Dementia Hotline and Tips

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Woe is Me!

I planned today to discuss this funeral business with you. I planned and planned for six hours. My planning was sitting at this computer desperately trying to find how to insert numbers on a different page in Word 2010. I've searched the Internet and even downloaded two compatible word processing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 20, 2012

Lessons On My Stuff and Your Crap

What you want to do when you get a creepy feeling or the doc gives you a bit of bad news. On the way home you buy a box of mailing labels. Never do this when anyone is in the house or they'll think you're nuts. Oh! You'll need a tablet too. Sit your weary self down and survey the room where you are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

From Bladder Cancer to Emphysema

Just because I wasn't going to die in a month or two, I was still left with Emphysema; another nasty little devil. I do not and would never entertain the thought of all that stuff that goes along with funerals. I won't be angry or disappointed that they didn't all get the chance to say, "She really... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Family Spoon

I am writing things that happened before that little critter Dementia snuck through my backdoor. All the stories I tell are true. When I was searching for something to leave one of my son-in-laws I struck gold. I found a small box almost the same size as the item. The reason he is receiving this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Taking Control of Your Own Funeral

Does anyone remember George Carlin's skit about "my stuff and your crap". Well this is mostly about my "stuff". A few years ago I was sure my days were numbered and I didn't want any of "my stuff" going to the wrong person. It only took one day and a daughter (who lived upstairs) came in with a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Dementia Hotline and Tips

When you are first aware you are entering that silent world of Dementia, you ignore it, discard it, make lots of excuses for it and mainly doubt it. As time goes on you become pretty sure it has arrived. I became aware that something was wrong seven years ago when I started forgetting which account... Sign in to see full entry.

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I will share with you, while I can still remember, some of the dumbest things I've done being in the beginning stages of Dementia. I'm including some of the dumbest things family members have done over the years.

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