Friday, January 25, 2019 - The day has come when Dora pulled out of her driveway for the last time. At 6:30 am, her new daddy Patrick left here with Dora headed to the west coast to her new home where she'll meet her new mom and family! Here is a video showing our last… Continue reading 01.25.19 Saying Goodbye to Dora
Monday, January 21, 2019 - You know how sometimes you have a friend that you haven't seen in forever and you need something from them? You contact them and being the special person they are they don't hang up, even though it's been forever since you talked last, and now you're calling needing something! Well,… Continue reading 01.21.19 Our Superhero Swooped In!
Dora's departure has been changed since I originally wrote this. She'll be taking off for the west coast on Friday, January 25th. Wednesday, January 17, 2019 - Everyone we know seems to know Dora, our Class A 39 foot Fleetwood Excursion motor home. She has been an overwhelmingly big part of our lives since 2012… Continue reading 01.17.19 No more Dora and the Explorers
A new year is here and Christmas is behind us. But the reality of Christ's life should never be put behind us. It should be in front of us every day of our lives. The following is an excerpt from the narration of our church's Christmas musical in 2018. I've heard it before and hearing… Continue reading 01.14.19 The reality of Christ’s life
Saturday, October 6, 2018 - Somehow most folks believe that someone with dementia shouldn't be able to carry on a semi intelligent conversation. They do not realize that when someone is diagnosed with dementia it may take several years to get to where conversation is a problem. In the mean time the patient loses that… Continue reading 10.06.18 Communicating with others when you have dementia
September 1, 2018 - I wrote this three years ago, seems like yesterday. My blood sugar and A1C are significantly better than they were back then. My blood pressure (without medicine) is now under control. Not sure about recent cholesterol since I stopped taking medicine for that. I have an appointment with Dr.Valdes to go… Continue reading 09.01.18 Brain Healthy Foods, Reposted from 09.01.15
Once you start to understand how things work in Alzheimer's World - you get calm and comfortable. Once you get calm and comfortable you give off a better "vibe" to someone that has Alzheimer's. Over time as you learn how to understand, cope and communicate with a person living with dementia you will find that… Continue reading 08.25.18 Rewiring My Brain and Stepping into Alzheimer’s World, by Bob DeMarco
August 14, 2018 - Since I originally wrote this in 2015 I've found two very interesting dementia patients who still communicate pretty well. One, Rick Phelps, started a Facebook group called Memory People. Here is a link to that group: Memory People on Facebook I've shared some of Rick's writing before and plan to share soon… Continue reading 08.10.18 Alzheimer’s and Dementia from the patient’s perspective reblogged from January 2015
Monday, July 30 - Here is Teepa Snow with another amazing video that covers oh so much valuable dementia information. She doesn't just cover one aspect, there's lots in this one. I can already see some of the things I do in this and some that I hope are a long long way off. The… Continue reading 07.30.18 – When Language Fails in Dementia – AND – Dementia Medicines, by Teepa Snow
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - I haven't written about my dementia lately nor have I shared information about dementia that I've found in my reading. Mostly because I haven't been able to absorb much lately and putting the information out there just wasn't happening. All dementias are different so what is commonly thought to be… Continue reading 07.12.18 Deficits in Executive Function in Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia
- BECAUSE HE LIVES, I CAN FACE TOMORROW - 