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Ask for Help
A friend called a couple of nights ago. He and his wife were leading an older couple back to their home.The eighty-six year old neighbors needed help, and my friends are known for their generosity and...
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Seven Challenges for Dementia Caregivers 1. Funds: Families with loved ones who have a form of Alzheimer’s worry about health costs. Even if a loved one is on Medicare/Medicaid, a need for money...
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If you could time travel to yesteryear with your loved one who has dementia/Alzheimer’s, which year would you choose?If I could prevent the disease, I’d choose the baby years and do whatever was...
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My Happy Girl
It has been three weeks since I last saw my sweet Shelley. And she remembered me and was thrilled to see me!Talk about one happy momma and a happy daughter. It was a good day.I had surgery and...
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Suggestions for Down Days with Dementia
My author friend, Julie B Cosgrove knows about my challenge with my own health issues, as well as our daughter Shelley. Julie has dealt with her personal illnesses. She's been homebound for a year.She...
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A New Haircut
I got Shelley's haircut and colored, but I forgot to take a picture!We were both worn to a frazzle when the stylist finished with her hair, and after getting her settled, I only wanted to go home. It...
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Dementia Makes Thin People
This picture was made in October, 2022. Shelley was having a good day.See how large her clothes are? They once fit. It's typical for people who have dementia/Alzheimer's to grow skinny. Most of the...
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Sad Days Come, but Joy Returns
Sad days come my way.Today is one of them.Heartache won't forever stay,but life is a fragile stem.Time can bring sorrow,And moments offer relief.Tears soar away tomorrow,But today I bear the...
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What's A Good Day?
April 22, 2022Today is February 18, 2023. It will soon be a year since I took this picture. Shelley looks good and is smiling. This must have been a good day.When a person has dementia, it's not...
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Talking: We Take it for Granted
Children learn to speak at an early age. Most babies say DaDa first, and then Mama. Our great granddaughter is babbling up a storm, and her mother is eager to hear mama. Shelley's daughter, Shelley's...
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Sweet Memories
IPhones are amazing. They produce videos all by themselves. The above one popped up recently, and I thought I'd share it. The video has pictures from 2018/2019. Shelley went through a lot of...
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Another Trip to the Hospital
Shelley fell last Wednesday, April 19. 😢When a resident falls in the facility where she lives, the policy is to send the person to a trauma center.The EMS chose the Memorial Hermann trauma center in...
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Patriotic Times
Happier days in assisted living. 2018Patriotic TimesLike most of us, Shelley loved patriotic holidays. Her favorite one is July 4. Not only is this date America’s birthday, but it is also mine.Back...
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Moving From One Facility to Another
Shelley has been in her present community for three years. The director told us the facility would increase their price by a whopping 53% as of August 1. The care would remain the same.I beg your...
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Wheel Chair Now
When we interviewed at the new facility, Shelley's acceptance was based up her ability to walk into the establishment.This was a major concern. Shelley could shuffle with help in July, 2023. If she...
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A Good Day
October 1,, 2023Look at Shelley's sweet smile! She is natural, no makeup. When I go, I always apply the Mary Kay Extra Emollient Night Cream to her little face. It helps with dryness, and for some...
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Helpful Numbers
At times, we don't wish to complain, but there are circumstances that need to be addressed. When we report a facility, it is to improve the service. As caregivers, it is our responsibility to see that...
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A Dementia Christmas
Shelley’s daughter, Courtney, flew in from New Hampshire to visit her Texas family. Mackenzie, her adorable daughter, came with her.I had been telling Shelley for weeks they were coming. Did Shelley...
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Even with Dementia, Breate in the Good and Breathe out the Bad.
While Shelley’s daughter, Courtney and baby Mackenzie were here from New Hampshire, we visited Shelley. We sang, danced, and almost stood on our heads as we entertained Shelley and the baby.At one...
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A Memory from May, 2018
I wrote this in May, 2018 and ran across it again recently. In A Bible Study, my group talked about Eve. You know, the first woman to live on earth? Yeah, that Eve. Poor lady. She had her sins recorded...
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Eating Shrimp
I met two friends for lunch recently. We chose a restaurant featuring an endless shrimp menu.Wow! We had such fun delving into the various ways this eatery prepared shrimp!My favorite is popcorn...
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Our Little Chipmonk
ImagesToday is Sunday, February 11, 2024. We visited Shelley after church. We arrived around 2:30 to find her sitting in the main room with other residents. A few napped in their chairs, and a small...
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Shelley's March Birthday
Shelley arrived in March two days after her dad’s birthday.At the time, we lived in a small rural Texas area in a parsonage. A church furnished preachers with a house situated next to the church back...
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Featured in The Top 80 Dementia Blogs
I am surprised and grateful. My blog, this very one, "I'll Always Remember" has been selected as one of the top Dementia/Alzheimer's blogs featured on the Internet.WOW! WOW! WOW!Anuj Agarwal, the...
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Through the Years Birthday pictures
My family takes a lot of photographs, but we don't often look at them. I decided to pull a few of Shelley and our family from their hiding places and put them on this blog.Shelley has always been a...
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