I appreciate everyone who has followed along here in Midlife Molly that has been mostly about dementia journey with my mom. I am going to write from now on only in txtravelgirl.wordpress.com That is the blog site I use the most and have for a long time. Will keep telling the story of dementia journey … More Come on over!
Think about the last time you were able to string together almost 48 hours that were special, comfortable, happy and felt loving too. Throw in that it was time spent with a family member that for months has been challenging at best and heartbreaking at the worst. Have any experience like that? I guess that … More Cherish the best days
As of tomorrow that is how long it has been since my mom was hastily moved to Houston, three hours plus from where she lived for the past 13 years and 9 months, 7.5 of those with my dad and the rest as a widow going about her life. Until dementia took hold. These 6 … More 6 weeks
How do I begin to tell all that has happened since my last post on 9/5? Since that time when I was finishing a trip to Santa Fe, the flip flop of Mother being ok or not ok continued, also calls to 911, forgetting how to turn on the TV, too shaky to eat fix … More Where do I Start?
In this week alone the flip flopping of how my mother feels or thinks about the move to Houston is changing so often I have truly lost track. On Tuesday I was in the second day of what was suppose to be a retreat in Santa Fe. (For more on that check out txtravelgirl blog … More Daily continues to be different, flip flop
One of the worst things about dementia for my mother and then domino effect for others around her is the unpredictability of everyday. My mother has just enough cognition to know something is not right but not enough to know what it is. I can’t imagine how scary that is for her in the moments … More The daily different
Tell me you know the reference. George Jetson at the end of an episode of The Jetsons is on the treadmill in the sky and it goes out of control and he is spinning round and round. That is what it is like to be a caregiver or love someone who is suffering from dementia. … More Help! Jane! Stop this crazy thing!
Last week I made a quick trip to Houston to check out the facility were we are planning to move Mother. I met my Houston based brother there for the tour It couldn’t have gone any better. The independent living apartment is right next door to her sister and brother-in-law. It was nice with great … More Best laid plans…
When the time comes to move my mother to assisted living mainly due to her dementia,m I will miss my sometimes roomie. So I have made a list of what I will miss that I know will be added to on any given day. I will miss watching Say Yes to the Dress episodes. On … More The missing
I miss my mom when I am not with her. And when I am actually with her. That bitch Dementia. Last weekend I had a girls spa trip with the BFW. It was at a resort in the Austin area so not far from home but it was far in mind and body and I … More Conflicted and that B Dementia
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