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Alzheimer’s: Accepting a New Reality

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Caregivers, Expectations, Grieving, Guilt and Regrets, Helpful Resources, Inspiration, Life After Caregiving, Mom, Quotes, Ruminations, Saying Goodbye, The Early Years

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I read a lot about Alzheimer’s and dementia. A lot. Still, every now and then I come across something that grabs hold of me and won’t let go, because it reads exactly – and I mean exactly – like my own experience. Despite the fact that I tell people all the time, “we’re in this together” and “what you’re feeling is normal,” I sometimes forget those things apply to me, too!

Tonight, I read one of the most poignant essays I’ve ever seen discussing a topic that’s very close to my heart. In fact, it’s the subject of my contribution (Learning Acceptance) to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living With Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias.

In his piece for Maria Shriver’s blog, Dr. Daniel C. Potts writes about reaching a point of acceptance – realizing that your loved one as you once knew them is gone, but their core remains very much intact. Always. Even dementia can’t strip them of their essence. It simply cannot.  Continue reading →

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Common Sense Caregiving Discussion: Denial, Awareness, and More

01 Wednesday Jan 2014

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Advocacy and Awareness, Caregivers, Helpful Resources, Tips

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This week, I had the pleasure of participating in Gary LeBlanc’s Common Sense Caregiving discussion, along with Viki Kind, host of the Kind Ethics Radio Show, and Harry Urban, founder of the Forget-Me-Not Community on Facebook. Some thought provoking conversation regarding that thing we all seem to face at one time or another the (other) Big “D” – denial.

Topics also included the USAgainstAlzheimer’s Facebook Community, the Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative, and some great ideas for raising awareness in 2014! Take a look!

Click here to watch the video: Common Sense Caregiving Discussion – 12.29.13

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