by Kristin | Apr 25, 2021 | Caregiver Self-Care, Mid-Stage Caregiving
Good Morning Everyone – or maybe afternoon, depending on when you are reading this ;). Jumping right into my topic today, I wanted to let you know that last week’s caregiving journey was rough. There were a lot of emotions and a lot of unexpected dementia...
by Kristin | Apr 11, 2021 | Caregiver Resources, Mid-Stage Caregiving
Alzheimer’s is unpredictable and surprising, as all caregivers know. The changes in behaviors can catch us by surprise. It never fails when I think I have a handle on things, Alzheimer’s will surprise me by how something that used to be simple now has to...
by Kristin | Apr 4, 2021 | Caregiver Resources, Mid-Stage Caregiving
I’m sure during your caregiving journey, you have heard about “caregiver fatigue.” Well, a few months ago, my caregiver fatigue hit hard. The impact of multiple culminating events lead to my worst young caregiver day, and I completely lost my...
by Kristin | Mar 21, 2021 | Early-Stage Caregiving
Okay, role reversers, this is a good one. Another Alzheimer’s humor story staring my mother. The beautiful, wonderful, and amazing woman was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about three years ago. Once again, my mom has shown that in the painstaking and...