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.




Monday, January 24, 2011

So Far So Good

The resperidal seems to be doing its job. I called this morning and Mom took her meds. No uncontroled behavior for the last couple of days and she is still scarfing down the peanut butter cups. I am encouraged. She spent a nice day with me on Saturday. Again we got interested in an old movie. She ate her PB cups and I fixed her a shake using ensure and ice cream.

I talked to her Dr. Saturday morning. He was very compassionete about my turmoil over her behavior and her loss of appetite. When we have her home next I am going to order pizza. She LOVES pizza.
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