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SLEEPING WITH ALZHEIMER’S…

SLEEPING WITH ALZHEIMER’S…

SLEEPING WITH ALZHEIMER’S… I’m sorry for the interruption of our normally scheduled program PT. 5 CAREGIVER SERIES “How We Got Here” so I can bring this nightmare out into the light and maybe banish good. PT. 5 WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK! MY ALZHEIMER’S NIGHTMARE   I woke up this morning racked with…
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LEARNING ALZHEIMER’S ONE DAY AT A TIME

LEARNING ALZHEIMER’S ONE DAY AT A TIME

LEARNING ALZHEIMER’S ONE DAY AT A TIME PT. 4 CAREGIVER SERIES HOW WE GOT HERE We moved into our new house in October of last year. Wow, I can’t believe that we’ve been here for almost a year and this will be our 3rd in SC!  I assumed after our move that things would get…
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CAREGIVER EDUCATION LASTS A LONG, LONG TIME

CAREGIVER EDUCATION LASTS A LONG, LONG TIME

CAREGIVING EDUCATION LASTS A LONG, LONG TIME!PART 3 OF THE CAREGIVER SERIES “HOW WE GOT HERE” The very first decisions I ever made as my mother’s caregiver were absolutely wrong! Every single thing I decided, every move I made was incorrect, wrong, stupid and caused more harm than good.  I started off doing a bang…
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CAREGIVING IS MORE THAN JUST A TITLE

CAREGIVING IS MORE THAN JUST A TITLE

CAREGIVING IS MORE THAN JUST A TITLE PART 2 OF THE CAREGIVER SERIES “HOW WE GOT HERE” A CONTINUATION OF “THE BIRTH OF A CAREGIVER” My last post I explained how I came to become my mom’s “caregiver”.  Just because you take over the title of caregiver doesn’t mean you really are one.  This is…
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THE BIRTH OF A CAREGIVER-HOW WE GOT HERE!

THE BIRTH OF A CAREGIVER-HOW WE GOT HERE!

Most caregivers are not experienced. They are not born as caregivers. They become caregivers after a family emergency or in my case a wake-up call. I had no idea what Alzheimer’s Disease really was. Like most people, I just assumed that she was just forgetting things no big deal. At first it was just forgetting…
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DAY IN & DAY OUT WITH ALZHEIMER’S

DAY IN & DAY OUT WITH ALZHEIMER’S

DAY IN & OUT WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE This is a revised post from May 2014. I hope you enjoy it! Living a life dealing with Alzheimer’s disease is always waiting for the next thing that will set mom off. Yesterday all she wanted to say was “I want to go home”. Most of you know…
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SOLVING THE ALZHEIMER SHOWER PROBLEM…IF ONLY FOR TODAY

SOLVING THE ALZHEIMER SHOWER PROBLEM…IF ONLY FOR TODAY

I conquered the shower!!  If only for today and it only took a week.  I started out this morning when she mentioned that she hadn’t slept well. I recommended that tonight she should try a hot bath, maybe it would help.  Then later I mentioned her scheduled  CT scan and that she needed to take a shower and…
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