And, is the US facing a crisis in eldercare? Looks like it…. This is part of an ongoing series about our family’s experience with dementia. There is no order to Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Our Journey
Whether cut or frozen, medical research is in danger and that is not acceptable
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 →
Warning – I’m going to talk suicide, and dementia and where I stand
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 →
Can you ever get inside a dementia patient’s world and see it through their eyes? Maybe, maybe not..
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When I heard there was a way I might be able to get more familiar with what my wife’s new world might be like, or might become, I was skeptical. Continue Reading →
Let’s talk about dying, as in the cost of it all…
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How you handle the costs of dying depends on where you live, whether you think Medicaid might be in your future and where your highest level of trust is – Continue Reading →
It’s not all that common, but violence can be a part of dementia and when it is, you need to be alert
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If your loved one is in a care facility, be sure you know how it handles violent residents, and understand you need to be a part of keeping your family Continue Reading →
The best laid plans often go…..well, sort of south
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I thought I had all the financial stuff, in terms of a will and beneficiaries, done but then I ran into a bit of a snag from the care unit…. Continue Reading →
The Journey Through Dementia, from Connie’s point of view
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One day we decided to sit down and talk about how we got to today, and let Connie give the patient’s perspective. This is part of an ongoing series about Continue Reading →
When we started our journey I wasn’t thinking about estate planning, but now that we are down the road, it’s critical
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The wills you drew up when you were healthy may not serve you when long-term care is involved. There are complexities around long-term care and estates that make “do it Continue Reading →
There comes a day when health problems have turned your life upside down when you realize that what you are doing when it comes to money isn’t what you need to keep doing
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When Connie went into memory care, I was in survival mode financially – get the bills paid. Over time I realized that wasn’t going to work long-term. Making sure our Continue Reading →