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“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” -- Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea Have you ever seen one of those hanging wooden signs that say “Life’s Better at the Beach”? Well, for our family it’s kind of true. The beach is the …
When I was looking for a place for Mom, the Wellness Office should've been on my radar--but it wasn't. There used to be a time when I didn't have to think about dementia, bad colds and infections, and how all of those things could affect Mom. Nor did I think about how essential an amazing …
Mom and I spoke a couple of times last Wednesday as we normally do. The morning was a brief hello while the evening was a bit longer. 14 minutes and 37 seconds to be exact and the conversation was a perfect microcosm of the gut-wrenching emotional and sensory roller-coaster that is my Alzheimer’s …
If you have a dementia caregiver in your life, you have two jobs: Reduce their stress and make them feel supported. It’s not to fix and it’s definitely not to add to their stress. Make them feel supported and reduce stress. That’s it. Seems simple, huh? I get that it’s not. On one hand, all …
