“Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time." "I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed …
Why Am I Thankful?
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 …
DOES HOSPICE MEAN GRANDPA IS DYING?
That is a valid question that grandchildren, and their parents, will ask. Many people react to the word "Hospice" like we used to react to the word “cancer.” It was the “C” word and no one wanted to …
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Serious Head Injuries
The New England Patriots have just won another Super Bowl Championship! After all one of the “American dreams” is to play football, get a college scholarship and make it in the NFL. What could be …
Frontoemporal Degeneration (FTD)
Frontotemporal Degeneration (dementia), FTD, is not a term you hear very often, but it’s important to know what it is. It presents very differently from Alzheimer’s disease. I recently became a …
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 …
