A Family's Journey Through Dementia
A Trip We Didn't See Coming and Didn't Want to Take, But Here We Are….
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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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 →
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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 →
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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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 →