Category Archives: Our Journey

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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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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 →