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The Midlife Gals

posted 07/10/2008, comments (4)

Speaking Alzheimer's

I was reading about Alzheimer's the other day and came across an article about how to talk to a loved one with the disease. I think sometimes people talk to us caregivers like we just broke out of a big ostrich egg and are in need of a big mother ostrich to tell us how to wipe ourselves. Here is the first thing it said,... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/16/2008, comments (2)

Another understaffed, sad, situation.

Dad fell and broke his hip Christmas night. To make a long story short...it was frustrating both in the hospital and rehabilitation, with the lack of knowledge that the staff in both facilities were equipped with in regards to Dementia. One good thing that happened, was that a Nurse from the Nursing Service now comes by twice a week and checks on... Read more Chevron

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Michael L. Harville

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posted 11/05/2007, comments (7)

Who am I...

I retired from the BNSF Railway about 4 1/2 years ago after 38 1/2 years service, as did my brother, father, both grandfathers and one uncle. That marked 201 years of service on the railroad. I have 3 sons, oldest (single) son lives in Palo Alto, CA near San Francisco, and works with computers, my middle son, (married, Tim & Kim) works... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/02/2007, comments (6)

How can I determine if it is "Hallucination"?

I've noticed for the last couple of months my husband stays up fairly late before going to bed. This past friday nite it was after 1am after I've worked a full day I cannot stay away. Anyway, the next day he told me that while he was sitting in the breakfast area someone tried to open the door. When I started questioning... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/22/2007, comments (4)

Friends & Alzheimer's

As much as I wanted to have my husband go to a facility during the day in the end I couldn't follow through. It's a wonderful place near our home and I know he would eventually really enjoy the company of others but right now he is so afraid to be away from me for any length of time. Our kids tell me that I just need to toughen up and do... Read more Chevron

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