John confesses to Angie: “I’m really sad.”
We were sitting at the dinner table, just finishing up our evening meal when John looked at me and said, “I’m really sad.” I stopped fussing with the plates and gave him my full...
Category: Angie, family caregiver
Angie deals with some unwelcome visitors
In less than 60 days will have reached the three year mark of John’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Amazingly, even though I know the prognosis for the disease, I thought that we could hum along where...
John’s summer project: learn to nurture a garden
The tomatoes are in. So are green beans, eggplant, lettuce, peppers, squash, herbs, strawberries and radishes. This experiment of getting John engaged in new activities started with a few tomato plants, but it has...
Angie and John witness a violent act that leaves them with a sense of loss
John woke up yesterday morning at 6 a.m. and decided the time was right to plant our tomatoes. Never mind that we had yet to buy the needed items to create our garden, he...
What would happen to John if something happened to me?
A recent health scare made me start thinking about what would happen to John if something suddenly happened to me. I’m not worried about the overall money situation, we created a trust over a...
John doesn’t let Alzheimer’s get in the way of Valentine’s day
Valentine’s Day has always been a big deal at our house. Although my husband is a year round romantic, he feels that this is the day to put the cherry on top of the...
I woke up mean: An emotional story triggers another day of grieving
I woke up mean. I knew it the moment my eyes opened that this had the beginnings of a bad day. John was already up so I had a few moments to try and...
Over the holidays, the little caregiver who could cries “Uncle!”
Holidays are normally a bit stressful and an illness can crank up the stress levels. That’s what happened to us this holiday season.
