"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 …
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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 …
The 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
The National Alzheimer's Association has developed a very helpful list of warning signs that assist families and individuals determine if they might be experiencing the early stages of Alzheimer's …
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FTD ~ Not Your Floral Delivery Company
I have been a volunteer with AFTD - The Association of Frontotemporal Degeneration - for about a year now. FTD is one of the forms of dementia that I talk about when I am doing training for …
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We have a Choice!
“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 …