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Category Archives: Alzheimer’s / Dementia
Sometimes You Have to Tiptoe Through the Tulips
For everything I faced in life, I always thought I could plan ahead and figure things out so I’d know what to do… until Ron got Alzheimer’s. That was a big wake-up call! I took classes to learn about the … Continue reading
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Tagged adapt, be present, creativity, let go, mindfulness, mindset, trust the process
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Early-Stage Caregiving Challenges
The Alzheimer’s Association recently published an article sharing the early-stage caregiving challenges I identified, which I posted here recently as well. See their article on Alz.org here.
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Tagged Alzheimer's Association
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Caregiver Challenges in the Early Stages of Alzheimer’s
I was not familiar with Alzheimer’s. I had never known anyone who had it. But the challenging behaviors and memory issues that were starting to occur with Ron, eventually became impossible to ignore. Despite me being in denial and wanting … Continue reading
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Tagged adapt, challenges, letting go, support
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When Sh!t Happens
If you’ve taken classes, or explored the many websites dealing with Alzheimer’s, you are no doubt familiar with the fact that incontinence of both urine and stool are common. Generally, incontinence of urine occurs earlier in the disease than incontinence … Continue reading
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Tagged Depends, incontinence, independence
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Remembering to Grieve Along the Way
In the early days of Ron’s Alzheimer’s, I had a hard time acknowledging what was happening and I got mad when he couldn’t do the things he had done earlier in our marriage. I described that in my memoir, Courageous … Continue reading
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Tagged grief, loss
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Getting Support
Asking for what we need can be difficult. I seem to have gotten a message early in my life that I had to do things myself. I thought if I needed help, that reflected poorly on me. I don’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's Association, support
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