Time Changes Dementia
posted about 1 month ago, updated about 2 hours later | 3 comments
The other day – someone asked me how long my husband had dementia and I started thinking about it and it has been about 6 years. The first few years were not that difficult and then, we had a couple years where it was difficult but I could do it a...
My Dad
posted 3 months ago, updated about 9 hours later | 1 comment
My father wasn't an educated man but he worked hard and always had time for us kids. He taught me the value of education because he didn't have much opportunity for school.
He and my Mom had a marriage that was never understood - by anyone - lea...
He and my Mom had a marriage that was never understood - by anyone - lea...
Good grief...how many drugs does it take?
posted 4 months ago, updated 7 minutes later | 3 comments
Okay, I have to tell you before I begin that I am venting a little but I am also informing. My husband who is in his 80's recently had the UTI from h--- and he went to the ER, home, ER/hospital/home, ER/hospital/rehab/different hospital/home and a...
Caregiving and Forgiveness
posted 7 months ago, updated 19 minutes later | 9 comments
I think that everyone carries around a lot of hurt from the past. Things were said and not resolved. People were hurt and didn't recover. Families had secrets and disappointments. And let's face it... the people we are caring for weren't always th...
Eon's "Genopause"
posted 8 months ago, updated 1 day later | 0 comments
I am done with the Eons change now - let's call it the "Genopause".
As far as staying or going -- it will depend on how hostile the "change" will make people and whether the change of demographic makes this a good or nasty place to be. I have wor...
As far as staying or going -- it will depend on how hostile the "change" will make people and whether the change of demographic makes this a good or nasty place to be. I have wor...
Caregiving and Family Issues
posted 8 months ago, updated 32 minutes later | 5 comments
How much more difficult can caring for someone with dementia be if not the added family issues? So, what happened that has made it so hard to be a caregiver and deal with the family relationships?
To begin with, I think that you have to look at ...
To begin with, I think that you have to look at ...
On the road or right here?
posted 8 months ago, updated about 12 hours later | 0 comments
I moved to AZ - 30 years ago and just like everywhere else, it has changed a lot but mainly AZ has grown up and gotten hotter. The culture and events has turned us into a "metro" area. I don't know if it "global-warming" or the sprawl of pavement ...
How much do Boomers need these days?
posted 9 months ago | 12 comments
I read an article in the paper Sunday that seems to have stuck in my mind. It was written by Cal Thomas a syndicated columnist entitled “How Much Stuff is Enough?” He is a conservative writer; I am not a conservative - go figure...my name is hippy...
Is it hope or denial?
posted 9 months ago, updated about 1 hour later | 4 comments
I have always been an optimist and as a caregiver, I have always tried to see the glass as half-full. Unfortunately, I think to some of my friends and family at times, that hope and optimism equals denial. I have received several well meaning, yet...
Eating "Issues" and Caregiving
posted 11 months ago, updated 19 minutes later | 4 comments
One of the hardest things for me while caring for my husband who is older and has dementia is this whole topic of EATING. What has defined us as a couple was all the travels and meals with friends and family and now, it has become another “issue”....
