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Caregiving ~ Alzheimer's ~ Dementia ~ Life
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BLOG topics are taken from my journal, and conclude with a lesson learned in "What Is True For Me."
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- 6 min
"How Do I Die?" Mom asked
Dear FF Reader: This blog came as a surprise. It holds sacred memories of the death of my grandmother and dad. It reveals personal...
- 3 min
The Many Faces of Grief
Grief has many forms and takes on many faces. I sat with Change a long time before she told me her real name was Grief. I sat with her...
- 1 min
Shift Our Perspective
Conversations will not be canceled Relationships will not be canceled Love and self-care will not be canceled Our work as caregivers will...
- 3 min
Final Words
I recently ran across the written, final words of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, Pixar, and NeXT, to name just a few of his...
- 4 min
Grief and the Holidays
Grief was fickle for me this past Thanksgiving weekend. I expected to be an emotional mess when Mom was unable to come over for our...
- 3 min
Another Dip Without Sprinkles
Two days ago I received a phone call from The Seasons where Mom lives, telling me Mom had taken “a turn,” a red flag that something was...
- 1 min
Maria Shriver Highlights Alzheimer's
Maria Shriver, whom I have respected and admired for many many years, highlighted Alzheimer's on the Today Show. If you missed it, please...
- 3 min
Sitting in Discomfort
The following was written by one of my mentors, Dr. Annette Childs. It is relevant for my life in general as well as my life as a...
- 5 min
Nothing Lasts Forever
-This is a blog I wrote over a year ago. I am re-posting it today by request... Later this morning I am taking Mom up to the cabin. It...
- 3 min
Silencing the Critical Voice
Being able to LIKE my mother was buried under many layers of criticism, confusion and resentment those first few years in caring for...
- 4 min
Hold Out Your Cup
Someday I will be able to write about hitting rock bottom, just not today. Let’s just say I was done. Fini. Kaputski. I wanted to...
- 1 min
Try With All Your Might
Countless times I hold my tongue, countless times I hold my temper. I have to. If I explode at Mom, I would regret it forever. ...
- 4 min
Mother's Day
Mother’s Day this year was as unpredictable as any other day and quite different from the scenario at Easter. Mom’s moods vary with this...
- 4 min
Easter Sunday
I’ve mentioned this before, but I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to blog about Mom with dementia. It’s hard enough living...
- 1 min
Embracing Change
Today’s offering comes from Sue Green. The surreal world I live in Thrust there over night It was a stroke that hit him Since then just...
- 3 min
Downshift and Roll With It..
I spent most of Christmas Eve day in bed with the dogs on the bed, and the covers over my head, it’s my drug of choice when I can’t...
- 3 min
Hard Holidays
“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with...
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