Caregiving

Personal Experience

25 Years of Alzheimer's Disease "As Mother's thinking and social skills disappeared, our conversations no longer existed. She never telephoned for mother-daughter chats. I learned not to call if I knew she might be in the house alone."

Caregiving: A Dose of Reality “Like many baby boomers, we once dreamed of leaving the daily grind of the workforce behind. We planned to occupy ourselves with fulfilling and joyful pursuits. Those dreams are now restricted, and a drastic attitude adjustment is required of us to willingly accept God's plan, instead of our own, for this period of our lives.”

Coping With a Disabled Husband "I learned if I tried to leave a decision to Lee, he got upset. But if I made it myself, he often accused me of wanting to put him in a nursing home. It was a no-win situation."

 

My Alzheimer's Shadow "The fury smoldered during the early stages of Bill's disease -- those days of increased confusion and forgetfulness."

 

Nurturing a Blue Rose Sometimes Morgan would lash out when she was confused or afraid, screaming and kicking at anything and everything within her reach. One day a woman came up to me and said, "You've got to get a handle on her. She's disturbing others."