Tag: caregiving
-
Dementia – I Want to Go Home
When I first herd this statement I was perplexed, since I was in the home of a dementia love one. If I was in a nursing home and a loved one made this statement, I would just figure that they wanted to go back home. After a little research, I found out that this is…
-
Dementia – Living in Fear
While I was living in Iowa, I was viewing my mom’s dementia from an arm’s reach, without any details in the disease itself. People would state that the dementia people got frustrated by what they could not do anymore. As I saw the situation at the time, it was like they had lost enough gray matter to…
-
Journal Entry – Retired for Two Years
The sun is out today, with the temperature at 38 degrees. The snow is now melting fast. And, without the snow, the temperatures are rising without the fog. I went hiking this morning, but I am sure that the trails would be muddy now. As of today, I have been retired for two years. As a part of…
-
Dementia – For a Year and Half
It has been over a year since I moved in with mom, and it has been an experience, but not all negative, Mom has made a tremendous change in her demeanor. When I got there, she was all defensive and combative, and now she is more complacent, but still stuck in her ways. As a…
Deflection 