The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
This post was originally written on September 14th, 2015 because the message is timeless I’ve decided to run it again in the hopes that one caregiver might be considered as you go about your day. I hope you enjoy this piece and remember a caregiver in your life! I’ve written a lot about…
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THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 2016 BUT WAS UPDATED ON 6/22/2021 I’ve thought long and hard about this question. I wondered if I could put into words what I really think that it feels like to be a caregiver to a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease. I started thinking about it after momma…
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Strange Alzheimer’s Behaviors & Maybe A Few Answers Too Momma went through hell when my brother died in Dec. We had several days to wait until the service and she would wake me up 2 or 3 times a night wanting to know if she had dreamed it or it was real. She would barely…
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THE CAREGIVER’S TOOLKIT This piece was previously published on March of 2014. It has since been revised. I hope you enjoy it!. I’ve been thinking about an article I read on the Maria Shriver website. I love this site because it has stories and information relating to Alzheimer disease and their caregivers as well as…
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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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A CAREGIVER’S EPIPHANY I became my mom’s caregiver when I realized my mother could no longer live on her own. She is almost 79 years old and suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. I have to admit that it was something that hadn’t often crossed my mind. I mean, I knew it would happen “SOMEDAY”, but “SOMEDAY” was…
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THE SOUNDS OF ALZHEIMER’S I sit in the darkness of the early morning enjoying the peacefulness of “me” time. It’s blessedly quiet because it’s 4:30 am. I just sent hubby out the door to work and I have about 4 hours of time left that I can hear ticking off of the old clock by…
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Most caregiver’s do not become caregivers on purpose. They only become caregivers after some often traumatic or dangerous situation has occurred with their parents or loved one. With my mother, it was a comment made by her neighbor that first got me thinking about Alzheimer’s Disease. I knew my mom was forgetting things, she had…
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A LOOK FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF DEMENTIA AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE As I was trolling on Google+ recently, I came across a very unusual post. It didn’t have pictures or headlines. It could have been easily missed. but it caught my attention anyway. It was written by a new friend Mr. Norman McNamara. This…
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