Senior Care Reviews. For You. By You.
This is an update to Welp….Mom Met A Man at Her Senior Living Community, which was originally posted on December 6, 2018. **Update** A few weeks later, Mom remains delighted and as a result, I am too. She and Friend continue to spend time together. I haven’t learned much more about him other …
Resentment is my strongest caregiving emotion (lately). I’ve hated dementia from the day we met but over time have acquired a resentment for caregiving. Like you acquire a taste for coffee, I’ve acquired disdain for caregiving. I’m ashamed to say it but am sick of hiding from it. Hiding it and …
Routine is a blessing and a curse in our caregiving life. It keeps us sane and drives us crazy. It is our double-edged caregiving sword. Every day we live by it and some days we think we’ll die from it. In Mom’s case, it goes something like this: We speak before breakfast, usually around …
Choice of words matters. Lots. We know this in the broader context of life. But when it comes to how we refer to or communicate with or describe people living with dementia (PLWD), less so. To explain what I mean, why I think it matters, and what I (and we) can do about it, I’ll back …
