The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
I suffer from migraines. Not often, maybe one or two a month, but they keep me from doing all of the things that I have to do in a days time. They are usually triggered by stress, odors like diesel or bleach, or loud noises like walking into a Forever 21 store. Locking myself in…
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I had just recently entered the throes of perimenopause with mood swings and hot flashes galore. I had no experience or knowledge of what was happening with my body. I only knew that I was burning up ALL. OF. THE. TIME. and freezing anyone else who was unlucky enough to be sharing a home with…
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I started blogging in Jan of 2014 and at the same time, CoSchedule, a brand new company was getting off of the ground. We crossed paths in June of 2014 and the rest, as they say, is history. Here we are in the dawn of January and once again I am here singing it’s…
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When you are a caregiver there are times when you must have someone else fill in for you. Maybe you have a full-time job or maybe you just need a break from all of the demands of being a caregiver. Deciding what kind of help you need should be the very first step. If you…
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When I became a caregiver I thought my traveling days were over. My husband and I had traveled extensively in the U.S. and we had planned to add even more adventures with the marriage of our youngest child. A short three years later and I felt as if I were waving goodbye to the best years…
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If you’ve read my posts lately you know that I’ve been working with a company called Wellthy.com to get my life in order. As funny as that sounds, that’s exactly what they do. They take some of the many “To-do’s” that are constantly present in the life of a caregiver and handle them. It’s almost…
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