by vrailton | Oct 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today’s offering is a continuation of excerpts from Susan McCurry’s book, When A Family Member Has Dementia. As I’ve mentioned, I would have benefited greatly from just being aware of even a fraction of one of her chapters. The full details of the book are...
by vrailton | Oct 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is a continuation of an excerpt from Susan McCurry’s book, When A Family Member Has Dementia. As I mentioned, I would have benefited greatly from just being aware of even a fraction of one of her chapters. I was not. Therefore, I didn’t do so hot in caring for...
by vrailton | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is an excerpt from one of my favorite go-to books by Susan McCurry. Had I had these suggestions when I first began caring for Mom, I would have had a lot less tears. Frankly, I did everything “wrong,” i.e., I argued, debated, tried to reason because “I was...
by vrailton | Oct 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Someday I will be able to write about hitting rock bottom, just not today. Let’s just say I was done. Fini. Kaputski. I wanted to rest. Sleep. Be at peace. Fortunately, I had a handful of persuasive friends who often pulled me up and out of the abyss of my wanting...
by vrailton | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
A friend shared a phrase with me once that has kept me from becoming overwhelmed. It is simply, “Just focus on one thing. One thing.” When that feeling of overwhelm starts creeping into my consciousness, I literally say out loud, “One thing, Vic. Just one thing.” ...
