Welcome To My Brother and Me

Welcome to My Brother and Me. This website was created to provide information to caregivers that care for Down Syndrome individuals who are also showing signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease.

This website is for personal use only. All pages may be copied for your personal use, but may not be republished, for profit or not, without my written consent.

***The information found in this site is not to be used to replace the care of a physician or other health care providers. We offer no guarantees, either written or implied to the information's accuracy. Every effort is taken to provide the most accurate, updated information available, but mistakes are possible.

If this is your first visit, please start from the beginning. It will give you insight into why I made this site and give you an understanding for the rest of the info here.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all. May you be surrounded by friends and family today. A good friend of mine sent this and I had to share.

THE GOOD NAPKINS

I think we are the last generation to know what 'napkins' are. THE GOOD NAPKINS ... Ahhhhh. The joys of having Girls... My mother taught me to read when I was four years old (her first mistake). One day, I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet doors was ajar. I read the box in the cabinet. I then asked my mother why she was keeping ''napkins' in the bathroom. Didn't they belong in the kitchen? Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts, she told me that those were for 'special occasions' (her second mistake). Now fast forward a few months .... It's Thanksgiving Day, and my folks are leaving to pick up my uncle and his wife for dinner. Mom had assignments for all of us while they were gone. Mine was to set the table. When they returned, my uncle came in first and immediately burst into laughter. Next came his wife who gasped, Then began giggling. Next came my father, who roared with laughter. Then came Mom, who almost died of embarrassment when she saw each place setting on the table with a 'special occasion' Kotex napkin at each plate, with the fork carefully arranged on top. I had even tucked the little tail in so they didn't hang off the edge!! My mother asked me why I used these and, of course, my response sent the other adults into further fits of laughter. 'But, Mom, you said they were for special occasions!!!' Pass this on to your girlfriends who need a good laugh Life is too short for drama & petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly...and for heavens sake, use the good napkins whenever you can.

***Christmas Section now added*** The Christmas holiday season has always been a magical time of year for Chuckie and me. Please visit this section, filled with stories of the Season plus special recipes from our Mom's hand-written booklet to add a special touch of home to your holidays.

Laura, sister of Chuckie

Index of Sections in Website

A page to give a little insight as to why I made this site.
Let me Introduce My Brother, Chuckie-Boy
Index of info for if you suspect Dementia
Index of info about caring for Down's Dementia
Index of Poems and Stories that are sure to touch your heart
Our Special Christmas Section