Long-distance caregiving often comes with emotional stress, uncertainty, and the pressure of trying to be present when you physically can’t. Many caregivers struggle with guilt, coordination issues, and the constant worry of not knowing what’s happening day to day with their loved one.

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When she told her mom with Alzheimer’s she’d been married for 40 years, her reaction said everything

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With accidents rising, here are 7 clever and kind ways people took their parents’ car keys

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3 undeniable reasons Gen X is known as the 'forgotten generation'

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1. Dad is not as combative in his dementia now that he’s receiving IV meds for his pneumonia.
2. Thanks to the cane I keep in the back of my car,
I was able to walk the 1/4 mile and back between the parking garage and hospital (construction going on)
3. The geriatrics nurse practitioner called and offered some much needed new information and advice and tips for me on how they’re planning to help manage dad’s sundowning when he’s past the flu and pneumonia. Honestly, it was like a light was turned back on in the tunnel of darkness I’ve been in.

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Got a bit behind on my Small Moments posts. Yesterday was a hard day. They had to bring dad to the ER from the rehab facility as he’d had quite a sundowning episode. Turned out he has Flu A and pneumonia in the lower left lobe. No real symptoms, no abnormal temp, nothing.

Infections like this are known to make dementia sundowning episodes a lot worse. He’s on IV antibiotics and we are hoping to get a geriatric team consult to help navigate his journey in dementia. This is so hard.

#Caregiving #Dementia #AgingParents #MentalHealth #SmallMoments

In moving photo series, woman captures her parents waving goodbye to her for 27 years

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