Tag: Dementia

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

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

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

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

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