Medication log
Figuring out this medicine tracking in home. Because I have more time due to FMLA leave and Jen being my night nurse. I created a medical tracker for mom that […]
Joe & Jen
Mom is doing better this week. Its a peak and ebb. She has a few good days, followed by a few manic, not sleeping days, followed by a crash. Every […]
Forth of July
We had a nice quiet, with occasional explosive 4th. We decided to BBQ and invited JoAnn, Shan and Rexy, Dain and Angie, and families. Jen has been up here this […]
Kristy
This angel 😇 keeps mom alive, happy, medicated and fed. Mom trusts her unquestionably. She is a miracle worker and I cannot say enough positive things. I am forever grateful […]
#alzheimerssucks
Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the lord my mind to keep,Please Lord let her die before she wakes,I pray to you her soul to takeHer crying is […]
Terminal Agitation
That’s a new term I learned this week. She’s in the state of constant pacing, yelling and basically agitated when she’s not asleep or highly medicated. It’s torture. I honestly […]
Progressing
It sounds like a good thing, until you pair it with an alzheimers diagnosis. It’s been a really difficult week, I keep thinking for some crazy reason it just can’t […]
Angels
I fiercely guard my sleep. No nonsense, 9 pm to 7am. I need those hours to wind down, or wake up and nothing (such as my phone) or nobody (kids […]
Escaped
I’m questioning my ability to keep her safe. Saturday my neighbor brought her home, she wandered almost to the church a block away while we were working in the backyard. […]
Adventures in Mitchell 