Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
For many years it was thought that memory loss was nothing more than hardening of the arteries suffered by most people during the natural aging process. Often called “senility,” it was common to equate the behaviors of someone with Alzheimer’s as “old age senility.” At 93, my grandmother was considered “senile” and her children forced [...]
For as long as I can remember, my Mother kept a neat and tidy home . Even when my brothers and I were youngsters, terrorizing the place by sliding down waxed floors in socked feet, our home was neat as a pin. My Mom was a gentle woman raised in the era shortly after the [...]
On one particular morning Mom called to complain that her Television would not work. She had long been infatuated with Bob Barker and the Price Is Right. And more recently, TV had become her all-time favorite pastime since it required little interaction. Mom could no longer watch movies or soap operas or serial television with [...]
After Mom went to live at the “Group-Home”, we continued our weekly shopping trips as often as possible. Our shopping trips had become a tradition that Mom never remembered afterward but always remembered to let me know when it was time for another one. Trips away from the “Group Home” generally depended on her mood. [...]
