Debbie vs. Nicodemon
posted about 1 year ago | 5 comments
For all of my friends here that have known me for a while, you all know what a battle I've had with quitting smoking. Having been through the last 2 most stressful years of my life, I kept quitting and then starting again. So much so that my famil...
Easter Kitchen Nightmares
posted about 1 year ago | 11 comments
My plan was to make a ham and sweet potatoes, green beans, biscuits and deviled eggs and a pineapple upside-down cake. My nephew, Ed and my friend, Jacquie were to come over for Easter dinner. This was to be the 2nd pineapple upside down cake I've...
The Divine Miss M.
posted about 1 year ago | 8 comments
I had such a touching day today at my job. I'm a caregiver/companion and today was my new patient's birthday. As you know, if you read my blogs (all 3 of you...LOL), I always give my patients different names to protect their privacy. My patient's ...
Love is Alive and Well in Florida
posted over 2 years ago | 4 comments
I've written a few stories about some of the people I've been meeting since starting my job as a caregiver to the elderly. There have been some horror stories some sad stories and some happy moments along the way.
I am having a happy moment with m...
I am having a happy moment with m...
Christmas 2009
posted over 2 years ago | 2 comments
I have always loved the Christmas holiday season. I love the music, the houses all lit up, the relatives coming over for dinner and opening gifts and the general feeling of peace you get.
This year, it has been very hard for me to accept that I ca...
This year, it has been very hard for me to accept that I ca...
Thanksgiving 2009
posted over 2 years ago | 1 comment
Although it's been a very tough year for me, I have so many things that I'm thankful for this year.
First, after being out of work for a year, I finally started a new job in a whole new field, caregiving. I met some wonderful elderly patients and ...
First, after being out of work for a year, I finally started a new job in a whole new field, caregiving. I met some wonderful elderly patients and ...
Why Does Everything Have To Be So Hard??
posted over 2 years ago | 6 comments
Usually, I am very upbeat, even though I've been wading through lemons for a long time now and have tried to make lemonade out of them. But I've just been dealt a blow that has rocked my world.
I've been working with an Alzheimer's patient for a c...
I've been working with an Alzheimer's patient for a c...
A Caregiver's Revolving Door
posted over 2 years ago | 4 comments
I'm learning that the hardest part of being a caregiver is the moment when you realize that you can't take care of a particular patient anymore and have to say good-bye. It's not a decision you can make lightly, because older people do not like ch...
Barbie and Ken: Chapter 4: Settling Into A Routine
posted over 2 years ago, updated 6 minutes later | 2 comments
Barbie and I are getting in sync with each other now. As soon as I get there, I fix her lunch. Then we get Sierra, the big (did I mention, BIG?) Labrador Retriever and take her out for a long walk.
Apparently, there must be one plus for having Alz...
Apparently, there must be one plus for having Alz...
Barbie and Ken: Chapter 3: An Amazing Woman
posted over 2 years ago | 3 comments
How prophetic it was of me to say that from the moment I met Barbie, I felt this assignment was going to be life-changing for me and it has been.
This lady has such a clean and pure spirit. I just love being with her.
We are settling into a daily ...
This lady has such a clean and pure spirit. I just love being with her.
We are settling into a daily ...
