Fifteen minutes ago I left J with the kind woman at the Respite Program, who greeted J, handed her her name tag and was helping her hang her coat in the closet as I said, “I’ll pick you up afterwards” and headed out to the car. After a morning fraught with ups and downs – … More Respite Program, & TV
It’s been a long time since I wrote, mostly because it’s getting harder to find time to sit apart, compose myself and work up a draft of the blog. I do take an hour or so most mornings to take a long walk, but when I’m in the house I am pretty much in earshot … More Chiming in at the Holidays
The last several weeks have been fairly smooth sailing, with lots of pleasant social interactions. A couple of weeks ago we spent the night with one of my sisters so that she and I could give a talk about hiking at the tiny community library in their town. She and I had hiked half the … More Friendly Times, and a Realization
Well, the plan to have R, the companion, drive J to her recorder group collapsed because the group was canceled the day before it was scheduled to happen. Aagghhh!!! So, R was able to come for the regular two hours, and we did some household projects for an hour or so, all together, and then … More BABYSITTER??!?
Since I last wrote, we’ve spent a week with my sisters and oldest niece at a lakeside cabin and we’ve had our companion, R, two more times to help with chores. The cabin trip had been on the agenda for a couple of months, but I have learned to be fluid about committing us to … More Little Vacation, and Progress with Companion
Starting to pull up one sock, anyway…I’ve given a whole lot of thought on how to do things differently with introducing companion services again. Last time, my mistake probably was not staying with J and the companion long enough. In fact, I was so eager to be efficient about the time and money, I would … More Hopeful
Life is good!
Living large while walking the Big Trail
Caregiver Judith Clarke looks for laughs every day.
A Path to Wellness
Thoughts on the Journey Through the Forest of Dementia
Thoughts on the Journey Through the Forest of Dementia
Coping with a Cognitively Impaired Spouse
metastatic breast cancer and a rural Maine life
Occasional thoughts on the journey of a wife and her husband down the road of Alzheimer’s
Walking with my mom into the twilight of her life
Caregiving in the Forest 