We don’t realize the full extent of our inheritance until caregiving skills become a necessity for a loved one in our life.
Mom, Maybelline and the Maroon Makeup Kit – In the World of Alzheimer’s
12/21/2010 by Leave a Comment
My Mom always wore make-up. Her train case was stocked with just about anything you’d find in a standard beauty salon. And Mom always kept it hidden in a deep drawer of an Old Hutch in a kitchen corner. I know– now it seems odd to me too, but for many years of my youth [...]
A Sad Anniversary, Birthday and other Memories
07/16/2010 by 3 Comments
As we near my Mom’s birthday, she would have been 85 on July 18, we also near the anniversary of her passing only weeks prior to her birthday, my thoughts are more and more about her and those sad days three years ago. I’ll never forget a few weeks before the end, when my brother [...]
The Seventh -7th- Last Stage – Alzheimer’s
05/15/2010 by 5 Comments
If you’ve read the 7 Stages of Alzheimers, you realize there are obvious degrees of decline through this disease. Sometimes the decline is exhilarated by a hospital stay, a surgery, a particular medication, anything out of the ordinary. But the normal progression of this disease is to the last stage, Stage Seven. Then there is [...]
Memories of a Shopping Trip…or Not — When Alzheimer’s steals memories
05/07/2010 by 2 Comments
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. [...]
