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Helping those with aging parents ..to be proactive, to navigate crisis/ change & be parent's advocate. Entrepreneur, relationship-building guru, avid traveler.
Lifeline for Caregivers: Respite Care is now a Medicare benefit Being a full-time caregiver can be both challenging and exhausting. There is so much that goes into being the primary caretaker of someone that is either terminally ill or disabled that many people don’t recognize
He built a 40 foot model train layout in our Indiana basement, a labor of love for over 30 years. So when friends told me about the 90 minute excursion ride on the Georgetown Loop Railroad, I knew I had to make it happen for Bill! The nice lady told me there were 3 Parlor Car seats left for that day. Then we were able to just push Bill in his w/c onto the parlor car.
One of the biggest challenges of dementia is that it can affect a person’s ability to speak and communicate their needs. Bearing in mind that their brain also may be slower in processing information and slower in gathering thoughts to communicate back, here are ways that can help you stay connected and communicate together: Take time, give your loved one time to express themselves Being stressed can make speaking and communicating harder when you have dementia. Also, be mindful that if your loved one’s mother tongue is different from the language they have spoken for most of their lives, they may revert back to old language or a mixture of both. There are more suggestions and tips to help you learn to re-connect and communicate with your loved one in my book, Finding the Light in Dementia, a Guide for Families, Friends and Caregivers www.findingthelightindementia.com
Ours include a wonderful adult day program (two days a week), our adult children (living across the country), my husband’s alumni friends, his doctors and nurses. It’s true that my husband’s condition continues to “evolve Last April when Bill’s sister passed away in NY, it was my Denver son who flew in and helped me fly his dad to a family gathering and funeral that meant the world to Bill. Afterwards, the 3 of us drove around to special places in Bill’s hometown as Bill shared memories of his years there.