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  • Caregiving Coping; Finding Resources

    Posted by Nancy P on February 22, 2019January 28, 2019

    CALL TO ACTION:  Have you checked out the “Resources” page on the menu? Seek out resources to help you cope. Fortunately, we live in a major metropolitan area and were able to tap into many …

    Dementia, Resources
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  • 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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  • Goodbyes

    Posted by Nancy P on February 18, 2019January 28, 2019

    It eventually became clear he could not afford to keep the office.   The rent and phone added up to several hundred dollars a month.  He lost the ability to do almost all his hobbies:  glass …

    Dementia, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Critical Reading – Get Your Legal House in Order!

    Posted by Nancy P on January 20, 2019December 23, 2018

    Legal Documents This may be the most important blog you read in this series.  For your parents, for yourselves, for anyone within your circle of care – you must get legal paperwork in order. It …

    Dad and Me, Dementia, Legal Documents
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  • The Initial Diagnosis

    Posted by Nancy P on January 14, 2019January 15, 2019

    Neurologist Dr. Smith, upon our request, scheduled an MRI, then referred us to a neurologist I’ll call Dr. Gazhail.  Patty volunteered to take him to a series of appointments to seek a diagnosis for his …

    Dementia, Senior Medical Care, Vascular Dementia
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