Tag: Life
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Pre-Mourning Mom’s Death
By reading and studying dementia, it is easy for love ones to pre-mourn a person with dementia. When I moved into mom’s house, the pre-mourning was over whelming. Her house is a shrine of her soul. Before mom built her house, she found a blue print of her house. In the front of the house,…
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Mom Turns Ninety
Today is mom’s ninth birthday. Over the years, we have spent a major amount of time together through the fun and tragic times. I feel that we all ask the same question, where has the time gone? But, we have brought bright happiness into each other hearts. I feel that I had a normal childhood…
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Journal Entry
It was seven degrees here in New Iberia this morning. I stayed in the hotel this morning waiting for it to warm up a little. The city was completely shut down, as it was yesterday. By noon the dark areas under the snow, like asphalt, started to melt. By 2:00, the streets were passable, with…
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Journal Entry – Mayo Clinic
Here in Rochester it was raining all day with the high temperature at 58 degrees. Not really a nice day, but I was inside all day long. When I looked at what the Mayo Clinic calls their portal on my I Pad this morning, it stated that I had 18 appointments in the next seven…
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Journal Entry
Greetings from Whittington, Illinois. Since I am tried of brown grass and black mud and no winter sports, I have decide to move south. So, yesterday, I drove 350 miles south to Mt Vernon, Illinois. It was a long day of driving and there was a moderate wind blowing. Even with the moderate wind out…
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Journal Entry – Caregivers
I am now in the Rhinelander area with overcast skies and, unbelievable temperatures of 45 degrees. This morning I drove out to my lots north of Rib Lake, with the ground covered with 25 percent snow. It is bleak out here. But, getting a chance to review my lots, it was stimulating for me. I have determined the…
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Journal Entry – Dementia – They Can Still Love
It seems like every day is a copy of the previous day: overcast, mild winds, and the temperature is 30 degrees plus or minus. Once again, thinking about dementia. Hope that this essay makes the point. Roger Dementia – They Can Still Love Although it seems like mom is in the late stages of Stage 4…
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Dementia – They Can Still Love
Although it seems like mom is in the late stages of Stage 4 out of five stages, her demeanor has changed, with her becoming happy, affectionate, and appreciative, but she can become as obstinate as ever. As for my mom being happy, it is apparent that all dementia patients do not become happy, as from…
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