Our Doctor Failed Bedside Manner 101
I had already taken Mom to see her general practitioner, but after six months of uncertainty and confusion about her behavior, it was time to see a neurologist. I needed a specialist to tell me what was going on with Mom’s brain. I chose a doctor affiliated with a...
$2,000 Gone, But Not Forgotten
Mom had been experiencing Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) for about six months at this point, and I was only starting to come out of my denial that something was horribly wrong. Mom was 75 years old, active, looked the picture of health, and could fool anyone who...
What? You Bought a What??
One of my recent blogs was about getting a cat for Mom to keep her company. We thought that a cat would be easy, or at least easier than a dog. It was a failed experiment and Diesel came home to live with us. One afternoon, I called Mom to see how she was doing. I...
A Shot of B12 or a Shot of Whiskey?
Your loved one is repeating the same things over and over, misplacing items or getting lost in familiar places. You know something isn’t right. Instinctively, you know they should see a doctor. For us, that was about 4 months into Mom’s beginning stage of...
Purrhaps a Cat?
Mom loved our cats. I confess that my husband has turned me into a cat lady and at one point, we had four Siamese. As you might know, many Siamese cats talk constantly, demand attention and can behave similarly to dogs. When a loved one is not acting like themselves...THE ALZHEIMER’S STORE
This is a short video describing the helpful products you can find at The Alzheimer’s Store. There are many different products for the various stages of the disease.