Sneak Peek: Excerpt from My New Book!
The exciting day is here! My new book, I’m Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia is now available on Amazon. This is the fourth book I’ve had published, but the one that I’m...
Category: Caregiving
Dealing with Dementia: Free Screenings
As regular readers of my blog know, my Mom suffered from Lewy Body dementia – a cruel combination of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. I was her primary caregiver until her death in June and have...
When a Parent Dies
Saturday night, my Mom passed away. Hospice had told us that Mom would probably die three to seven days after we started morphine treatments. On day six, Mom began pausing between breaths and our...
Losing a Parent
My Mom is dying. I’ve known this for several days now, but this is the first time I’ve written down the devastating, heartbreaking words. These past few weeks have been a nightmare. As readers...
When Caregiving Becomes Complicated
Caregiving just got much more difficult for me. A couple of weeks ago, my Mom had an hallucination that scared her and got out of bed at midnight while we were sleeping. She forgot...
Grieving For a Parent with Dementia
Grief takes many forms. A few weeks ago, I watched Julianne Moore’s Oscar winning performance in Still Alice with tears in my eyes. As I’ve shared before in this blog, my mother has Lewy...
Caring for a Parent with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, Part 3
In Part One of this series, I discussed my mother’s recent diagnosis with Lewy body dementia (LBD) and her symptoms which are similar to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. In Part Two, I shared what I’ve...
Caring for a Parent with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, Part Two
As I shared in my last blog, recently my Mom was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia (LBD). This news didn’t come as a big surprise since my Mom was having symptoms that included as...
Caring for Parents with Alzheimer’s or Dementia – Part One
Yesterday, my Mom was diagnosed by a neurologist with Lewy body dementia (known as LBD or DLB). The diagnosis was not a surprise. Her regular doctor had told us she had some form of...
7 Ways to Care for Yourself While Caring for Aging Parents
Sometimes you lose a parent suddenly. However, what you don’t realize until you’re older and have a parent entering the final stage of life is sometimes you lose a parent a little bit at...
