Sunday, October 16, 2011

flutterby



Andrea Kay's father has Alzheimer's Disease, a type of dementia, and he is dying. Her dilemma was how to connect to him, even when he was not aware of who she was.
Connection. Connection to the man he once was, through the man he had become.
Before he was gone forever.
When I was searching out new projects on kickstarter, looking for local ventures, this one came up. But wait! She's in Ohio! That's twelve hours away, by car!
Oh, I see. She is gathering money to take her work on tour, starting with a health professionals conference in Atlanta. Okay, I can definitely relate to this.
After all, my father died in April of 2009, just a few weeks after his birthday.
My stepdad just died in August of this year.
So, when she spoke of trying to keep her relationship to her father intact, even though his relationship to her was not, I could definitely relate and thank God that dementia was not present in either Daddy or Frank. We all knew each other right to the end.
That's a blessing that not all enjoy.
So, I gladly added my money to the funds she was nurturing.
I know her work will, in turn, nurture so many who have not been as blessed as I.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Update #7
Nov 1, 2011
Radio interview and more!

We made the $5,000 goal! Thank you! People are still sending their support--which I'm thankful for, since it seems every day I learn of another cost that this project will incur. But it's happening...Flutterby is going to Atlanta! By the way, here's a link to the radio interview I did on KYMN Minnesota radio recently: http://kymnradio.net/2011/10/20/the-unexpected-caregiver-working-with-alzheimers-disease-with-andrea-kay/ .The interviewer, Kari Berit, author of The Unexpected Caregiver, is quite good. Thank you for your caring and support. I'll keep you updated.

Andrea

Anonymous said...

Update #9
Feb 22, 2012
Flutterby heads to Atlanta next month

Thanks to you, Flutterby will head to Atlanta next month. Since we last spoke, I found a wonderful musician--he plays cello--who will accompany me in the performance. We'll start rehearsals via Skype soon. I'll keep you posted on how things are progressing. Thank you again for your support and caring!

Andi

Anonymous said...


Andrea Kay
Andrea Kay
Nov 30, 2011

Faustina,
Again, thank you for your support. Also, you might want to become a fan of my Flutterby Facebook page. I'll also post updates there.
Thank you,
Andrea