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My Little Lead Feet

June 18, 2022 faces2faces Leave a comment

If it were somehow possible to peer inside my Father’s brain, what exactly would I see?   There would be…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver Filed under: brain, cognitive, memories, speeding ticket

Grandaddy Land Legs

June 2, 2022 faces2faces 1 Comment

If you’ve ever taken a cruise or spent considerable time on a boat, then you know how it feels to…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver Filed under: stress, stubborn

A Midnight Visitation

May 26, 2022 faces2faces 4d Comments

I awoke in the middle of the night to find my Father sitting on my bed with his legs crossed,…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver Filed under: Dementia, family, love, nursing home, regret

A Time to Throw Away

May 6, 2022 faces2faces Leave a comment

I’ve avoided it for years. I don’t know if I thought leaving everything just as my Father had left it…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver Filed under: garage, nursing home, packrat

Guard Your Mailbox!

April 29, 2022 faces2faces 8d Comments

Two weeks ago, a miscreant of a man took a check out of an envelope in our mailbox. He altered…

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Posted in: Caregiver, Dementia Filed under: check fraud, social security, theft

How to Change Your Life in 2022

December 29, 2021 faces2faces Leave a comment

There was a time when my Father was young that he was stumped by a problem. I don’t know if…

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Posted in: Caregiver Filed under: 2022, change, change your life, New Year, new years resolution

The Hardest Part of Caregiving

December 10, 2021 faces2faces 3d Comments

I am not a computer. I am human.   I don’t have hardware or software. I have a heart and…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver Filed under: death, family, God, grieve, mourn

Chop On!

November 3, 2021 faces2faces 1 Comment

I just couldn’t do it. I couldn’t bring myself to watch the Braves in the World Series. I’m a fan.…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver Filed under: Atlanta Braves, nursing home, World Series

The Gold in the Dust Storm

October 8, 2021 faces2faces 1 Comment

It isn’t their fault.   When a person develops Alzheimer’s, the first part of their brain affected is the hippocampus,…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver Filed under: gold dust, memories, short term memory

How the Feds Messed with my Dad’s Meds

September 17, 2021 faces2faces 4d Comments

Two years ago, my Father hit my Mother. It was the first and only time he’d done that in their…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver, Dementia Filed under: big brother, fda, government, medication, nursing home

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