My mom had Parkinson’s, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s–and she lived with my family (husband, daughters and me), and I was her full-time caregiver. I remember when I realized my mom … more →
Mothering Mother and Morecaroldodell wrote 3 weeks ago: My mom had Parkinson’s, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s–and she lived with my famil … more →
caroldodell wrote 2 months ago: “I quit!” I said it more than once when I was caregiving my mom. And I meant it–th … more →
caroldodell wrote 5 months ago: If someone asked me that point blank, I think I’d say, “Am I Afraid to Die–literal … more →
caroldodell wrote 6 months ago: Medications lined up on the counter, canes, wheelchairs, hospital beds, portable potty chairs… … more →
caroldodell wrote 1 year ago: One of the practices hospice recommends is to ask your loved one’s fforgiveness–and to o … more →
caroldodell wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes family members have done all they can do. Even with home-health aids, their loved one … more →
caroldodell wrote 1 year ago: It’s six at night. There’s longing in the air. I wake up from a fitful sleep to the sound of Mother’ … more →