How does dementia affect friendships? It depends. Friends may stick around through thick and thin. Others you might never hear from again. And others will try for a while then gradually disappear. Where did mom’s friends go? My mom had a good group of friends. She had her very close group of high school classmates […]
Dementia
Why I Made the Memory Care Decision
The decision to place my mom in a memory care facility was one of the hardest caregiver decisions I’ve ever had to make. To this day I still feel so guilty and deceitful about it. How do you know it’s time to put a parent in memory care? For me, it was a culmination of […]
Role Reversal with Your Dementia Patient – She’s Not Mom Anymore
When you’re a caregiver for your loved one with dementia your role in the family dynamics often times reverses. Here’s a personal look at how I felt my mom wasn’t Mom anymore. My mom’s birth name was Barbara Jean. However, she went by many other names. My dad called her Bob. My cousins called her […]