tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526417756972408609.post7608239031036533795..comments2023-06-06T05:44:15.824-04:00Comments on GCDSpa Celebrations: Word of the Week: WordsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133755874358356819noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526417756972408609.post-74372571947348728782010-01-20T15:48:54.907-05:002010-01-20T15:48:54.907-05:00Thank you all so much for sharing responses! Jen, ...Thank you all so much for sharing responses! Jen, you are so right: being "stingy" with negative words is pretty important, too! Tyrika, that seems really wise to find kind words for someone you're unhappy with. Much more challenging--that's something I find difficult. Thank YOU for that reminder. Cheryl and Dick, I'm so glad if this was helpful to you. I know you've been a great comfort to Karen. Bob, that's such an interesting point: there are lots of other ways to communicate, aren't there? I found that Butch still could express himself through his photography for some of those years, and I was able to connect with him a little bit that way. Shara, aphasia has been a sad and frustrating thing to have to know about, but it was also a good reminder, for sure. Thank you for your kind comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133755874358356819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526417756972408609.post-63695503362552885882010-01-20T10:50:43.513-05:002010-01-20T10:50:43.513-05:00Hats off to you Emily for not only letting us in t...Hats off to you Emily for not only letting us in to part of of your personal life but also taking the opportunity to educate others. I didn't know about primary progressive aphasia, but have now learned something new. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, and thank you for reminding us how words affect us all, the good and the bad. SharaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526417756972408609.post-40816530128899574682010-01-19T13:04:39.467-05:002010-01-19T13:04:39.467-05:00I am Butch's wife, Karen's cousin who has ...I am Butch's wife, Karen's cousin who has visited them each summer for the last few years. During that time I would often be alone with Butch and bcause of my deafness and this inability to talk, it made communication difficlt at best. The one time that we had no problem communicating was when we were watching the Red Sox games. It seemed the the love of basball that we both had tanscended to communication gap and we both had fun.<br /><br />Durham, NCBob Clarkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526417756972408609.post-79092780289520711052010-01-19T12:56:41.647-05:002010-01-19T12:56:41.647-05:00We agree. We rarely say everything we really want...We agree. We rarely say everything we really want to say. Thanks for this great message. It's going to help us in the upcoming days.Cheryl & Dicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526417756972408609.post-7261549176139081392010-01-19T12:33:05.709-05:002010-01-19T12:33:05.709-05:00Very timely post for me as I need to find kind wor...Very timely post for me as I need to find kind words for a loved one I am very unhappy with right now. Thank you for the words, reminder and inspiration.Tyrikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557356552172821301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526417756972408609.post-48158252348993831122010-01-19T10:47:56.224-05:002010-01-19T10:47:56.224-05:00Thanks for posting this Emily. This is thought pro...Thanks for posting this Emily. This is thought provoking, as well as touching. I have set the goal to be generous with my positive words today. I will continue to try and be stingy with my negative words, however. :) Thanks again!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734082157811225207noreply@blogger.com