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Tag Archives: Dementia
A happy contraction; an embarrassing retraction — 010211
I’ll tell two stories today. The retraction will come last in the hope that you won’t get that far. I’ll even throw in some pictures to distract you. It’s been a long time coming, but Mom is about to get … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrator, Dementia, Elizabeth, Lisa, Michael, Piedmont Place, Private Room
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2010: A look back — 010111
It’s New Year’s day, 2011; a fitting time for reflection on the year past. ElderBlog readers know that it was a big year for my parents. As in life, 2010 held expectancies and surprises; laughter and tears. Let’s take a … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Blood Pressure, Caregiver, Dance, Death, Dementia, Drinking, Falling, Funeral, Hospital, Medicaid, Moving, Music, Nashville, Parkinson's Disease, Pedicure, Piedmont Place, Stress, Surgery, Vulnerable adult, Walk, Writing
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Rumor control — 122310
You know how the rumor chain works: the first person says to the next, “Santa’s suit is red.” The second person tells the third person, “Santa’s suit seems red,” and so on until the last person reveals that “Santa is … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrator, Bathroom, Dementia, Piedmont Place, Santa, Wagon Wheel Ranch
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Emotions? Me? — 121010
Maybe there’s something wrong with me. I cried buckets when my cat died, and have been known to shed a tear or two at a good movie. But it’s still business as usual now four months after my father’s death … Continue reading
The double whammy — 102210
In about ten days, Lisa and I will have been here in North Carolina for a year. It’s been a busy time for sure, and if you’ve been following this blog for a while, you already know why. Among the … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Dementia, Lisa, Parkinson's Disease, Piedmont Place
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New shoes, anchovy pizza and a request for help — 101510
Lisa and I took Mom to buy some new shoes today. Funny how this works…the sales lady puts on a pair that may fit. Mom says, “Perfect. I’ll take them!” Everybody else says, “Whoa there, Mom; how about walking around … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Dementia, Mario's Pizza, Parkinson's Disease, Piedmont Place, Vulnerable adult
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Backwash — 082610
The illness is over. The funeral is done. The “after-glow” party is a memory. Really, there has hardly been time to miss him. Yet, already the work to remove him from his life on earth has begun in earnest. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Counseling, Dementia, Funeral, Parkinson's Disease, Piedmont Place, UTI
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Parental update — 073010
It has been another long interval since my last post and, again, it’s because nothing remarkable has occurred. This somehow brings to mind the TV meteorologists who say basically the same thing day after day and you wonder, ‘they get … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrator, Behavior, Dementia, Elizabeth, George & Sally, God, Lisa, Medication, Meteorologist, Michael, Parkinson's Disease, Piedmont Place, Walk
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Medical update – 111209
A screw lives in her left elbow for now. Life and routine medical attention at PP. Continue reading
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Tagged Dementia, Medical, Physical therapy, Surgery
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Medical update – 091409
If soap operas ain’t your cup ‘o tea, you can skip this post. Mom slipped and fell in the bathroom again this morning. She said she was dizzy when she got out of bed, and dizzy while she was in … Continue reading
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Tagged Dementia, Falling, Piedmont Place
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