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Subject: Smiles for Our Journey Journal
Date Posted: 5/4/2007 8:22 AM ET
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I've been thinking of writing down/captur more...
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BUMP EDNA, THE "CRAZY LADY" Edna likes to say that her daughter plays a "crazy lady" when she does storytelling, but that she herself is the original "Crazy Lady". Her daughter gets it from her. For cold soft drinks, we use can covers. Edna finds the refrigerator temperature very chilly. Sometimes she puts the more...
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Date Posted: 5/6/2007 9:33 PM ET
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What a great idea.My grandmother is a lovely, charming lady from New York City who has Alzheimer's disease. She has three children, and I am one of her six grandchildren. I'm 19, she just turned ** years old (a lady never reveal more...
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Date Posted: 5/7/2007 10:41 PM ET
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Date Posted: 5/22/2007 12:31 AM ET
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Another fun tidbit, friday night dinner more...
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Date Posted: 6/18/2007 12:26 PM ET
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UNANSWERABLE QUESTIONS When did my pocketbook start more...
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Date Posted: 7/23/2007 8:01 PM ET
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WHOLE NEW ENIGMA -- CHANGING FACES Here's a whole new story of mysterious origin.   My sister has been ta more...
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Date Posted: 8/11/2007 8:40 PM ET
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THE MAN A Friend of mine cared for a lady with Dementia for many years. Towards the end of her life she started more...
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Date Posted: 8/15/2007 11:38 PM ET
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I hope that more...
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Date Posted: 9/15/2007 7:35 PM ET
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1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments: Of Which We Could Remember O more...
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Date Posted: 10/5/2007 8:48 PM ET
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My sister Edna has started a couple of new behaviors that are puzzling but also comical.  She has been dizzy for a few days; more...
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From the Alzheimer's Association caregiver forum (alz.org, Living with Alzheimer's, Message Boards, Caregivers Forum) I ran into a link to a blog set up by another caregiver.  She explains some of the tips and tricks she is using.  There are also lots of funny stories.  I've skimmed more...
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My sister Edna, who has dementia, has been a huge fan of jigsaw puzzles f more...
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I took care of my mother for the last five years of her life after a debilitating but survivable stroke. Talk about confabulation...it was like walking into an alternate universe with al more...
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Something really amazing about Edna.  Almost mystical or supernatural.& more...
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Date Posted: 9/4/2008 7:36 PM ET
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Most every time we pas more...
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This afternoon, I pulled into the parking lot of our apartment complex more...
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Date Posted: 11/13/2008 7:37 PM ET
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Last night, Edna came in from the bedroom, cu more...
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Date Posted: 11/23/2008 12:12 AM ET
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It's 11pm Saturday.  Edna went to be a little af more...
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more about the days:  Edna often asks me wh more...
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My daughter is missing half of her heart more...
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For the past few weeks, my sister Edna has been asking at LEAST once a day about our mother's d more...
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Date Posted: 9/22/2009 10:02 PM ET
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More Edna-isms. Edna is beginning to have a hard time remembering who I am.  Lots of the time she does not clearly understand that I am her sister.  Sinc more...
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