The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
When mom was diagnosed in 2011 with Alzheimer’s Disease I thought then that was the worst thing that could ever happen. I grieved for all that I was losing, I grieved for all of the things that momma would forget and that list grew longer and longer each and every day. As days went by,…
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One of the scariest things to face is trying to navigate your way through the forest of challenges facing you as the unpaid family caregiver. At first, you think I can do this. I remember thinking, what’s all the fuss about? We’ll live together and everything will be just fine. That was five years ago…
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This has been one helluva year for our family and I’ve dubbed it the “Year Of Loss” as it seems to have been a recurring theme that we’ve seen time and time again. I wasn’t a stranger to loss even before this year. I’ve said goodbye to a father, a brother, two best friends, my…
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In celebration of ” Throw Back Thursday” I thought it was time to revisit the past. It’s hard to see how far we’ve come when you think about day by day. The real progress is shown when you look back at the beginning. In September of 2013, my husband and I decided to move my…
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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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DEALING WITH DEATH AND DEMENTIA As some of you know, on Dec. 17th my brother passed away. It’s been hard for the whole family, but my mom lost her son. I can’t imagine losing one of my kids at any age. He was 56. With her worsening dementia, we wondered what this kind of loss…
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