Our family has moved numerous times over the years due to my husband's field of work. Each time we needed to make a decision about whether or not he/we would accept an offer, we went through this …
Removing the Car Keys
I did a recent post on my FaceBook page (DCPutnam Consulting) about this issue, but I want to look at it in more detail because it is such an important issue for caregivers. There are so many …
PLACEMENT OPTIONS
“Dad has Alzheimer’s and I can’t take care of him any longer, I guess I’m going to have to put him in a nursing home,” says a daughter who is the primary person caring for her Dad. There was a time …
FULL CIRCLE OF LIFE
This is a beautiful piece that was sent to me on my personal FaceBook. It is applicable to all of us and I felt the need to share it with you in my blog (credits below). Beautiful words of …
THE DAY WE COULD NO LONGER PRETEND
SHOCK ~ DISBELIEF ~ DENIAL ~ FEAR ~ ANGER ~ SPEECHLESS ~ FLABBERGASTED These are the responses loved ones and patients feel when they hear the dreaded words. “You have Alzheimer’s disease.” Not one …
CAREGIVERS – TAKING A BACK SEAT
I’m sure you can think of many times when you have been put in a position where you felt you had been relegated to the “back seat” ~ “the end of the line” ~ “playing second fiddle.” We find ourselves …
