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Now and Then
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Now and Then
by Amy Heikkila
Last week, I walked down the long hall to the ‘family room’ area of my mother’s memory care floor. As I looked around the corner a young woman sat at the upright piano placed between the mounted TV and their fish ... Read Full Post »
Grief and Gratitude
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Grief and Gratitude
By Diana Maldonado
If you are reading this blog, you know that Alzheimer’s sucks. You are perfectly aware that Alzheimer’s affects more than the patient; it affects the en...
Read Full Post »Caregiver Fallout - Looking Back
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Caregiver Fallout - Looking Back
by Mellissa Price Williams
"It’s so hard to move on, still loving what's gone.” Peter Gabriel, I Grieve
Moved by M
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"Moved by M"
By Erica Hornthal, CEO of Chicago Dance Therapy
From the moment I met M, I could see a vibrant, active, motivated man. H...
How to Deal with The Bad Days
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How to Deal with The Bad Days
By Ashley Skellenger
We all have bad da...
Read Full Post »Caregiving: The Grief Process: Part 6 (6 of 6)
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An excerpt from my book,
“One Arm One Leg 100 Words, Overcoming Unbelievable Hardships”
The final stage is acceptance, which finally came in the third year. People often ...
Caregiving: The Grief Process: Part 5 (5 of 6)
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Depression
The next stage is depression. Losing the quality of life you on...
Caregiving: The Grief Process: Part 4 (4 of 6)
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Guilt (continued)
Many thoughts crowded my head. I...
Caregiving: The Grief Process: Part 3 (of 6)
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An excerpt from my book, “One Arm One Leg 100 Words, Overcoming Unbelievable Hardships”
The third stage is bargaining. I suspected that Charlene was trying to bargain with God that if she did such and such a thing that He would...
Let's Talk About Resentment
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As an Alzheimer’s caregiver, resentment can become an overwhelmingly familiar feeling. We resent friends and family who seem to have disappeared from our lives at a time when we needed them the most. We resent them for not helping out or stepping up to do their part to take care of the person afflicted with Alzheimer’s. We are drowning ...
