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 →
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I know. It sounds horrible. But waiting for someone to die is really tiring
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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 →
Kudos to our local Social Security office for a big assist
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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 →
A Vignette…
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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 →
One more thing on end-of-life directives…
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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 →
When it comes time to decide when care stops, it comes down to who is designated to make that decision
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 →
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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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 →
Another step toward what we know is coming…
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We made the decision this past week to bring in hospice for Connie THE DAY CAME….and we called in Hospice for Connie this past week. The staff at our care Continue Reading →
Sometimes a perfect storm can creep up on you
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I didn’t realize how much stress was piling on until I ended up in the emergency room with what most likely was a TIA. Did I follow my own advice Continue Reading →
A moment looking ahead into a darkness that is out there….
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Connie said it out loud – “I’m scared.” And yes, it a fear of death. We knew how this would end, but saying it out loud changes your world in Continue Reading →