Unsolicited Advice
A rant post about dealing with friends and family who don’t understand our roles as caregivers and the stresses we are under!
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Things Need to Change
This is me being transparent about what mom and I endure here.
Words of Encouragement
Hey everyone! Recently, theaftd approached me to contribute to their Help & Hope Newsletter. They asked if I would be willing to write an article for their “Words of Encouragement’ section! What a great opportunity! I happily told them, yes! It’s my belief no matter how strong of a person we might consider ourselves to …
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A dementia journey – caring for mom with FTD
This is the first ever interview I had. I’m thankful to Lori La Bey for believing in me enough to give me the opportunity. It was a wonderful experience.
My Scary Saturday
Yesterday, my mom was extremely lethargic and weak. She was eating even slower than usual. I had to wake up during breakfast and lightly tap and rub her face to prompt her to chew and swallow. I’d never seen her so weak. She could barely stand without staggering. I decided, breakfast was finished, until I …
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Happy Mother’s Day
My Mother’s Day Post
Dementia & The Emotional Roller Coaster
The emotional Roller-Coaster ride dementia takes us on.
Caregiving During Covid-19
If you look around you, you’ll see that much of the world is in hysterics over the Coronavirus. A lot of places are even on a full lockdown. People are being warned to stay home if they can, and if they can’t, to practice social distancing. Many of us are respecting that rule. But, sadly, …
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20 Things I’ve Learned Caring For Mom!
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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A dementia Journey – Caring For Mom with FTD
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