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  • Started by Deirdre Mendoza
    Last reply by Sharon Turnoy
    ...ctive. I'll jump in, and you'll tell me if I'm breaking protocol. I'm working on nearly two-year blog about my mother's twelve year journey with dementia. My mom died a year ago this...
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  • ...over a lot of writers. I'm the single cat lady in my family. I use writing as a stress reliever after taking care of my 96 year old grandmother (dementia is fun and can be funny-pleas...
  • Hi Helen, I've been caregiving for my husband with dementia and Huntington's Chorea for 3 years, 24/7, and it has taken its toll on my writing, career, etc.   Through prayer, I have a...

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  • ...s a ton of secrets no one has ever known, about my parents mainly, and some about me. My father is no longer with us and my mother has some early dementia symptoms, although the doctor...
  • ...my Dad got cancer.  When he had a stroke a couple of years later, I had to get him into an assisted living place, and Mom had been diagnosed with dementia by then, so I became their ca...
  • Having a loved one with Alzheimer's is a heroic journey in and of itself. I worked on a specialized Alzheimer's/Dementia C.A.R.E. unit for several years and was amazed at the both the...