Well, it’s that time of year again. Everyone is planning their meals, shopping, and preparing themselves for what they “hope”, will be an amazing Thanksgiving Day! Meanwhile, the world of Caregiving and Dementia, adds some extra worries, concerns, grief and for some, lonliness. The holidays are considered a rough time of year for people without caregiving …
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As you all know, I’ve been caring for my mom for 6 years now. I’m not alone in this journey. Though a lot of days, I think I’d be better off if it were just mom, Bob, me and the aid. See, my mom has a companion. I moved into her companions house to care …
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Candace is a full time caregiver for her mother Robin, whom unfortunately was diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia at the young age. Throughout the years of caring for her mother she’s come to realize the lack of education and resources available, when it comes to people diagnosed at a younger age. Candace has also learned that …
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One Evening I was in a group and someone asked a question that caught my attention; “what has caregiving taught you?” WOW! What a loaded question! For the sake of the question and topic of the blog, I thought I would make the topic, “20 Things I’ve learned caring for mom.” 1. Patience. This is …
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One thing my mom taught me growing up is that perspective is everything. I have to say, now that I’m her full-time caregiver (for 6 years), she’s right. Perspective is everything. See, I could get mad and act like my life is ruined. But, that doesn’t help either of us. Truth is, my life isn’t …
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I thought you all would be interested in checking out an interview I had with Lori La Bey, December 18th, 2018! It was my first, so I probably sound nervous! Sorry! It was a lot of fun and she made me feel quite comfortable! Thank you Lori! 🙂 My Interview with Lori La Bey
There is a horrible lack of support for us and our loved ones, when it comes to FTD. Not only do we need more support, we need more training Eventually, we end up taking on roles we normally wouldn’t have, had we not agreed to care for our loved ones. We end up becoming everything …
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You know what’s interesting? At the time of writing this post, I am 44, single (for a long time) and childless. I’m also quite the introvert. So, I’m not someone who needs to be surrounded by a lot of people. I rarely feel lonely and I’m rarely bored. I’m quite good at entertaining myself and …
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Caregiving is probably the hardest things I’ve ever encountered in my life. It’s certainly one of the most consistent things I’ve ever done, in my life. I certainly was not naive when I decided to take this on. I knew this would be difficult. I didn’t realize the level of difficulty and what I would be …
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I’ll be the first to admit that caregiving is one of the most difficult things anyone can do. Especially, if you have little to no support. Here’s the thing, sometimes we over complicate our roles. What I have found, even with my mother being in advanced to later stages is, sometimes I intervene when I …
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