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Jun 12 2013 in Caring for Spouse and Kids, G-J's Blog by G-J
I’m pretty sure I’ve said this before, so please bear with me while I say again that if you’re a caregiver, other things should go smoothly in life. It’s like there should be a deal with the universe that you’re already dealing with something HUGE so you don’t have to deal with any other problems [...]
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May 29 2013 in Caring for Spouse and Kids, G-J's Blog by G-J
It was obvious that there was a full moon recently. There has been a slight change in things, but I don’t know if it’s temporary or permanent, which adds to the challenge. Saturday morning the three of us were talking. Our son said something and repeated it and Steve still didn’t seem to hear it [...]
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May 23 2013 in Caring for Spouse and Kids, G-J's Blog by G-J
Tomorrow I’m having a colonoscopy. From here on out we’re referring to it as The Test because c-o-l-o-n-o-s-c-o-p-y is too much to type. This has been scheduled since early last month. I let Steve and our son know and had already arranged for a friend to take me for the appointment. She’s not a morning [...]
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May 6 2013 in Caring for Spouse and Kids, G-J's Blog by G-J
My neighbor’s wife has cancer. I found out around Christmas when I went to their house to deliver the trail mix that we make for them each year. The cancer was in her jaw and she had to have reconstructive surgery. I didn’t know his wife was ill, and neither did the other neighbors. I [...]
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Jan 1 2013 in G-J's Blog by G-J
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Oct 27 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
Today, Steve and I participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Our team, “Walk for the Health of It!” had four members who raised money and walked. As a team we have currently raised $2,700 and are in fifth place for fundraising. Pretty cool! I was asked if I would speak at the opening ceremony. [...]
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Sep 27 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
We receive two free newspapers each week. These are the type of papers my Mom called “throwaways”. You don’t pay for them or subscribe to them, but they appear. They carry the local news. Very local. In honor of World Alzheimer’s Month, I wrote a letter to the editor of each paper. It was published [...]
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Sep 25 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
Last week was an unusual week. Not bad, just different in positive ways, actually. Monday we went to the local university, not for testing this time but to be interviewed for a new story. On Friday we would be participating, for the second time, in a panel discussion at an Alzheimer’s conference. We were one [...]
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Sep 19 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
Steve and I are participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s next month at Knott’s Berry Farm. Last year I walked and Steve worked at the Advocacy booth. I am the captain of team, “Walk for the Health of It!”, named with the assistance of our teenaged son. Being captain doesn’t mean anything more than [...]
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Sep 13 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
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Sep 11 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
“What did everyone think of our last meeting?” the discussion moderator asked. “Brutal” was my succinct answer. “Brutal? Why?” “Because it was very difficult to sit here and listen to Steve say that he has to battle depression on a daily basis when it was obviously painful for him to say that.” “Well, I did [...]
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Sep 4 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
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Aug 30 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
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Aug 3 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
July started with a visit to Steve’s neurologist. It was a very positive visit, with the doctor pleased with everything Steve’s doing and how well he’s doing. Instead of being told to return in four months, we were told to return in four to six months. We actually made the follow-up appointment for four months [...]
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Jul 27 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
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Jul 23 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
Steve has two brothers, both of which have their own unique health problems. Their mother died at the beginning of May. Steve’s younger brother has been the caregiver for their father, helping him through a back surgery after a fall in late May/early June. I just got off the phone with my brother-in-law. Due to [...]
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Jul 11 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
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Jul 6 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
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Jun 28 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
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Jun 14 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
This week, Tuesday night’s show on Your Caregiving Journey was about stress and caregiving. We’re in a place right now where things are relatively calm in the caregiving aspect of my life. The rest of my life, though, has been a bit insane. And then when there is an issue in caregiving, it can be [...]
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May 31 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
Sometimes hearing negative news is positive. That was the case today. Steve had a biopsy last Friday and I was able to get the results over the phone today and the biopsy came back negative. Whew and yeah! This is wonderful negative news! Although we were trying not to worry, it was a great relief [...]
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May 10 2012 in G-J's Blog by G-J
May is Older Americans Month and the theme this year is Never Too Old To Play! I discovered this through Twitter, and have made great use of this information. On Tuesday mornings I teach Keep Your Brain Buff at the senior center. Teaching the class keeps my brain buff, keeps me on my toes, tests [...]
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