Posted 7/24/20 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” –Matthew 7:24 As a reminder, this series is going through the warning signs of dementia found at this link: LINK Hi all! We are at the edge of the…
Tag: anxiety
A Tangled Knot We Weave
Posted 4-22-19 Had a great visit with mom yesterday just after church, then a couple short hours later my sister had a rough visit with her. It seems as though the break from routine (lots of visitors in a place that usually has few) and anxiety reared its ugly head again. Mom has cycles when…
Taking Stock of Broken Clocks
Posted 4-5-19 When I was a toddler, I was something of a prodigy. I wasn’t super cute nor was I particularly brainy. No, my IQ was normal, if slightly (?) south of such. I wasn’t a prodigy of a useful subject like math, science or piano, mind you. I couldn’t work on computers… because they…
Sun Down, Lids Up
Posted 1/6/19 Mom had a busy night last night again…up pretty much all night and sleeps half or more of the day. Sundowners. (aka Alzheimer’s patients’ TurboColic) Think it through with me…are patients literally confused at when it is time to sleep, or, could it be that the peace of quietness outweighs the need to…
Moon Full of Anxiety
Posted 12/22/18 So, on full moon night it was a train wreck for mom at the behavioral health hospital. Now 2 days of much better reports. We are bringing her electronic piano today. That should make her a happy camper, at least for a while. I used to think that those that thought full moons…
Behavioral Health Hospital
Posted 12/15/18 Anxiety goes hand-in-hand with Alzheimer’s patients as long as they meet one of two conditions: they are at least subconsciously aware of their inability to make clear and mentally-pleasing decisions and they are not drugged like Jerry Garcia. Last night mom was brought to a different facility for a while to help her…