Giving care to people who are dying and who also have early or mid stage Alzheimer's is easier if you are aware of a number of difficulties that cognitive impairment has on their experience and behavior. Alzheimer's does not make death any easier or more difficult for caregivers. As your loved one enters the last weeks and days of their life there is a lot to contend with. Sorrow, anticipatory bereavement and sometimes pleasure when an interaction/time spent remind you of the loss to...
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Two books I’ve recently read make an odd pair, but a pair none the less, because both are about living, dying, and acceptance. On the... Read more »
Remembering all that we have been through on our journey with rheumatoid arthritis is hard. It brings back feeling that we thought had long... Read more »
I've learned many valuable lessons as I've attended the deaths of loved ones. It's hard to place a value on any of them. However, one that... Read more »
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