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: April 2026

The Dementia Journey continues, but alone and with new experiences

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Posted on April 25, 2026 by heilandrich1

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            THE DEMENTIA JOURNEY has ended, in a physical sense, but in a literal sense I don’t know that it ever will.  It will stay with me in my mind. It may fade Continue Reading →

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Connie’s journey ended at 1:30 this morning, peacefully and I was with her

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Posted on April 20, 2026 by heilandrich1

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            CONNIE’S JOURNEY ended peacefully this morning, April 19, 2026 at around 1:30 a.m. I had a feeling yesterday evening so stayed at the memory care unit in the recliner next to Continue Reading →

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If “I love you” was her good-bye, I will take it and treasure it

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Posted on April 18, 2026 by heilandrich1

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            “MAYBE THREE days,” the hospice nurse said.             Connie’s vitals have started to drop and her breathing is changing. She has not eaten anything for three days and in the days before Continue Reading →

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A Vignette

Posted on April 14, 2026 by heilandrich1

Waiting. What to say? How to wait on the death of the loved one doesn’t come with a handbook. Some tips maybe, a bit of advice but in the end, Continue Reading →

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A soft voice singing into Connie’s ear and gentle hands easing her pain – I wish I really had understood what hospice could bring to us sooner than I did

Posted on April 10, 2026 by heilandrich1

https://youtube.com/shorts/bnh5aNnCvLc             I COULD HEAR Julia singing before I got to Connie’s unit. The soft and light voice, the strumming of the guitar. Julie comes once a week to sign to Connie, Continue Reading →

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“Lingering” – A word I don’t much like right now as we wait for Death to come

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Posted on April 9, 2026 by heilandrich1

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LINGERING: To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.             It is a word I have come to hate as I sit by Connie’s bed Continue Reading →

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A Vignette

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Posted on April 3, 2026 by heilandrich1

When death’s coming gives you time there are things you can do, plans you can make that will help give you peace when it is over..             THERE ARE THINGS to do Continue Reading →

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