The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
I’VE BEEN ROBBED BY ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE! I’ve been robbed by Alzheimer’s Disease. The doors remained locked. The windows haven’t been breached. The TV is where it’s always been. The computer sits untouched. This robbery is more of a personal assault. It is the theft of something much more dear to my heart. The thing that…
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10 EMOTIONS…ONE DAY, THE LIFE OF AN ALZHEIMERS CAREGIVER As an Alzheimer’s Caregiver, I go through a lot of different emotions! Some days are better than others. I made a list of 10 emotions that I usually hit in one single day! It’s no wonder I sometimes feel as if I am going crazy….
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REMEMBERING THE PAST THROUGH ALZHEIMER’S I am always amazed at the amount of damage that Alzheimer’s causes. How does it decide which memories go and which stay around for a little longer? My mom has a great memory of the past and as the Alzheimer’s progresses I’ve noticed that the stories she tells me are…
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A DEFINITE CAREGIVER FAIL Sometimes things are rolling along just fine for awhile and you think “I’ve got this!” and then reality gets you like a rolled up rug and you land face first right in the floor. This happened to me recently and it got me thinking about all the things that I have…
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LAUGH AT THE CRAZY… ANOTHER DAY IN ALZHEIMER’S WORLD It’s 3 am. and you are probably wondering why I’m not sound asleep. It’s because I now live in a sauna. Right about the time that menopause hit momma moved in with the hubby and I. Wanting her to be comfortable I taught her how…
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THE ROLLER COASTER OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Sometimes I feel like I’m trapped in the movie “Benjamin Buttons”. In my opinion only, Alzheimer’s Disease takes a person’s mind and spins it backwards at alarming speeds. My mom was a very strong, independent woman who is now, at times, a sulky, pouty, emotional teenager. It’s like she…
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