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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It always amazes me how life can just turn on a dime. You’re floating along in your little dingy and all is well and good. Then you hit a snag and the next thing you know your floundering in the current heading over a waterfall with no one there to catch you. The worst part…
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It’s been quite a while since I’ve done an update post so I thought I would take today and fill you in on all of the crazy going on around here. We’ve just returned from a long weekend in KY and had a great time. My husband’s family had a reunion and we had another…
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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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“CHOKED ON CHICKEN” A CAREGIVER STORY Tales of parental caregiving: Choked on chicken This week I am thrilled to have the lovely Roxanne Jones from Boomer Haiku. This is one of my favorite posts of hers and I am so happy she agreed to share it here! Check out her blog you will love…
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS…NOT! PT. 5 CAREGIVER SERIES HOW WE GOT HERE This is a repost from July of 2014 that has been updated for the here and now. This is a look back at our very first Christmas together. Hopefully you can learn from my many mistakes! The last 2 months of 2013 I spent correcting,…
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IS THERE A CAREGIVER IN YOUR LIFE? Caregiving is a hard job. You are responsible for the person you are caring for not only medically, but emotionally and physically. You always have to put the patient’s needs before your own. You have to be available at all times and they must come first in your…
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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 BLESSED BECAUSE… Last Monday, I wrote a piece about Alzheimer’s and how I sometimes feel as if I have been robbed of the natural relationship between a mother and a daughter. You can read that here I’VE BEEN ROBBED! A new friend of mine Susan Macaulay who runs several sites including My Alzheimer’s Story, Amazing…
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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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