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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

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 Doc Dilemma

October 27, 2021 faces2faces 1 Comment

It started with a fingernail. Such a small part of the human body, but since caregivers routinely check over their…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Medicare, nursing home

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

Down the Rabbit Hole

April 13, 2021 faces2faces 4d Comments

There are days my Father seems to disappear more into himself, like a rabbit down a hole that I can’t…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Daddy's girl, Dementia, Fountainview Center for Alzheimer's, grief, nursing home

A New Reality

March 10, 2021 faces2faces 13d Comments

I could always tell the nervous mothers from the laid-back ones. They went into extraordinary detail, writing down everything I…

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

The Big Move

February 28, 2021 faces2faces 20d Comments

His clothes have been laundered and labeled, the forms completed, the insurance switched. Copious instructions have been emailed, paperwork notarized,…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: God, nursing home, prayer

Broken

January 12, 2021 faces2faces 33d Comments

I am a wad of mixed emotions right now.   For the very first time in my life, I’m okay…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Caregiver, Christian, Faith, God, nursing home

Expect the Unexpected

December 29, 2020 faces2faces 6d Comments

When the Kansas City Chiefs squared off against their opponent in the third quarter of Super Bowl LIV, things weren’t…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Dementia Filed under: COVID, Faith, fear, nursing home, pandemic, trust

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