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    Dad as a parent, our interactions as adults

  • Lost: One Dad

    Posted by Nancy P on February 20, 2019January 28, 2019

      Stuck in the Brush Now he was truly “stuck in the brush”. I had excellent ideas as to what my dad could do with his new-found time at home. He and my mom could …

    Dad and Me, Dementia, Housing, Lewy Body
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  • Church and the Lost Pot

    Posted by Nancy P on February 16, 2019January 28, 2019

    Dad claimed he always wanted to be a minister.  He decided to start a Bible Study in his office called “Tuesday Church” .  (This church had to be on Tuesdays, because, as he mentioned, Sunday …

    Dad and Me, Dementia, Lewy Body
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  • Surrounded by Wolves

    Posted by Nancy P on February 15, 2019January 28, 2019

    Dad told me a shorter version of this story on the way to work one day.  I wasn’t sure if it was believable, until I found a copy of the story in a letter Dad …

    Dad and Me, General
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  • Finally – A Driving Evaluation

    Posted by Nancy P on February 12, 2019January 28, 2019

    The Dark Road The driving situation was going downhill fast.   I shuddered to think of the children playing in the new family housing complex.  Dad’s eye-site was failing, his dementia was worsening.  What if a …

    Dad and Me, Dementia, Impaired Driving, Lewy Body
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  • To Close or Not to Close?

    Posted by Nancy P on February 10, 2019January 28, 2019

    Moving I woke up in the morning of the hottest day in July and burst into tears.  My husband, bless his heart, is sometimes oblivious.  He looked at Linda, the guardian angel-sister who came to …

    Dad and Me, Dementia, Housing
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  • The Hunt for Housing

    Posted by Nancy P on February 8, 2019January 28, 2019

    Call to Action:   Start checking out housing options for your loved ones long before they are forced to move. We three local sisters visited multiple housing options, even before the house was on the market.   …

    Dad and Me, Housing
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  • The Storm and Electrical Problems

    Posted by Nancy P on February 4, 2019January 28, 2019

    The year was 2007.  As my mother was preparing for her kidney surgery we realized we had to sell their house, there was not an option. It cost too much to keep up, repairs were …

    Dad and Me, Dementia
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  • Driving – Will the Driver’s Bureau do Something?

    Posted by Nancy P on February 2, 2019January 28, 2019

    Dad had always been a law-abiding citizen.  He would wave and chat with police officers.  One of his closest friends was a former police officer I’ll call Joe.  As kids, we would often visit Joe’s …

    Dad and Me, Impaired Driving
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  • Entertaining Angels

    Posted by Nancy P on January 29, 2019January 3, 2019

    My mother had her left kidney removed, which required hospitalization and recovery in a care home. Confusion, Hallucinations This whole ordeal left my father more confused.   He began to get his wife mixed up with …

    Dad and Me, Hallucinations, Lewy Body
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  • Do Not Listen to My Daughter!

    Posted by Nancy P on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019

    So you have your legal paperwork in order, power of attorney, health care directive – should be smooth sailing, right?  No, just when I thought I had a grip, surprises were just around the corner.  …

    Dad and Me, Dementia, Legal Documents, Senior Medical Care
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