Alzheimer's – Care For The Caregiver

Enjoy the Season

The fall season always seems like a time of reflection for me. It feels like a time to slow down from the busyness of summer and prepare for the onslaught of colder weather. I enjoy the beauty of the changing leaves because they also seem to punctuate life changes and reassure me that tough timesContinue reading “Enjoy the Season”

Pick the Right Preposition

Sixth-grade students will yawn and look at you blankly when you try to teach them that a preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Even telling students that prepositions help indicate, time, place, or position doesn’t bring too much light into their faces.Continue reading “Pick the Right Preposition”

CELEBRATE SMALL SUCCESSES

Don’t you hate it when the scale in the doctor’s office adds 5 or 6 pounds to your weight? I understand the white coat syndrome that makes your blood pressure reading higher at the doctor’s office too, but it can all be discouraging. I lamented the same to my doctor yesterday, and he only smiledContinue reading “CELEBRATE SMALL SUCCESSES”

Love the Moment

Dec. 9, 2020 It’s right there on the inside of the coffee mug I use almost every day even though it’s chipped– “Love the moment.” This mug is a treasured gift from a close friend I lost to pancreatic cancer ten years ago. In addition to thinking of her often, I read the saying onContinue reading “Love the Moment”

WALK AWAY FROM THE PUZZLE

Dec. 2, 2020 I am almost done with a jigsaw puzzle that has over 1,000 pieces. I can’t wait to see the finished product after the hard work that has gone into turning pieces this way and that way to match colors, edges, and patterns. Although the puzzle was new when I received it, IContinue reading “WALK AWAY FROM THE PUZZLE”

Choose Your Day

Oct. 27, 2020 When you are busy caring for others, it’s easy to forget to set aside a specific time to care for yourself. We sometimes feel guilty doing that because the person we are caring for needs us so much. It’s similar to how first-time parents are reluctant to leave their child with aContinue reading “Choose Your Day”