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Parental Journal 05 from Planet Elderly: Insistance, Confusion, and Rip Van Winkle
It’s interesting to re-read journal entries and edit them a bit, before I post them here. I’m an only child baby boomer who has elderly parents dealing with dementia/Alzheimer (Dad-93) and short-term memory loss (Mom-almost 89). We live 400 miles … Continue reading
Parental Journal 01 and 02 from Planet Elderly: Apprenticeship Begins
This is the year I’m involved in a genuine apprenticeship on Planet Elderly. I gave up a part-time community college teaching assignment in order to be on call if/when my elderly parents need my assistance. They live in the NW … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, caretaker, dementia, elderly parents, journal, parental confusion, short-term memory loss
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