A Family's Journey Through Dementia

A Trip We Didn't See Coming and Didn't Want to Take, But Here We Are….

A Family's Journey Through Dementia

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Month: February 2026

I know. It sounds horrible. But waiting for someone to die is really tiring

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Posted on February 26, 2026 by heilandrich1

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For caregivers the waiting for what you know is coming, while not wanting it to come, can drain the life from you             WAITING FOR someone to die is so damned exhausting. Continue Reading →

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Kudos to our local Social Security office for a big assist

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Posted on February 20, 2026 by heilandrich1

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Another round of lessons learned as we navigate dementia…             KUDOS TO OUR local Social Security office here in West Chester.             I had been trying to get into Connie’s account to get Continue Reading →

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A Vignette…

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Posted on February 13, 2026 by heilandrich1

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Dementia is a strange malady. It destroys, but then it hands out a gift             DEMENTIA IS AN unpredictable malady. No one really knows what is firing and what is not in Continue Reading →

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One more thing on end-of-life directives…

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Posted on February 11, 2026 by heilandrich1

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There is a difference between your in-hospital “do not resuscitate” order and the one in your general Advanced Directive             THE OTHER DAY I wrote about a lot of end-of-life things you Continue Reading →

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When it comes time to decide when care stops, it comes down to who is designated to make that decision

Posted on February 9, 2026 by heilandrich1 — 1 Comment ↓

When you create an advanced directive the conversations that lead to it can be just as important as what is in the document. Take time to talk!             I FILLED OUT an Continue Reading →

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When you know death is coming, think about those who will be left behind and how to make it easier on them..

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Posted on February 6, 2026 by heilandrich1

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I spent some time recently putting together everything my children will need to know to wrap things up when I am gone. Something for everyone to think about…             CALLING HOSPICE for Continue Reading →

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