OOPS. GUESS I was wrong. I said back in December I was bringing this blog to an end because I had nothing left to say or share. Then Dementia weighed in Continue Reading →
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The time has come to let this blog go and to thank you all for coming on our journey
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Connie’s decline has become more deep and more rapid and I am running out of things to say. I hope what we’ve shared has helped you if you are on Continue Reading →
A budget? No, a personal operating plan
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With mounting expenses from Connie’s memory care, knowing where we stand is critical. If you don’t have a plan, here’s some guidance…. I FINISHED MY budget, or as I prefer to Continue Reading →
Vignettes…
A thinning out, Thanksgiving supper and a visitor…. VIGNETTES… Things have thinned out in Connie’s memory care unit. We have had a couple of deaths, on top of some previous deaths. Continue Reading →
It’s good to have friends…
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A friend and I with spouses in care both imploded recently – different times, different circumstances but we ended up in the same place – with friends. A FRIEND TEXTED me Continue Reading →
A Vignette
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Things Have Changed…. OUR ROUTINE HAS changed. Once upon a time, when I left Connie’s memory care unit each night, I’d hug her, tell her I loved her and leave. Now, Continue Reading →
Not all memory care units live up to they say are…
A local man did everything right, but ended up with his father suffering in a sub-par facility. THERE WAS A story in the local newspaper this morning about a man filing Continue Reading →
A new car, a cleaner conscience and some plans….
I ORDERED A new car. And yes, it does have something to do with Connie’s dementia, as well as my own social conscience. I have a perfectly good car – a Continue Reading →
It is a Fall morning without color, a sign of what is coming
NOTE: I have not been posting regularly here because, frankly, I have not been a good place, or places. Such is life with dementia. I’ve wanted to write, to share, Continue Reading →
No Institution is Perfect, Including the One Your Loved One is in.
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Sometimes the role of caregiver means watching the care unit and the people who work there. In a caring way, in a kindly way, but in a firm way when Continue Reading →