When Alzheimer’s disease strikes, it causes a slow, progressive decline. While Mom has her good days and bad days, it is not always easy for us to notice the gradual changes. It’s hard to believe that she has been living with us for almost two years. Recently, I’ve been thinking about some of the ways [...]
With Mom’s Alzheimer’s, she definitely has her good days and bad days. It’s so strange how sometimes the dementia is very obvious, and other days she seems like nothing is wrong with her.
A lot of people that are not around Mom very often comment on how well she is doing. They may even say that [...]
A few weeks ago, my sister and her family came all the way from Arizona to Indiana for a visit. This was the first time the whole family had been back since they moved five years ago, long before Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. We were very happy they were coming, but I wondered how [...]
Sometimes it’s not always obvious if an elderly person needs help. Of course they need help if they fall down or drop something. But dementia and Alzheimer’s are not always apparent. It can be difficult to tell from a distance if someone is lost or confused.
When you see a young child wandering around without an [...]
This post is the last in my series about the caregiving journey. All of my other posts have covered the trials and tribulations of caregiving, but this one is a reflection on the rewards.
If you are a non-runner like I am, it can be hard to imagine why anyone would purposely go through all the [...]
Continuing with my series of posts about the caregiving journey, this post discusses tough decisions that need to be made as the road becomes more treacherous. Being a long-term caregiver is a very difficult, challenging job. When you are providing care for someone who has Alzheimer’s disease, the task becomes more difficult as the disease [...]