Each of these links will take you to a story about Mom and/or Alzheimer/Dementia Disease.
Linking here will take you to 31 days of previous posts dealing with this topic.
A New Page Dedicated to Mom
Cheerios for your Soup??
Perhaps I was Reading
It sure is a dark one
Laughing with Mom
Dinner in the Middle of the Night
Fun Day with Mom
Let it Snow
Happy Almost Birthday Mom
Happy Birthday Mom
Another Birthday Card for Mom
True Love
Confessions of a Caregiver
California Dreaming
A Walk Down Memory Lane
4 Days with Mom in California
Mom in Sunny California
Mom in California
Finish This...Fears
Thoughts about Mom
Where does the time go??
Missed Connection
Twisted Tuesday
Time Stands Still
Well I Guess I Will be Going Now
Cones and Cars
I have a lot of questions
When the sick have to care for the sick
Yep, I'm Home
The Great Escape
Always and Forever
Just some Random Observations
You can't keep a good woman down
Missing my Mom
Mom Falls Again
A Peaceful Night
Hi Ho, Hi Ho
Glimpses of Mom
It's no SMALL thing
I am Freaking Out this Friday
I'm Looking Up Today and It is a Touching Sight
Thursday Thoughts
Today is Tuesday
Cloudy with a Chance of Tears
The Beauty of Acceptance
Forgive Myself Friday
SMH Sunday
Home is Where the Heart is
Music, Music, Music
The Great Escape
Weird Wednesday
Weekend Wind Up
You Gotta Have Faith
Delivery, Dinner and a Darling Baseball Player
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Our New Routine
It wasn't in my plan
My Mother, the Thief
There's a Change in the Air
Whispers from the Past
The Simple Woman's Daybook
Mom Monday
Mom and "her" cat
Happy 94th Mom
Happy Anniversary Mom and Pops
It's a Very Good Day
Memories of Mom: Michigan Apple Cake
Sharing Some Thoughts on a Lazy Thursday
A Cake Pop Bouquet for Mom
Let's Talk About Mom
An Update on Mom
We are Celebrating Life
A Hot Cup of Comfort
Santa Party 2015
What Happens at Christmas
I would like to contribute my thots and experience in the care taking of loved ones. Rita
ReplyDeleteHi Rita. I am always happy to hear about others experiences. I believe we can all learn from each other as we struggle through this caregiving stage of our lives.
DeleteAlthough I do not have a "live in" situation; I have been actively involved in caring and overseeing the livelihood of two people. One who has lost his home to foreclosure, and another homeless and sleeping in his van. I have been reading both your and Paula's blogs, and these kinds of care taking situations need to be discussed. The constant worry, and guilt of wondering whether "am I doing enough" was gnawing away at me. I was not taking very good care of myself, and putting my studying on the back burner. It took David to pull me out of this "mind set", and convince me that I HAD done more than the average person would, and that I needed to start concentrating on myself.
ReplyDeleteYes, thank God that Dave was there to help you see that you can't be any good to others if you are not taking care of yourself.
DeleteI have not seen any new entries about Mom in quite some time. How is she doing? I have enjoyed reading your blog, especially the ones devoted to Mom as my mother also suffered from Alzheimer's. You are so fortunate that she has such a sunny disposition, that was not the case for my poor mother.
ReplyDeleteI had to place Mom into a memory care center. She is very happy there. I go to see her 4 or 5 times a week. She is always engaged in singing, exercise and/or games. She has no idea who I am. Once in a blue moon I will be her sister but usually she thinks I just work there. She still has a sunny disposition but is sleeping much more than she used to.
DeleteThanks for asking about her.
ReplyDeleteI like your website. It’s an insightful platform.
Thank you
DeleteHi, I just came across your blog researching "Christmas Blogs" but I was intrigued by your Cast page, because I "Had" one, but I may resurrect it. It's in the drafts. Anyway, my mom also has Alzheimer's Disease. She's in end-stage. It's probably the worst disease I've had to "live with." There's the anticipatory grief, and then there's what comes when "it" actually happens. I am going to follow your blog now, because you and I parallel. Thank you for sharing your stories.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you stopped by. I originally started this blog to help me cope with that terrible disease. It is so hard for the family and friends who have to deal with watching their loved one deteriorate. There's not much I can do but I will be happy to listen when you need to vent.
DeleteYeah, that is basically what my FB turned into, a document of my everyday life with juggling life and my mom. Because my FB got super depressing to read, and seems negative, it turns people off, so I created a TikTok to showcase my mom's happier moments, smelling flowers, singing in her native language, watching entertainers, eating her favorite kids meal.
ReplyDeleteYou know what irks me the most about fast food places, some are not willing to sell a kids meal to an 83 year old. She won't eat an adult sized meal and she won't eat anything but 4 chicken nuggets and french fries. And breakfast kids meals are easier to eat for her...one egg, one sausage, and one tiny pancake. I've had restaurants refuse and then tell me you can order it your way...I'll say, everything that's on the kids meal. They usually end up charging me the kids meal price. So ridiculous. If they saw her behaviors they would "get it.". So far, Ruby Tuesdays and McDonalds has been accommodating.