On November 13, 2010 I gladly became the primary caregiver of my mother. She has Lewy Body Dementia, the second most common memory loss condition after Alzhiemers. I knew nothing about Lewy Body Dementia until I brought Mom to Indiana to live with me. My mother is a resident at the Waters of Covington, a rehabilitation center near our home. I would like to have her live with us but her care is more then one person can provide. The staff at the Waters fell in love with Mom immediately. She may be losing her memory and her ability to care for herself but she hasn't lost her sense of humor or her gentle grace. This blog is meant to be a journal of our days together.



On May 15, 2011 My Mother peacefully and fearlessly passed into the here after. Now I journey alone, yet not alone. I have a lifetime of memories.




Thursday, December 30, 2010

No News is Good News

Haven't heard from the Waters today. That has to mean that Mom took her meds today. Tomorrow I will take her home for the day. I am going to try a few things differently. Friday is my day off. It is my day to catch up on housework and to do somethings that I like to do. I haven't been doing that lately and I miss it.

I have been reading about caregiving and I have decided that I need to get some of my "me" time back. So, I have decided that I will either turn the Hallmark channel on for Mom or lay her down for a nap in the afternoon. Then I am going to go upstairs for some cardmaking. I have collected several ideas for cards and I REALLY want to spend some time crafting.

Another thing I am going to do is take some time on Saturday or Sunday or even both days to either play on the computer or do more cardmaking. I think Mom will be fine for a couple of hours. I may ask the Waters if I can bring home her alarm. I have been staying right with her the whole time while she is home. If I go upstairs to my craftroom or the computer I think I will feel better if she has her alarm on. Anyway, I am going to try it out and see how things go.

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