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: March 2026

We knew the end would come and good-byes would have to be said, permission to go given but that doesn’t make it easy

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Posted on March 31, 2026 by heilandrich1

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Our hospice nurses have told us Connie is transitioning and the end most likely is near and good-byes are so, so hard DO YOU WANT to stay, I asked Connie last Continue Reading →

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The move into memory care? It’s complicated and the best thing friends and family can do is be supportive

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Posted on March 23, 2026 by heilandrich1

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            A FRIEND’S BROTHER is in memory care and he recently visited him for the first time. His impression?             “I wondered why he was in there. He carried on a perfectly normal Continue Reading →

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A Vignette

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Posted on March 20, 2026 by heilandrich1

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Connie’s sister and our niece came to visit and for a few minutes, at least, dementia let Connie out and it was nice             CONNIE’S SISTER JANET and our niece Sarah dropped Continue Reading →

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Caregiver burnout is real and in spite of my best intentions, I realize I have fallen into it

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Posted on March 12, 2026 by heilandrich1

Dr. Anna Thomas wrote about burnout this week and for me it could not have been more timely. If you are a caregiver in any capacity, it’s well worth a Continue Reading →

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A Vignette….

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Posted on March 1, 2026 by heilandrich1

I went to see Connie and ended up waiting tables.              THEY SEEM TO be having staffing issues at the memory care center.             There is a core staff but the faces Continue Reading →

Posted in Vignettes
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