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One of the things hospice and the comfort service impressed upon me during our discussions was the need for funeral arrangements. This did not come as a surprise, but it's one of those things mom and I never got around to. We did talked about it, but we never actually made the arrangements. While I... Continue Reading →
I got mom home for the holidays. She went into the hospital on December 3, 2018, went from there to a nursing home until everything could be put in place to bring her home. December 22, 2018, she came home on hospice. For the holiday break from work, I stayed home. I was able to... Continue Reading →
Living with someone suffering from dementia is never boring. Tragic, frustrating, absurd, funny -- yes. Never boring. Mom has suffered from dementia for 14 or 15 years. It's not a condition that gets better. It's a slow, downhill slide. It became noticeable when she had surgery in 2001 or 2002. The anesthesia and the beta blockers she... Continue Reading →
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