"Plan B" - What do I mean by that phrase? As a caregiver for your spouse, you are currently living "Plan A." If you are the primary caregiver, you are most likely a woman and have total …
Starbuck’s Lament by Jed Waverly
Starbuck's Lament by Jed Waverly Sleeping soundly as the clatter of pans and spirited voices create a din, He is oblivious to the chaos around him, embraced in the arms …
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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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 …
HOARDING: Keep…Donate…Dump
Hoarding is or may become an issue for some individuals with dementia. It’s one of those behaviors where “some will...some may…some won’t” experience the behavior. Hoarding is characterized by …
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 …
