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Weathering the Storm
June 1, 2011
When a natural disaster occurs, chances are, you will have no time to stop and think. Caring for a loved…
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Idle Hands
June 1, 2011
It’s necessary to keep them occupied. Place a photo album, playing cards, magazines in front of them, anything to keep…
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Stowing the roll-aboard, for now
May 26, 2011
I am not apt to take Jeff on a cross-country train again. I am not apt to take him anywhere…
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We’ll Always Have Seattle
May 17, 2011
Jeff is standing on the front porch. He likes to go outside when the weather is nice. Not that there’s…
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Out of the mouth of babe’s
May 13, 2011
Hiya all, just had to tell you all this. As we arrived at the holiday camp, Elaine was very busy…
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The Sidecar
May 2, 2011
I’ve just returned from a week-long trip with Jeff and my mom, and that was slated to be the subject…
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Is Dementia Considered Contagious?
April 27, 2011
A fellow caregiver recently asked me, “Is dementia contagious?” She explained to me that since she has been caring for…
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Make a Joyful Noise!
April 14, 2011
We experience some amazing things in this dementia work. One of the very best experiences is when we incorporate music…
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Poke, Prod, and Pizza
April 14, 2011
Thanks to the U.S. Government seeing its way clear to not shutting down last week, Jeff and I will proceed,…
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Imperfect Caregiving and Perfect Storms
March 28, 2011
My first personal experience with the potentially devastating consequences of Alzheimer’s disease to a person’s safety was the time my…
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With a Little Help from My Friends
March 23, 2011
Betty was filling the watercolor paper with multi-colored dots. Dots of blue and green and yellow and pink were raining…
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Under Stress
March 21, 2011
As I sit here on this sunny day, With my hospital appointment only hours away, I start to think of…
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Living Day To Day
March 21, 2011
I went to a meeting yesterday of the Torbay Dementia Leadership Group of which I am lucky enough to be…
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The Long Goodbye
March 18, 2011
Just when a person’s memory really begins to matter most in life, this cruel and heartless disease comes along, disrupting…
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The Way it is, Unmasked
March 12, 2011
Recently, a fellow spouse on the Alzheimer Spouse support forum I frequent (thealzheimerspouse.com) wondered whether her feelings about…
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Rocky Roads Aren’t All Bad
February 25, 2011
I got home from my Japanese class today to discover Jeff wearing a buttondown shirt (buttons askew, naturally) instead of…
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Little People, Little Miracles
February 17, 2011
There is a kind of magic that happens when we bring young children and elders together. These two generations seem…
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Fight of My life
February 15, 2011
As we go into February the year seems to be flying by already. The thing is with this disease “Time”…
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Aftereffects of Caregiving
February 15, 2011
Unfortunately, the chronic stress of caregiving isn’t over when it’s over. After caring for someone you love for many years,…
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Means, ends, and loose ends
February 15, 2011
I was going to talk about visual agnosia today. You know–that phenomenon wherein your AD loved one grabs at the…
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The Long Hello-The Other Side of Alzheimer’s
February 11, 2011
-an excerpt For information on Cathie’s books see: www.cathieborrie.com For lunch I make fruit salad and cottage cheese and one…
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We Chug Along…
February 3, 2011
Excuse me Fisher readers… you’ve caught me at a bit of a vulnerable juncture. This morning when I stepped on…
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The Blob
January 22, 2011
At the moment I can’t remember which Youtube search caused me to stumble across a 1958 movie trailer for “The…
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Anchors Aweigh
January 15, 2011
It is 7:30pm and Jeff is in bed. This is a condition which may or may not last until I…
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