by Virginia Naeve | Blog, Moderate Stage
Mom always loved animals and babies. Of course real babies were scarce at her assisted living residence, but every few weeks a Pet Therapy service would arrive and bring a variety of animal visitors. She loved her stuffed animals, but when the real ones would...
by Virginia Naeve | Blog, Moderate Stage
When my sweet, good natured, happy Mom was in the moderate stage of Alzheimer’s disease, occasionally she would behave in ways that I would have thought impossible. One day I got a call from the manager at her assisted living home. Mom had gotten frustrated...
by Virginia Naeve | Blog, Moderate Stage
Well, who knew that Mom’s Alzheimer’s disease would lead to something called Vasovagal Syncope. Thanks to Google, I found out that Vasovagal Syncope is the medical term for fainting or passing out. My husband always kids me and asks me where I went to...
by Virginia Naeve | Blog, Moderate Stage
Mom loved Thanksgiving. Even during her Alzheimer’s disease, she enjoyed the family time and traditions. That’s why I found it particularly curious as to why our family had to stop taking her to the Thanksgiving feasts at her assisted living facility....
by Virginia Naeve | Blog, Moderate Stage
There were some lessons that I just couldn’t grasp. One of those lessons was that learning to love and take care of a pet can be easy. That is, unless you have Alzheimer’s disease. In the early stage of Mom’s disease, we had two unsuccessful...
by Virginia Naeve | Blog, Moderate Stage
Emergency room visits were never a significant part of my Mom’s life. That is, until she had Alzheimer’s disease. She was always an exceptionally healthy person and before dementia, I can’t remember a time when she was admitted as a patient in a...