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  3. Old Billy

    Where’s Grandma? Reward Offered!

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    | Old Billy's Blog
    May 19, 2012
    Last summer as we were traveling around the country we played a little game with Ma’s grandkids called “Where’s Grandma?” Here is a picture from that game. Can anyone guess the location? Town, State and Landmark. The first person to log into the Chat Room during one of Denise’s Table Talk Radio Shows with...
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  4. Old Billy

    Fish Fry Friday!

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    | Old Billy's Blog
    May 18, 2012
    About year ago the home next to us was sold. We were amidst our summer adventure at the time and heard about the change while we were crossing the State of Kansas. It wasn’t really great news as it was a cash sale that turned back the value of the...
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  5. tiredamy2007

    Oh Goodness

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    | Amy's Blog
    May 18, 2012
    Hey I am so tired I could just faint. I haven’t felt good but life is getting harder. Mom and Dad have dementia and they are both going down hill at the same time. I have to even remind them at regular times to go to the restroom. I still...
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  6. Shorty

    The Week From H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks

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    | Shorty's blog
    May 16, 2012
    After weeks of struggling with the decision of what to do with our very sick 13-year-old cat, Mary Jane, we decided to have her put to sleep a week ago. This proved to be more difficult than I could ever imagine. At first I was relieved that she was not...
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  7. Old Billy

    Choosing a Gun for Your Caree

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    | Old Billy's Blog
    May 14, 2012
    Finding a reliable gun for your caree can be difficult task. There are so many to choose from and unfortunately the cheap unreliable guns seem to be the most common on the market. Try to stay away from Dollar Store specials as they tend to discharge without even being handled....
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  8. Meryl

    Mother’s Day

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    | Meryl's Blog
    May 13, 2012
    Today was a beautiful day. My brother and I took Mom out for dinner. Usually when the three of us get together there are always arguments but today was different. We just seemed to go along with everything and it was nice. Felt good to be a family even if it...
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  9. tiredamy2007

    Perfect I Am Not

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    | Amy's Blog
    May 8, 2012
    Hey it has been a very hard week. I have been having chest pains and almost passing out. I had to have a CT of my heart on Friday. When I am in there getting it, my dad doesn’t like when other people have things wrong so when I was...
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  10. Old Billy

    The Insinuators (Part II)

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    | Old Billy's Blog
    May 4, 2012
    Munchauser is a term derived from Munchausen’s Syndrome; people who inflict sickness or hazard, real or imagined onto others in an attempt to gain attention for their self. Often they manufacture problems so they can appear to be the problem solver. In extreme cases they create dangerous situations so they...
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  11. Jan

    Back from the Brink

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    | Blogs, Caring for Difficult Carees, Jan's Blog
    May 3, 2012
    I’ve been “away” for awhile. But now I’m back. I was on the brink. Beyond burnout. Funny how when you’re at that place it seems both scary and interesting at the same time. Like you’re standing at the edge of a cliff looking over. It’s frightening to know you’re that...
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  12. Old Billy

    The Insinuators

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    | Old Billy's Blog
    May 2, 2012
    As caregivers we cover a lot of roles in our caree’s lives. Everyday something new can be added to our list of duties and we rarely have the opportunity to kick the can down the road for someone else to pick up later. One role that overlaps all things we...
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  13. Shorty

    The Many Faces of Dementia

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    | Shorty's blog
    May 1, 2012
    Working in health care I have seen many patients with dementia of all types and when my mom was diagnosed with it I was reminded of the horrors that accompany this disease (violence, wandering, yelling, blaming, etc.).  I must admit, so far, that my mom must have the “happy” type...
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  14. Old Billy

    Is It Rebellion?

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    | Old Billy's Blog
    May 1, 2012
    I’ve been concerned about Ma’s dependence on me since Dad passed away last May. She does have some memory and mobility issues. But for an 88-year-old woman she’s in pretty good shape. She stopped driving years ago, which is good because she was never a very good driver. The thing...
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  15. Old Billy

    The Indiscretion

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    | Old Billy's Blog
    April 29, 2012
    Friday afternoon pulling out of the driveway for the one-hour tour. Grocery, Bar, Liquor store, Home. Grocery Store; just what’s on the list. Don’t need anything; umm lemon meringue pie on sale. Na, it’s not on the list. Now if it were Key Lime; oh heck, put the darn pie...
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  16. Old Billy

    Is Reading Fundamental?

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    | Old Billy's Blog
    April 26, 2012
    My ma is a reader. She doesn’t have a good memory for remembering details from conversations. I’ve started taking notes of important discussions, I only use the notes for important things. If she doesn’t remember our conversation about the dinner menu and we agreed to have one of her less...
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  17. Meryl

    Needing to Vent

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    | Meryl's Blog
    April 24, 2012
    In the past month I have packed up the old place and moved into the new place. While I am still in shock how I lost everything as well as so much money, I am starting to love my new place and feel settled in. Closing the old place was hard since...
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  18. Shorty

    Juggling Life

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    | Shorty's blog
    April 24, 2012
    (Editor’s Note: Shorty joins our blogging team today with her first post, below. You can learn more about Shorty by visiting her profile.) For those of you who don’t know me, I am a 45-year-old daughter caring for my 80-year-old mom who has dementia, COPD, and gait issues (pretty much...
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  19. Old Billy

    Legacy Projects Sustain Dignity

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    | Old Billy's Blog
    April 24, 2012
    (Today, we welcome a new blogger, Old Bill, who currently cares for his mom and cared for his dad until his death last year. You can learn more about Old Billy through his profile.) A few years before my parents started needing assistance with dad’s needs, he wrote a genealogy...
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  20. tiredamy2007

    Still No Help

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    | Amy's Blog
    April 20, 2012
    Hello everyone. The last time I had a second to talk I talked about my uncle and his lack of help. I completely appreciate the suggestions. However they have not worked to this point. I hope that it does soon. I have been having to stay up at night hoping...
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  21. Lillie

    Parent with Alzheimer’s Won’t Eat

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    | Lillie's Blog
    April 15, 2012
    (Editor’s Note: One of our newest members, Lillie, would like your suggestions and insights. Her request follows.) My mom has had a rough couple of months, which started with her getting Norovirus in February. A week later (Feb 18) she had a seizure, fell out of her wheelchair and hit...
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  22. tiredamy2007

    Can’t Anyone Help?

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    | Amy's Blog
    April 11, 2012
    I am so upset. My uncle has a completely perfect house that was my grandma’s and he is not even willing to try and help us to get it. Our trailer house is falling apart. It is almost forty years old. Trailers are not supposed to live that long. We...
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