{"id":11926,"date":"2020-10-19T16:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garycjones.ca\/?page_id=11926"},"modified":"2020-11-28T15:54:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T20:54:03","slug":"dealing-with-alzheimers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garycjones.ca\/?page_id=11926","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Alzheimer’s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Not sure about this idea, but maybe it will help others in my situation. I’d like to devote this part of my site to helping caregivers who deal with a family member <\/div>\n
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\n Saddest day of my life<\/a> <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
\n March 5, 2006<\/a> <\/div>\n
\n Interior Health finally called Friday and they had a bed for Mum. I had to get her in right away or lose the spot. After the fiasco with Hawthorne, where she attempted <\/div>\n
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\n Just another day<\/a> <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
\n February 23, 2006<\/a> <\/div>\n
\n My buddy Wade flew in yesterday and is staying with us for a few days. He was just here at Christmas and stayed with us then too. He asked about Mum, as <\/div>\n
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\n And how was your day?<\/a> <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
\n February 15, 2006<\/a> <\/div>\n
\n No matter what, you have to see the humor in every day. Although there is absolutely no humor in this part, and this one gets me angry, last night, Tuesday is movie <\/div>\n
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\n February 3, 2006<\/a> <\/div>\n
\n It’s now been three weeks since Mum’s status was upgraded to “emergency” first available bed. Some emergency, eh? I even have our provincial MLA’s office calling them every day to find out <\/div>\n
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\n A new low<\/a> <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
\n January 19, 2006<\/a> <\/div>\n
\n Those of you familiar with the regression of Alzheimer’s know there are various stages of the disease – each worse than the previous stage. My mother has been a stage two for <\/div>\n
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\n Christmas 2005<\/a> <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
\n December 28, 2005<\/a> <\/div>\n
\n The Beatles sang \u201cSo This is Christmas\u201d. Oh, so very fitting for Christmas 2005 \u2013 the worst Christmas in my life. It was going to be hard enough with being the first <\/div>\n
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\n Worst day yet..<\/a> <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
\n November 12, 2005<\/a> <\/div>\n
\n The best laid plans. I was scheduled to take a Business Development course through Community Futures, starting next Monday and running four weeks. This would not only have helped me to realize <\/div>\n
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