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SYMPTOMS

My Wheels Went Flat

Mom’s dementia took a drastic decline a few days ago. For the first time ever since her diagnosis, her confusion and angry outbursts have...

5 min

SYMPTOMS

Outside Looking In, Part 3, Finale

I am very very proud of you for continuing to read all of Outside Looking In! Boy did I appreciate everyone's constructive feedback for...

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TOUGH LOVE

Outside Looking In, Part 2

If you are just joining us, Outside Looking In is written in three parts, and written specifically for the individual who truly wants to...

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OBNOXIOUS PEOPLE

Outside Looking In, Part 1

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW, but are too afraid to say: The following blog is written specifically for the individual who truly wants...

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SYMPTOMS

Breaking a Routine

Boundaries will keep your cheese from sliding off your cracker. I was reminded how hard it was for Mom and I to break our familiar...

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SYMPTOMS

Acceptance Can Really Bite

A very good friend of mine, Carol, is in the beginning stages of taking care of her mother with dementia. It began suddenly Christmas...

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SYMPTOMS

Detached Caring, Part 2

Today’s offering is a continuation of excerpts from Susan McCurry’s book, When A Family Member Has Dementia. As I’ve mentioned, I would...

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SYMPTOMS

Detached Caring, Part 1

This is a continuation of an excerpt from Susan McCurry’s book, When A Family Member Has Dementia. As I mentioned, I would have benefited...

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SYMPTOMS

Grab a Tool Belt

This is an excerpt from one of my favorite go-to books by Susan McCurry. Had I had these suggestions when I first began caring for Mom,...

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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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GOOD REMEDIES

This Is It

In general, the circumstance we are given, at any given time, is “IT”. If any part of “IT” was supposed to be different, it would be. In...

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TOUGH LOVE

Three Words of Kindness

I have a set of three questions I ask myself when I need to have a difficult conversation with someone. They are also the same set of...

Underminers and Experts in Everything Pt. 1

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OBNOXIOUS PEOPLE

Underminers and Experts in Everything Pt. 1

I have invented a new word, ‘Underminers.” These individuals, along with the “Experts in Everything,” are the people identified by their...

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TOUGH LOVE

Are you In this or Not?

Caregiving is a choice.

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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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SYMPTOMS

Taking the Keys

There came a time when Mom’s memory loss and other cognitive impairments started to affect her driving. She began getting lost too many...

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.

Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Rumi

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