The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
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As most of you know, I lost my mother a few months ago and one of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with is what to do with all of her stuff. She collected…lots of things. Those things didn’t have the same value to me that they held for my mother. I put…
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It is not an uncommon situation where one has met with the concern that a loved one is experiencing memory loss. We all have had experiences where we have walked into a room or started a conversation and completely blanked out and forgot what we were about to do. Such sorts of memory lapses are…
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I am way behind in my writing lately and the first thing I want to talk about is a book I read several months ago that I wanted to tell you all about. The family dynamic can be a strange thing. Different people tied together by family bonds can be both loving and explosive. I’m…
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When you take care of someone who has Alzheimer’s disease or dementia you have to live in the moment. You have to learn that the way you once thought about things is no longer relevant. It doesn’t do any good to constantly remind someone what it is that they are forgetting. They can’t comprehend it and…
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HAVING THE ALZHEIMER’S CONVERSATION… While I don’t think that there is any way to prepare yourself for dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease on a daily basis, I do think there are ways to get ahead of the game…just a little. Alzheimer’s is the only disease that you can’t prevent, you can’t slow down, and you cannot…
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