About the joyous wonders of life.

I don’t always sit on the sidelines and watch. But I am watching this week. As a drama unfolds on the Alzheimer’s message boards. A long time member, a prolific poster that goes by the tag JAB, has quit the message boards in a huff. Because she’s been reprimanded by the Alzheimer administrators that run the message boards. For a variety of reasons. That seems to make JAB feel unappreciated. She’s had enough of recrimination. But all sorts of posters have come to her aid. They ask that she stay on. And maybe she will. Eventually. A little wooing probably will go a long way. That’s what JAB wants. She wants to feel wanted. Guess we all do. One poster suggested that JAB needs the message boards. For her own psyche. That she’s consumed by the message boards. She’s made over 9,000 posts over a period of several years. Imagine that. She’s on the message boards day and night. Round the clock some days. She gets her sustenance by giving advice to Alzheimer care-givers. Referring them to authorities. Ones she has researched. I get the feeling that maybe Alzheimer administrators think that JAB is getting too big for her britches. Too carried away with herself. Personally, I don’t know. I just think of JAB as one of many characters that come to the message boards. I come often. But with less frequency than I used to. And I post primarily under a section known as musings. It’s not read as much as several other sections designed more for active care-givers. Musings are usually a bit more heady. Reflections. Ponderings. Meant to enliven the spirit. One doesn’t see JAB coming to musings very often. If at all. Maybe that’s what JAB needs to do. Spend more time musing. About the joyous wonders of life. –Jim Broede