Author Archives: heilandrich1

You can’t go back in time, but you can look back and this day, it’s all about a swimming pool triggering memories of sun, sand, youth, music and beverages.          I Continue Reading →

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We celebrated July 4, and it was fun, but dementia and living apart has made holidays different. Better? Worse? Or maybe just different…          IT’S JULY 4 and I am surrounded by Continue Reading →

A lesson learned – when you are living with dementia, go easy on having too many expectations….          THERE’S A RESIDENT appreciation cookout in an hour or so on the patio of Continue Reading →

Connie and I both are creating new communities as live apart but try to stay together. It’s a good thing…                   I THINK I am settling into a new sense of community Continue Reading →

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I took a plane to Dallas and went back to work for a few weeks, and it was good…                   I GOT ON a plane last month and flew to Dallas to Continue Reading →

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Sometimes what you need is just a walk in the woods, and while you may be walking alone and thinking of someone who used to walk with you, it’s still Continue Reading →

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You can choose how you enter into a memory unit. I choose a smile and a big wave, and to see everyone for what they were.                   I BELIEVE WHEN dementia has Continue Reading →

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On grief, guilt and dying twice….                   OUR FAMILY support group at Connie’s care facility is going to meet in a few days and talk about grief. I’m also going to bring Continue Reading →