The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
TODAY I HAVE SWITCHED BLOGS WITH MY FRIEND JADE FROM THE CHRONIC CHRONICLES. SHE IS VISITING FROM THE U.K. You can find her story here on my site and you can find my story on her site. I hope you like the traveling and I hope you will show both our sites so love today….
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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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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…
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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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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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FOUNDER OF THE WEBSITE: THE ALZHEIMER’S READING ROOM BOB DEMARCO When I finally figured out the I needed some knowledge I searched online and luckily the first thing I found was the ARR. For those of you who haven’t heard those 3 amazing letters I am talking about The Alzheimer’s Reading Room created…
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I have so much to learn about Alzheimer’s Disease. For instance, did you know that there are 7 different stages to determine the severity of the disease? This is something I was unfamiliar with and wanted to learn more about. I’ve read several articles pertaining to these 7 stages and found the most helpful information…
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Lately, I have been sharing stories of my wonderful mother. Since becoming her caregiver, I have learned so much about the woman who is my mother. In January 2014, I wrote a story about her trip to Minneapolis to live with my father and oldest brother. Here is the link to that story that was…
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Being a caregiver to an Alzheimer’s patient is sometimes like being a mother all over again. Mostly to a teenager, at least in my house. Mom gets very emotional when things don’t go her way. She doesn’t like to be told what she needs to do. Things have gotten a little better, but I think…
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I had to learn a new term that apparently I now have or actually had because it is starting to go away for now. It is called Vasculitis and it’s an inflammation of the blood vessels. Some forms last for a long time and some are just a short term problem. It can also be…
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