GRIEF 2/2

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GRIEF

Push the Reset Button, Pt 2

This is a continuation of Susan McCurry’s chapter from her book, When A Family Member Has Dementia. The first part of this chapter...

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GRIEF

Levels of Letting Go

Every holiday I emotionally gear up to bring Mom over to my house. As the years pass with this disease, holidays have become more and...

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GRIEF

Push the Reset Button, Pt 1

I have periodically taken a chapter from Susan McCurry’s book, When A Family Member Has Dementia, and broken it down into several day’s...

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GRIEF

Remember Why

Susan, Mom, Vic 1964 Vic, Mom, Sue 2006

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TOUGH LOVE

Overload

I mentally and physically crashed last Thursday precisely because I was referencing the past. I didn't foresee, or grasp, the severity of...

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GRIEF

Don't Wait

I waited too long to get help. Please don’t wait like I did. The degree and duration of my exhaustion wasn’t necessary. I obtained...

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GRIEF

Metaphorically Speaking...

Today’s quote is a Japanese concept Douglas Dale learned in the tearooms of Temple Mineji. It struck me like crack thunder. No question,...

Take It All In. Be Grateful. Nothing Lasts Forever.

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SYMPTOMS

Take It All In. Be Grateful. Nothing Lasts Forever.

Later this morning I am taking Mom up to the cabin. It is not easy for me to gear up for this. My stress level rises several days in...

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MYSTERIOUS HAPPENINGS

It'll Be Okay

It was not a particularly terrific day 11 years ago. My father had passed away two months prior. I had lost two beloved dogs within 4...

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GRIEF

Letting Go of a Belief

A very good question was posed at our Dementia Support Group last week. It was prefaced by this particular quote, then we were each...

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TOUGH LOVE

Moving Away

When Mom could no longer live on her own, I hired in-home Agency Caregivers. At first, the hours were minimal. Mom was fine on her own...

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GRIEF

Ashley Campbell

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SYMPTOMS

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...

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SYMPTOMS

The Preservation of Dignity

Mom is no different than any other dementia patient desperately trying to hang on to her self-worth and relevance. It’s difficult and...

forgive & forget

Caregiving ~ Alzheimer's ~ Dementia ~ Life

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