A Family's Journey Through Dementia
A Trip We Didn't See Coming and Didn't Want to Take, But Here We Are….
It may not be nice to trick a loved one with dementia, but sometimes you just have to…. IT MAY NOT be nice to play tricks on someone with dementia, but Continue Reading →
Before sleep, an answerable question and things gone lost…. IT WAS BEDTIME. The meds were taken, teeth brushed, covers pulled up around Connie’s neck. I held her, kissed her cheek, stroked Continue Reading →
I had a lot on the plate for today, but now it looks like a nap is in order I AM TIRED. I had a plan for today, but it didn’t Continue Reading →
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Safety is a fleeting thing and we don’t feel quite as safe as we did, but at the same time the cause of our feelings is a victim of the Continue Reading →
I MISS THE smile. Dementia is cruel in what it takes away from its prey. It takes the mind, but it also takes the body, bit by bit. As the mind Continue Reading →
If you or a loved one have suffered through a debilitating disease, one thing you probably hoped for was that a cure would come out of the research pipeline in Continue Reading →
You may not be on Medicaid but you could be impacted by cuts being made or planned….. This is part of an ongoing series about our family’s experience with dementia. Continue Reading →
I respect that others may disagree but how and when and why we end life when it involves medical issues needs to be on the table. This is part of Continue Reading →
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For a while, on Christmas Eve, the stranger who sometimes moves into Connie’s mind these went away and she came back…. THERE IS A stranger who creeps into Connie these days. We Continue Reading →
It’s a first Christmas alone and the apartment doesn’t have any Christmas trimmings, but it’s not sad, just different…. THIS IS NOT a sad tale, though it may sound like it. Continue Reading →