by Jane Foy | Jan 22, 2022 | Blog |
Patient, polite, sense of humor. The mantra for those of us who are now “visitors” in our loved one’s new home, the nursing home. Dementia patients wander. They can’t go far and don’t have access to the stairwell or elevators, but they...
by Jane Foy | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog |
Happy New Year! I imagine thee are many caregivers out there who went through some added stress during the holidays. Women, especially, mount job after job, errand after errand, plan after plan and meal after meal upon themselves during that time between Thanksgiving...
by Jane Foy | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog |
My husband has been a resident of a dementia care facility for seven months. During that time, his vascular dementia has steadily progressed. He doesn’t know my name or what our relationship is, but seems pleased to see me when I visit. He also doesn’t...
by Jane Foy | Oct 27, 2021 | Blog |
The holidays are upon us! As a mid-December baby, I naturally consider my birthday the beginning of the Christmas season! However, as far as the start of the holiday season, I concede to Thanksgiving. Nothing makes me break out into a full-scale grin as much as the...
by Jane Foy | Oct 7, 2021 | Blog |
The person diagnosed with dementia is NOT, I repeat, NOT the only patient. My blood pressure stubbornly refuses to get to a level that pleases my doctor. Perhaps the reason it’s a tad high is because the nursing home where my husband currently lives enabled him...
by Jane Foy | Aug 15, 2021 | Blog |
I wrote the book, “The A to Z Guide for Primary Caregivers of Dementia Patients” for people like me who entered the world of dementia caregiving with little or no understanding of what to expect. I did know that my husband’s dementia was progressive...
by Jane Foy | Jul 11, 2021 | Blog |
It has been a while since my last post. It has been 6 weeks since my husband was admitted to a nursing home. It has been a long time coming, but happened so fast. It was necessary and it was time. It was heartbreaking and sad. In the next posts I will talk about how...
by Jane Foy | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog |
I normally watch a lot of morning and evening network news, local and national. I’ve got to cut back. The disclaimer that the video you are about to see could be “upsetting” is a gross understatement when it comes to the video being presented at...
by Jane Foy | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog |
A couple of things I have learned this week: There may come a time when your primary care care doctor will suggest a specialist for your LO. The surprise for me was the recommendation a Gerontologist. It makes sense to get the advice a doctor who sees elderly...
by Jane Foy | Feb 4, 2021 | Blog |
Have you got one of these? (see below) It’s a doorknob with a lock on the inside (privacy lock) usually found on bathroom or bedroom doors. This one happens to be the door to our powder room. My LO inadvertently locked it.. Fortunately he was on the outside....
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