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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Another round of lessons learned as we navigate dementia… KUDOS TO OUR local Social Security office here in West Chester. I had been trying to get into Connie’s account to get 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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I NEVER EXPECTED to be on a panel of expert speakers about dementia when my wife and I started her dark journey with the affliction. But so I am. I don’t Continue Reading →
Regardless of how you voted, what party you belong to, it’s critical we resist cuts to Social Security and Medicaid, and push for solvency for both programs. Those with older Continue Reading →
I had a lot on the plate for today, but now it looks like a nap is in order I AM TIRED. I had a plan for today, but it didn’t Continue Reading →
I MISS THE smile. Dementia is cruel in what it takes away from its prey. It takes the mind, but it also takes the body, bit by bit. As the mind Continue Reading →
You may not be on Medicaid but you could be impacted by cuts being made or planned….. This is part of an ongoing series about our family’s experience with dementia. Continue Reading →
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We were doing what we had to do, and Connie agreed, but it was a hard day filled with the sorrow of parting… This is part of an ongoing series Continue Reading →