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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Caregiver - Part Seven

It's Time To Face Facts Probably one of the hardest things to do when a family member is diagnosed with dementia or one of the other diseases I mentioned earlier, and realize what lays ahead. It's not easy to do, but the good thing about holding a family meeting is weeding out those who will not be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Caregiver - Part Six

The Last Good Time It was a beautiful October day by Upper Peninsula standards. The sun was shining, the wind off the big lake was light, and it was almost 70 degrees. Judy had made a dozen sandwiches the night before and had put them in the freezer. A dozen sandwiches between two adults sounds... Sign in to see full entry.

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Caregiver - Part Five

NOTE: Had I looked ahead just one more page, I would have put this on yesterday's entry! ************ As you begin to assemble the team, it is an excellent time to sort skills. Some people are excellent talkers, and some people are durable, silent types. You'll have use for both. It's always nice to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 28, 2022

Caregiver - Part Four

It Always Pays To Be Prepared With certain disease processes such as dementia, a family will have time to prepare for what they want to do as their loved one slips away. Families with a loved one suffering a sudden stroke that adversely affects their family members do not have that flexibility. A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 27, 2022

Caregiver - Part Three

The End Of The Agony On April 29th, 2018, the light in the center of my universe went out forever. My wife of forty-four plus years died in my arms. It was 5:37 AM on a Sunday. Judy had had dementia, starting in early 2013. Technically, she wasn't diagnosed with 'dementia' until mid-2014, but by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 26, 2022

Caregiver - Part Two

One Last Thing Before I Begin 'Caregiver' will be instructional by explaining how to handle caring for someone in the situation I found myself in as my wife slipped away. It will contain pieces like this to help those who are reading it who have never encountered the agony of losing a family member... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 25, 2022

Caregiver - Opening

Who Cares For The Caregiver When The Caregiver Hits Rock Bottom? Words & Thoughts From A Husband Who Almost Found The End of His Rope, But Found His Way Back Home Verwayne Greenhoe I found her diary underneath a tree And started reading about me The words began stick and tears to flow Her meaning... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Next

As I discussed last night, I'm going to 'force myself' to work on another 'sad story' that centers on caregivers. This is a story I started to write in the summer of 2018. I've gotten roughly 23,000 words in it, but I need to fine-tune it and organize it. The actual name of the story is ' Who Cares... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

I concluded with 'The Brick' with my last entry. I'm not sure exactly where I will go from here. I already have one story being written and posted on the fly. I've been invited to work with another writer on the same basis. Perhaps not to the tune that my Vella project is singing, but still, working... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Brick - Finale

Parting Thoughts Several years ago, my wife had slipped into a deep depression, and she attempted suicide not once but twice. I realized that if I was to 'save' her, I had to first 'save' myself. I hadn't realized how far into my depression I had slipped until my wife's illness forced me to open my... Sign in to see full entry.

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This section is where I will post my various stories and novels. Sometimes these will be new novels in progress, and occasionally, I will post older stories as I re-edit them.

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