October 20, 2017 - My only personal comment on this is to ask everyone in my little world to treat me like we tried to treat mama. Kindness, sweetness and loving actions and words. It says the following in the original blog below but I want to emphasize this here also. So here it is:… Continue reading 10.20.17 Dora – Some Things I Learned about Dementia published 12.19.14
Category: Dementia
10.18.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things Learned about Dementia published 12.12.14
October 18, 2017 - When I first learned about Christine Bryden I wrote the blog post below. In the video below she's talking about nursing/ memory care and what someone with dementia needs vs. what they sometime receive. Personally, like Christine, I want to have a say in where I may live at the end… Continue reading 10.18.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things Learned about Dementia published 12.12.14
10.16.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things Learned about Dementia published 12.05.14
October 16, 2017 - Like I said below in the original post, this is one thing I was clueless about when taking care of mama. How I wish had know this then. I have had poor vision all my life, until I had cataract surgery which included a fresh new lens in both eyes. I… Continue reading 10.16.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things Learned about Dementia published 12.05.14
10.15.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned About Dementia reposted from November 2014 with updated information
October 15, 2017 - This one is very basic information about Alzheimer's. I do not have Alzheimer's, I have Vascular Dementia and Frontotemperal Dementia. Since I want ya'll to know as much as you can about what you might see happening here's what I found on the progression of both. From the Alzheimer's website about… Continue reading 10.15.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned About Dementia reposted from November 2014 with updated information
10.14.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned About Dementia reposted from November 2014 with updated information
October 14, 2017 - Like I say in the original blog from November 2014, the biggest thing I want to share with caregivers or people who know someone with Dementia is D O N O T C O R R E C T T H E M. Right now, I don't mind it too much… Continue reading 10.14.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned About Dementia reposted from November 2014 with updated information
10.13.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned about Dementia published 11.14.14
October 14, 2017 - My interest in Dementia has changed over time since I originally published the information that begins below. My own dementia was not nearly as bad back then as it is now. I use to be able to talk to people and they could not tell that I had dementia. Now they… Continue reading 10.13.17 Dora and the Explorers – Some Things I Learned about Dementia published 11.14.14
12.11.16 Social Security Disability
I've always heard, and I'm sure that ya'll have also, that applying and getting Social Security Disability is a difficult road to go on and almost impossible to get on the first try. In a nutshell, yep that's how it was for me. I've been saying I'd write this for over a year but now… Continue reading 12.11.16 Social Security Disability
09.01.15 Rosalyn’s list of Brain Healthy Foods
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - Several months ago the focus of my shrinking brain journey turned to eating brain healthy foods as a way of pumping up what's left of my brain!!! I really don't know if it's working but I have lost 20 pounds and know that just overall healthier eating is good for… Continue reading 09.01.15 Rosalyn’s list of Brain Healthy Foods
04.26.15 Sleep Apnea Testing 101
Welcome to Sleep Apnea testing 101! If you've never had a sleep apnea test, here's the skinny on it! I had my five year sleep apnea re-testing Friday night and have written about it below the information from the hospital that follows. If you've never had a sleep apnea test (or sleep study) I hope… Continue reading 04.26.15 Sleep Apnea Testing 101
02.11.15 Alzheimer’s SUCKS! @#$%^&***
I know this is not my Alzheimer's blog but this is so important to me that I wanted to share it on both blogs. Alzheimer's or any form of dementia, is H.O.R.R.I.B.L.E but rarely do you hear anyone express the realities of it. When I watched this video just now it resonated such truth to… Continue reading 02.11.15 Alzheimer’s SUCKS! @#$%^&***
- BECAUSE HE LIVES, I CAN FACE TOMORROW - 