Communicating through Alzheimer’s disease
Always something to learn in this life, isn’t there? I have found two of the most difficult lessons to learn for me and others like me have been acceptance and letting go. I get...
Category: Caregiving
The paper trail can be daunting!
I recently found myself overwhelmed by paperwork. I had scrambled to get benefits from Social Security and long term disability insurers. I thought I was doing pretty well until an insurance company sent me...
Gaining closure can be difficult
Many of us have unfinished business with loved ones. The decision about whether or not to put those issues to rest can sometimes be further complicated if the loved one develops Alzheimer’s disease.
We have a pretty good life
Just the other day John and I were taking a drive to the Golden Gate Railroad Museum. We planned on having a quick lunch and then board a train powered by a restored steam...
Did you know…
Did you know my friend Patty is raising funds for the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk in honor of me and John? Donate here: http://memorywalk.kintera.org/sf10/pattyguinto John and I are planning to attend the event on...
Ask for help from adult children
Can you teach an old dog new tricks? I am about to test that hypothesis. I don’t blog, text or twitter, so maybe this moment in time will bring me closer to the twenty-first...
The money management challenge
We sometimes kid ourselves into thinking our loved one, isn’t really that sick; early stage is early, right? I know that John is still able to do a lot of things: laundry, gardening, simple...
Shooting the Hooch
In May, John and I decided to take a trip to Atlanta to see our grandchildren. I gave the four boys ages 18-12 years, the choice to pick one big thing for all of us to do together. After much discussion, they decided on an inner tube trip down the Chattahoochee River, lovingly called “Shooting the Hooch.”
