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Christine Kennard

posted 09/16/2008, comments (0)

Dying of Alzheimer's Disease

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) reported this year that in 2006 Alzheimer's disease moved up one place to become the 6th leading cause of death in the USA. 72,914 Americans died of the disease. While life expectancy for Americans increased to an average 78.1years, statistics showed that Alzheimer's disease was the only one of the 15 leading... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/10/2008, comments (2)

I had to put Granny in the Nursing Home today

Today has been a very sad day. I had to put Granny in the nursing home. I had thought and prayed about this decision for 2 weeks and nothing else came to me. Last Thursday Granny woke up very very confused. She was seeing things, hearing things, very agitated, running herself to death trying to figure out what she was... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 09/02/2008, comment (1)

Cleaning Out the Homestead

The first time I had to dig through the belongings of a loved one was when my uncle had to move into a nursing home. He and my aunt had sold their long-time home a number of years before, and moved out to their birth-state to be us, their only family. After my aunt died, my uncle continued on in their lovely apartment for a number of... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/27/2008, comment (1)

Do You Know Who Your Ombudsman Is? These Advocates Offer Invaluable Help

When we caregivers must get help with caregiving and our loved ones enter assisted living or nursing homes, we worry. How will they be without our constant oversight? The change for me wasn't dramatic, when my first elder went into a nursing home, as it was my uncle and my parents were still in fairly good health. Between my parents and... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/24/2008, comments (2)

Nursing home or not? Need input!

I've been debateing sending Granny to the nursing home for the past week. I'm so upset about the matter. I don't particularly like the nursing home that I would have to put her in. I'm on a limited budget so I can't put her in the better nursing home if I want to visit her on a regular basis. I feel guilty for thinking... Read more Chevron

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