Dad is a very slow eater. I am not sure if he always was, but he sure is now. Granted, I am THRILLED he is eating well and enjoying what he eats, however, sometimes we cannot invest 2 hours in a meal so we have to try to hurry things along. As many of you know, hurrying someone along that has Alzheimer’s disease can really be a challenge. This... Read more
March 19th, 2007
Dad and I went to my friend Beth’s grandmother’s 90th Birthday Party yesterday.
When I told Dad we were going, he said that he was not interested in going to a party for someone he did not know. Well, I can not leave Dad alone at all anymore, so I explained to Dad that he had met both Beth’s mother and grandmother... Read more
Dad has been having Raisin Bran with brown sugar and skim milk every day for 50+ years. As many of you know, bran does certain things to your digestive system. It moves things along, if you will. Well, Alzheimer’s disease moves you along in that area, too, and occasionally Dad will have a small accident. I have gotten into the habit of... Read more
Dad (1946)
Kathy’s Time Machine - An excerpt from www.KnowItAlz.com a caregiver blog.
Today is Tuesday and Tuesday is haircut day. My father has had his haircut by the same barber on the same day of the week for about 20 years.
Even with Alzheimer's, he ALWAYS remembers that Tuesday is haircut day... Read more
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