in before and enriches your
life in this way. You may have questions going into a project and come out with
more than you may desire. Doing community service helps build bonds between
those whom you are working with and others who observing the good things you
are doing in the community and are willing to join in with you.
Sarah suggested that she might not be able to
perfect the world in her lifetime, but every effort she put forth counts. As a
blessing to a soul. As Sarah disburses her wealth among the poor and other
personal things that she withheld, she knew that her winning that lotto was not
only for her but to help others who were in need. In giving back to her
community, she feels inspirational to continue in doing so in order to have a
better community. Sarah recalled a verse in the bible that says, “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good
measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give
into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again.” Luke 6:38
It is so precious to
know that Sarah was brought up into a poor and spiritual family and despite the
fact that she had come into all this money she never forget about the God she
knew as a child. In Sarah’s world, she knew that her being a millionaire could
not be of self-God’s hands are in it. Has she shared her story of poverty,
wealth, conspiracy, betrayal, Dementia, suffering, siblings abandonment onto
compassionate sister love. It makes me think that regardless of who you are,
people tend to involves with you when you have to give, but if not you are
nothing in his or her sight. Sarah loves the Lord because she believes that
whatever situation you are in God is always there with you. She quotes this
bible verse as we sat in her living room on a brown loveseat facing each other,
saying, “And call upon me in the day of
trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” Psalm 50: 15
Conspiracy and
betrayal:
Conspiracy and betrayal started when Sara’s only child John that she worship
as a god, started dating this small
structure French girl who sense that Sarah was wealthy and she began to made
plans with John Sarah’s son how to conspire against his mother to destroy her
and takes over her wealth. John girl friend made close friend with Sarah as if
she loved her and care about her well-being. Sarah trusted her because she
likes white female for her son. In Sarah’s eyes, white folks are very honest
without blemish. According to Sarah, she told John’s girl friend all her
personal business, about her finance, the businesses she had etc. She became
greedy; she wants to marry John right away. She made up stories, according to
Sarah, told John that she was pregnant when she was not. Sarah buys into her
story tail and encouraged John to marry her. In fact, Sarah bought their
wedding band that cost twenty thousand dollars. After that, their wedding was
planned, more like royal- in the countryside of Ontario Canada; the highlighted
colors were purple and gold. Very lavishing in a country-setting environment,
exactly two weeks after the wedding with John and his French wife, things start
going bad with Sarah, She went into this sleeping behavior and not eating
behavior, getting lost when she drives on the highways. For example, one
weekend she went to visit her sister everlasting in the United States,
returning home she got lost.Few weeks after that she got sick- admitted in a certain Ontario hospital. She receives no visit from her son or daughter- in- law. They were too busy conspiring how to betrayed her, selling her personal items, such as vehicles, clothing, furniture’s and her mansion. That behavior from her son and daughter- in- law sent her into a mental shocked. As her sister everlasting went to visit her, in the hospital, Sarah was lying on her back with her bible on her chest. Her sister everlasting peered her in the eyes and asked, “Sis, what happened to you? you sure looking drained-out and sick” She responded, “ Oh sis, I’m very sick in the mind. My son and his wife is killing me. They took away all I worked for”
Sister everlasting say, “do not worry about material things my sister, we are here this minute and gone the next, worry about your soul with God. Moses wrote these words,
“And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.” (Deuteronomy 7: 15
Sister everlasting, I hope you do not have Dementia. “Sarah, have you ever been injury, such as-Head, Trauma that may links to Dementia? Various physical traumas like brain injury, tumors, oxygen deprivation or exposure to heavy metals can also cause dementia. Dementia pugilistica, or boxer's dementia, is caused by repetitive trauma to the head, while post-traumatic dementia occurs after a single incident of brain injury. The dementia itself can be caused either by direct tissue damage or by swelling, infection or fluid collection. Her doctor said.
Here's the good news: in some of these cases, the course of mental decline can be stopped or even reversed if the problems are addressed soon enough. Caregivers can help their loved ones by being aware of the physical causes of dementia and getting help as soon as possible if there has been an accident or injury. In addition, assisted living can be a great way to prevent environmental hazards while also maintaining seniors' dignity and independence. Sarah independent was taking away from her the moment her son and daughter-in-law knew she has Dementia. Regardless of what causes Dementia, I do not believe Sarah has Dementia. I strongly believe Sarah is suffering from post-traumatic Stress Disorder after she had last so much in life. I did a little research on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; these are things I found out about P T S D . Please take note of this note,
- · Symptoms: Fright, agitation, dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, heart palpitations, tidal fever, night sweats (optional), 5 palm heat, malar flush, frequent nocturnal urination, low back and knee pain, a red tongue with sparse or no coating, a thin and rapid or surging pulse. The pulse may also lack root.
- Treatment principles: Nourish yin, clear deficiency heat, calm the shen.
- Acupoints: KD 3 to nourish the kidneys; KD 7 to clear deficiency heat and regulate sweating; PC 5 to de-mist the heart and calm the shen; DU 20 to descend qi and calm the shen; Yin Tang to calm the shen; HT 7 to sedate the heart.
· Liver and Heart Blood Deficiency
- Symptoms: Palpitations, fearful throbbing, profuse dreaming, insomnia, amnesia, dizziness, tremors of the hands and feet, irritating sensation of the eyes, pale complexion, a pale tongue, and a weak pulse.
Flaws, Bob, and James Lake. Chinese Medical Psychiatry. Boulder: Blue Poppy Press: 2001.
Acupoints: UB 17 to nourish the blood; HT 7 and UB 15 to nourish the heart and calm the shen; KD 3 to nourish the kidneys; UB 20 to tonify the spleen and promote blood production. References Dan-Xi, Zhu. Dan Xi Zhi Fa Xin Yao (The Heart and Essence of Dan-Xi’s Methods of Treatment). Translated: Shou-Zhong, Yang. Boulder: Blue Poppy Press, 1993.Flaws, Bob, and James Lake. Chinese Medical Psychiatry. Boulder: Blue Poppy Press: 2001.
Ninety percent of the symptoms mentioned in this article, Sarah are encountering. However, her primary doctor failed to understand what she is going through she makes necessary to prescribed medication that making her even more confused. What intrigues her doctor the most is writing anti-depression prescriptions and Steriod.etc that gives her osteoporosis.Sarah’s son and daughter-in-law who conspired, and betray her left her in a state of mind that no medication is able to cure. I believe the worst part of Sarah’s life was the conspiracy and Betrayal when they took her mansion and late put her in the basement with moles, and roaches to live. It was then one of brother who was visiting her country, had a vision that Sarah was drowning, he went to her home, knock on her door early one Friday morning , she opened the door, drooling from the nostril, and mouth, loss a lot of weight, dressed more like a homeless person with a brown hand bag in her hand. According to her brother, when he entered the home, no one was with her –she seems very hungry but was so depressed she did not know where to find foot to fill her hungry soul. Nonetheless, her brother went into the refrigerator and found some outdated chicken sand witch that smelled because they were spoiled. Shara was unable to eat it. Her brother broke down in tears as he sat at the kitchen table with Sarah, wandering what to do because there was not contact information about her son or daughter-in-law.
Nonetheless, her brother helped her to have a bathe in the basement where she lives, because her Son and daughter-in- law locked every room and bather rooms on the upper floor. With deep love for his sister, he took her to a beautiful hotel suite on Wilson Avenue to relax and fed her. She ate and felt welcome in her brother’s presence. She told her brother about her connection with her son’s wife, how she came to her humble and how she allows her into her personal business and later on she became her worst enemy. She took all her wealth away and dumped her in the basement with moles and roaches. As they, both sat on a stripe loveseat in their hotel room viewing television. Her brother was shocked when he heard her story because she had given her heart to her son. She continued to say that her son went away with his wife to the country for a week, and she was so troubled and confused she did not know what to do, but the Lord kept her and never let her go. She explained to her brother how she prays daily and drank water from the facet to survive. Her brother comforted her by saying, “Remember our mother’s prayer, she prayed that none of her children should seek their bread out of desolate places and I believe her prayer is with us- you will not suffer. I will asked the immigration for an extension and see what I can do to help you pull through these terrible times. Just keep on praying and keep the faith, the Lord will provide live on these bible verses,
“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” (Psalms 119:33) Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me” (Micah 7: 8) ”The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.” (Psalm 16: 5) “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Her brother continued to strengthen her with the word of God as tears brimmed is eyes. He said, daddy always repeat this bible verse, the lord is my rock and my fortress.(Psalm 18: 2), my sister, be brave and be strong, God has a plan for you. Do not worry about your son and daughter-in- law conspiracy and betrayal, God is still sitting on his throne watch all of us in this greedy and cruel world. Hold on my sister, hold on, your son may give up on you but I am your brother who loves you, I will never give up on you.” Sarah, rest her head on her brothers right shoulder and said, “Do you really mean all the things you said?” he replied, “yes, from the bottom of my heart Sarah, I meant every word.”
As she received that assurance from her brother, she got up, walked slowly to the bathroom; looked in the mirror, and she speak to herself, ‘ Sarah, you are coming back, you are going through a lot girl, but God is going to give you wings like an eagle to fly high. I am going to put it all in the hands of God, let his will be done on earth as it is in heaven. The only thing I wish that he keeps me with a sound mind, that I may be able to pray my way out of this suffering.’ it is generously important to spending time listening to your families complaint. When Sarah’s brother got the vision about her drowning he did not hesitate, he went to her home instantaneously and found her hungry and destitute alone into a basement that is cold and filled with roaches and moles.
They spent couple days in the hotel, Sarah recuperated a little. She and her brother went back to her home. When they got there, her son and his family was home, there cars were parked in the drive-way. Sarah and her brother walked unto the door, stood listen for a brief moment, her brother knocked on the door very hard, someone open the door, it was her son John; he was so frightened when he saw his mother and uncle, he Stoddard, mom, mom, uncle, uncle, what ,what, what, you doing here? I thought you were in the Islands man, nevertheless, come in. He stregthout his hand to shake his uncle hand, his uncle said to him in a hash tone, “YOU DARE NOT MY BOY, YOU ARE AN EVIL SPIRIT TO YOUR MOTHER. HOW DARE YOU TOOK AWAY YOUR MOTHER’S WEALTH AND DUMPED HER IN THE BASEMENT WIT H ROACHES, MOLES, AND COLD BASEMENT.” He replied, I did not put mom in the basement. Oh yeah, then who did? “She went there by herself” “you are a damn liar boy and you will pay for all the mistreatment you gave to your mother, left her without food and all that. After your entire mother had done for you. She worked as a Hebrews slave for you in this country and this is how you are paying her back? I called you Pharaoh and that wife of your Jezebel. The both of you need to be put in prison for elderly abuse and fraud” John stood at the center of the door, his mom at the left and her brother encountering John. For some reason or the other, john’s wife hides in her room with her two children as she listened to Sarah’s brother reprehending John. She was scared because she has no thought that he would show up. Poor Sarah stood listening to her brother fighting for her we should assumed that she was happy for having her brother around at that time. Nonetheless, John himself was afraid of his uncle. He apologized by saying, Uncle my family and I went out of town to visit her family and we did left food for mom to eat.” Oh yeah, said Sarah’s brother, “you knew that your mother was not into a good state of mind because you and your little French greedy wife took away all her wealth and left her in a terrible state of mind. I assume you were coming back to find her dead in the basement, is it not?
John closed the entrance door because it was still opened while they were having their fuses. He said to his uncle “Do you care to sit? “Yes I do not mind, because I have to strengthen things out before I leave” John, like what uncle? I want to know where my sister’s wealth goes.” John, “what do you mean? What I meant is, my sister was a millionaire residing in one of the most expensive area of Ontario, what went wrong? Why did she sold her home and buy a home in this area? It not likes my sister to do this” John. “ Well mom was having problem staying alone, I live d distance away from her, in a litter one bedroom condo, she called me and told me she would like to be close to me and the children. I told her it was alright with me and my fiancé she sold her home and bought this home that we reside and she asked us to live with her.” “What happen after that” I made plans to married the girl I was dating. We got married, because I could not live in mom’s house without been married because she is a pastor and a part from that, it was not her culture for her children to live common-law life in her home. After I married Marcia, she and mom could get along, because mom was too arrogant and very particular. She would not accept my wife ways of life, remember that mom is from the Island, and my wife is from Ontario, their culture is totally different, Marcia do not like to clean-up when she messed up the house and mom got angry when such thing happen”
“Really”!
“Yes uncle that is how mom behaved. She is very hard to please.”
“My point is, why didn’t you ask her brother Verley to keep her for the time you were gone?’
“Tell you the truth uncle, I have not thought of that and I apologized” You are a wicked son and God is going to judge you for all the cruel things you did to your mother.
Pastor Catherine Taylor, all rights reserved. 2014
Definition
Dementia is the name given to a group of disorders of the brain.
They progressively damage the ability of the brain to function normally. In
order to be diagnosed with dementia, there must be:
- A disturbance in memory
- A decline in two or more cognitive domains that cause functional impairment in:
- Language
- Visuospatial function
- Executive function (foresight, planning, anticipation, insight, etc)
- Praxis (learned motor skills)
Destructive disease. Help us pray for people who are suffering from Dementia,
