http://caregivingdaughter.today.com Life with Mom - Caring for my Mom who has Alzheimer's Disease Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:36:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the past few years, Mom has not done a lot of activities.  Due to the dementia she has from Alzheimer's, she has kept more to herself.  Instead of pursuing hobbies, Mom spends a lot of time going through her things, over and over. There still are a few things that ... http://caregivingdaughter.today.com/2009/06/21/activities-for-mom/ Last night was Angel's big slumber party.  We have a large attic that is partially finished (it has lighting and plywood floors).  She wanted us to get it cleaned up and ready so she and all her friends could sleep up there. This past week, we cleaned it out and laid ... http://caregivingdaughter.today.com/2009/06/13/we-survived-the-big-slumber-party/ Alzheimer's disease really does some strange things to Mom's memory.  Some things are just totally gone.  Like what she ate for breakfast, or the simple question she already asked five minutes ago.  Other things are remembered, but they are twisted and distorted.  It's like a mad movie producer cut out ... http://caregivingdaughter.today.com/2009/05/30/how-alzheimers-twists-moms-memory/ Some days, I wonder if my husband knew what he was getting himself in for when he married me.  When we said our vows, we thought that "for better or worse" and "in sickness and health" referred to each other, not our parents! I really have to give him ... http://caregivingdaughter.today.com/2009/05/23/caregiving-son-in-law/ I'm a few days late with this post, but I really wanted to write something positive about Mom for a tribute for Mother's Day.  Dealing with the dementia that accompanies Mom's Alzheimer's is a part of our daily life.  Of course, she wasn't always this way.  The qualities that I ... http://caregivingdaughter.today.com/2009/05/15/happy-mothers-day-to-mom-remembering-mom-the-way-she-used-to-be/