Category: Caregiving

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...