I’m Sorry, But I will Not Call Them
Friends, In the past month I’ve had four people reach out to ask me to call the mother of a young person who died. They were asking me to minister to their grieving friend whom I’ve never met. I’m sorry your friend lost their child. I’m sorry they are grieving. I really am. But, no,…
Sixteen Years Ago
Sixteen years ago I woke on Easter morning when the phone rang. It was Evelyn calling to tell me my dad was gone to live forever in Heaven. I could hear the love, pain, and tears in her voice. They had a beautiful marriage and an wonderful love for each other. I spent the next…
Transfer Trauma
For many of us, moving our person home, to an assisted living facility, or memory care is a very hard decision! Once it’s made, you may expect things to get better. They won’t. Not at first. Your person needs a time of adjustment. They may lose cognitive abilities, become agitated, depressed, or more confused. It’s…
Sunday Scripture Post 3/21
I’ve begun sharing scripture posts in a dementia caregivers group. Here is my post this week. In the comments, please share passages that encourage you in whatever you are walking through. SUNDAY SCRIPTURE POST I love Ephesians 2. The whole chapter! It reminds me that I am saved grace. Because I have received grace, even…
Valuable Things
Ron is off social media for a while, but I want to brag on him. Wednesday he called and asked me to schedule a sitter for Friday evening so we could go out with friends. (I have to schedule such things with the agency else he would have called.) Thursday evening he listened while I…
No, I Am Not Worried
Saturday morning musings…. Someone asked me last night if I worried about E. Short answer: No. I’m not worried. I am realistic and saddened by this disease. Sometimes I’m angry at the disease, but I work to treat E with grace regardless of what the disease throws at us. I’m not worried; I choose to…
Record Keeping
Record Keeping Are you caring for a loved one? Do you struggle with all the paperwork for your LO? I use a heavy-duty 2” binder. I start a new binder each year. All receipts, bills, Medicare & SS forms, etc go into the notebook. Everything is filed by date within sections. Here are the dividers/sections…
The Drawer
Today I cleaned out The Drawer. We have antique chest of drawers in our entry way. It came from my parents’ home more then seven years ago. She gave it to me just two months before The Accident. She’d bought it at a garage sale and painstakingly refinished it. It was in their breakfast room…
Grateful in Dementia
I was thinking about some things that happened Thursday. I realized I can be grateful even in the midst of this horrible disease. I went for an Essential Caregiver visit. (Texas now allows Essential Caregivers to enter facilities.) I knew I needed to organize E’s closet, quickly go through drawers looking for trash, and clean…
