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| Super Sunday |
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| Sunday, 07 February 2010 | |
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Dad and I went to the grocery store today to stock up on snacks for our last-minute Super Bowl party for eight. My friend, Beth has four kids and no television set, so they are coming over en masse to watch the Saints and Colt battle it out in the last Pro-football game of the year. We were in the car driving home when my Dad proclaimed, "There sure is a lot of traffic for a Sunday." Now how in the heck did he know it was Sunday? There was no chalkboard with the day and date on it and he did not have a newspaper (his two usual ways of knowing what day it is). Is it possible that all of the hype and advertising of Super Bowl Sunday can actually get inside the brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease? Now that's some pretty darned good advertising!
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| Unofficial Alzheimer's Caregiver Day |
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| Tuesday, 02 February 2010 | |
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I often compare my life with my Dad to the movie, "Groundhog Day". I sometimes feel as if I have been re-living the same day over and over for the past five years like in the film. Five years. That's a long time to live with and be a full-time caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's disease. Anyway, what was I talking about? Oh yeah, Groundhog Day. If I act a certain way or do certain things, Dad may get upset. So the next day I get a do-over. Just like Bill Murray in the movie. And so, my fellow Caregivers let me wish you a happy Groundhog Day and may tomorrow be better than today. After all, tomorrow really is another day! |
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| Saturday, 30 January 2010 | |
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We live in North Carolina. I love the weather here and always tell people that it occasionally snows here, but just enough to be pretty, not enough to own a shovel. Yesterday it snowed 7". Storm Watch 2010 started on Thursday. They talked about cancelling school and evening events for Friday (even though not a flake had fallen until after dark last night). Everyone was warned to get the "necessary supplies" including milk, bread and eggs. My sister joked we could all make French toast with those emergency supplies. The front page of the paper read, "City Braces for Snow Storm". There has been constant coverage on television, and they keep breaking in to the regular shows every 15 minutes to update us on the "blizzard". Dad woke up this morning to a beautiful blanket of peaceful snow. "I don't remember hearing or reading anything about snow." He proclaimed. "It was a surprise to all of us." I assured him. "Those weathermen should lose their jobs!" he replied. Boy. He's tough! |
| It's Contagious! |
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| Tuesday, 26 January 2010 | |
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I recently started going to night school to get certified as an Activities Director for people with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. David and my friend Peggy have been taking turns hanging out with Dad while I am in class at night and on Saturdays. This morning, I asked David if he had any funny stories for the blog since I had hardly spent any time with Dad since last week. "He did do something funny and I meant to tell you last night, but now I have forgotten." "If you think of it let me know." I replied. About thirty minutes later, I asked again if he had remembered the story. "Oh, I forgot that you had asked me for a story" He said. Oh, boy. Looks like I'll have two residents in my little assisted living before long! |
| Aim Low |
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| Friday, 22 January 2010 | |
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Dad and I were watching the news last night, and they were talking about New Year's Resolutions. |
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