Category: Dementia

Monday, November 27, 2017 -  This is part two of the end to my relationship with the brain doctor I had counted on so much.   Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - Part Two I left yesterday morning at 8 am for my 10 am appointment appointment in Metairie with Dr. Shamsnia. The waiting room was… Continue reading 11.27.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD, PART TWO – Another day at the doctor’s office published 04.08.15

Sunday, November 26, 2017 - I've thought a lot about whether to republish this blog post about the second to last visit to my previous brain doctor. Also the next one about the very last visit to this brain doctor. I've decided to share it again in case it will help even one patient avoid… Continue reading 11.26.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD, A day at the doctor’s office – yes ALL day! Published 04.08.15

I skipped several blog posts that were originally posted on Some Things I Learned About Dementia. I'm finding this hard to do so I'm choosing the ones I believe are most important to share. Feel free to go to our Dementia blog to read more at:  https://rosalynsalzheimersblog.wordpress.com/ Our interim pastor's wife, Janice Adams, shared this… Continue reading 11.14.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD Losing a Loved One to Dementia published 07.12.15

Sunday, November 5, 2017 - Please pray for the families of those who died or are wounded in the church shooting in Texas at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. We're Southern Baptists like they are so it kind of hits home. Maybe church members who can legally carry a weapon need to bring… Continue reading 11.04.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD about a daughter of a woman with Early Onset Alzheimers

November 1, 2017 - Being a caregiver is sometimes thankless, and sometimes a blessing. Looking back, I wouldn't trade taking care of my mama near the end of her life with Alzheimer's for anything. While we were in the middle of it, it was overwhelming and all consuming. The patient depends on you for their… Continue reading 11.01.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned About Dementia – Being a Caregiver published 02.06.15

Sunday, October 29, 2017 - Wow, when I first put this post together almost three years ago, it was to help others understand the dementia their loved one had from the patient's point of view.  Now looking through the various stories and songs I provided links to below, I realize that things from each of… Continue reading 10.29.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned About Dementia published 01.23.15

October 26, 2017 - It's hard to believe that the original blog below was written almost three years ago.  There are still questions I have that I hope will be answered when we visit the new neurologist on November 9th. In the blog below I was taking Aricept Aricept (donepezil) improves the function of nerve… Continue reading 10.26.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned About Dementia published 1.16.15

October 23, 2017 - I've read so many articles about the amazing affects that music has on someone with Dementia. Like I said in the last blog post. I want a lot of music to listen to.  Like my sister did with mama, I hope my friends and family will sing to me.  That just… Continue reading 10.23.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned about Dementia published 1.02.15

October 21, 2017 - This blog post from 2014 had very important information.  As time goes on I am trying to take care of things like these now while my brain isn't totally gone. These are the two topics in the blog post below: - Learning about your loved one's younger lives before it's too… Continue reading 10.21.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned about Dementia published 12.26.14

October 24, 2017 - How I miss my mom.  Seeing this picture again brought back so many memories of her beautiful spirit and oh how I loved those eyes of hers!  Rereading the ONE EVENING IN NOVEMBER WITH MAMA that originally occurred in 2007 is something I'm happy to share again for readers who didn't… Continue reading 10.24.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned about Dementia published 01.09.15