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.




Friday, March 11, 2011

Change in meds again

Kathy and Beca have been watching over Mom for me the last couple of days. Tomorrow I will be able to go see her myself.

Mom has been allowing others to feed her. But she eats very slowly and very little. I always concentrate on the milkshake she gets with every meal. It's small and has 200 calories. If she could get one of those between meals it would help.

She complains of her neck hurting. She won't raise her head up. After much complaining on my part, she now has a neck color that will help her keep her head up a little. AND she has a pain pill ordered. They also increased dementia med back to what it was before. And PT is working more with her. As a rule the Waters is a good place for Mom, but I have learned that it is the presence if family that keeps them doing what they need to do. I will be glad when I can get back to visiting her myself again.


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