The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
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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Part 9 Caregiver Series How We Got Here Once we started making changes to our daily lives things became a lot less stressful. I wasn’t watching her every little move ready to correct her at every turn or reminding her of everything that she had forgotten. Instead of moaning and groaning about all the things…
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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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