Worn out

09 Thursday Feb 2012

I truly believe that we grossly underestimate how much this disease affects us, as family members, every.single.hour of every.single.day. Even when we’re not actively thinking about it or worrying about something specific, it’s there, taking up space in our minds. What if she gets to the point where Eason House can’t take care of her? What if the money runs out? How long will this go on? When is the phone going to ring with someone on the other end delivering bad news? What if these little things I notice in myself are signs that I’m next? It never stops. And it’s just exhausting.

Until next time…Carpe diem…

The latest from our friends in Washington…

07 Tuesday Feb 2012

Posted by Ann Napoletan in NAPA, Petition, Research, Washington

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Exciting news from Washington! The National Institutes of Health announced today that an additional $50 million is being earmarked for Alzheimer’s and dementia research. This is part of the recently passed National Alzheimer’s Project Act, which calls for development of an effective treatment for the disease by 2025.

The thought of having viable treatments in place in as few as 13 years is mind boggling, and it truly offers hope to so many of us who are worried about what our own futures hold.

For more on today’s announcement, check out this article from CBS News.

If you’d like to do your part to let the President know that Alzheimer’s Disease can’t wait, click this link to sign the Petition For a Strong National Alzheimer’s Plan.

Until next time…Carpe diem…

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♥ Love is Love ♥

06 Monday Feb 2012

We are incredibly blessed with regard to care for my mom. The quality of this camera phone picture taken last week at Eason House isn’t great, but it certainly tells a story.

Mom had been having a restless day and finally curled up with one of her favorite caregivers for an afternoon catnap.