Supporting all who care for elders
The meme contained a scowling older man holding a remote and yelling, “What channel is Netflix?” Ha ha. The message is clear: older people can’t figure out technology. I receive many such memes, jokes, cartoons in my inbox. I’m not about to start a war with my […]
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Some days are life changing. I was scheduled for my first hip replacement, and would have six sessions of physio after to help with my recovery. But I suffered from bone spurs on that hip–nasty little gremlins which jabbed me with hot pokers when I moved–and my doctor had sent me for a
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Helen hadn’t felt well for several days. She’d been to her doctor, who told her she had a mild flu. She’d had her flu shot, and that’s why it was mild. He told her the normal things to do to recover, and she started to feel better, although still weak. On the fifth
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Janice sat at the dining room table, looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows to the garden. The pleasant view, the sun streaming in and her favourite lunchtime salad on the menu served to brighten her mood. Plus, her daughter would visit this afternoon, and perhaps one of her grandsons. She smiled as she got
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Gladys continually tried to escape her facility. Even though she lived in a pleasant environment with caring staff, good food and a variety of activities, she used every opportunity she could find to get away. Staff were at their wit’s end, and her family worried that she would hurt herself or get lost
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“I can’t stay for dinner. Daddy’s expecting me at home. Momma will miss me. I have to go.” Laura’s agitation escalated as she squirmed in her wheelchair. A deep frown creased her face and she continued wringing her hands. Laura lived in our TLC, an area of our home for
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“He’s coming again.” The care partner passing my desk said the words as if commenting on the weather, or telling me she was going for lunch. I knew exactly what she meant. George loved to wander in his wheelchair, and if he made it past my desk, he would create havoc
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Have you ever laid awake at 2:00 or 3:00 a.m., willing yourself to go back to sleep? Trying to think of meadows of blowing grass or rolling waves–anything to induce slumber? This happens to me frequently. I fall asleep quickly, but during my first bathroom trip, a little switch in my brain trips, and I
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My dog had always had two dishes. One for food, and one for water. But after he battled pancreatitis, I began reading about the number of bacteria which lived in water dishes. Woah! My daughter had a water fountain for their cats, and I did some research. They looked like a much better
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“What are the best supplements for someone just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s?” Great question. As I began to research, several cautionary red flags rose in me. There are all kinds of products online making all kinds of claims. I don’t have medical training, so shouldn’t be giving medical advice. Many supplements
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