Author: Linda Schumacher

I should have known.

When you’re watching videos about having patience with your LOWD (loved one with dementia – see, I’m learning all sorts of things!!) you have to know that you’re going to have that patience tested, sooner rather than later. Continue reading “Patience in Practice”

Dementia.

I’m learning that it’s not just memory loss.

It’s brain failure. A failure of the brain. Continue reading “I’m Still Learning”

I’ve been trying to get myself and M out the door to walk the dogs in the evening, but it seems like every time I suggest it, I hear a rumble of thunder in the distance. We seem to have a thunderstorm roll through the area almost every evening. And I’m not going out as soon as I get home from work because it’s too hot for the dogs. It’s hard to find a good time. Continue reading “A Walking We Will Go”

A dear aunt sent me a link over the weekend to some information about a new drug that’s being tested for the treatment of dementia – particularly early-onset dementia. It’s called Aducanumab (WHERE do they come up with these names?!?!) Continue reading “When a (Clinical) Trial is the Answer”

Fortunately, I remembered this morning that today is the day M has to go back to the dentist for a crown. Ugh. As though we need to spend more money. Continue reading “Birthday Wishes and Caviar Dreams”

I’ve run out of time today – I actually had work to do . . . at work. Imagine that! Continue reading “Short and Sweet”

I had a pretty good day yesterday. The health system I work for has been under bankruptcy protection since early March and has been looking for a larger organization to take over operations in our service area for several years. Even with all the uncertainty in health care at the moment, things seem to be going well right now and our leadership team seems positive about the future. That hasn’t always been the case. Continue reading “Best Foot Forward”

Another hot weekend. Ugh. It’s a shame, but every time I walk out the door, it’s so hot that I just turn around and walk back inside to the a/c. I know I haven’t always had a/c in my life (or in my house), but I honestly don’t know how I ever lived without it. Continue reading “Behind Door Number One . . .”

The happiest person on the face of this earth is my husband. No kidding. Ever since we got home from the beach and he’s been within his four walls, with his pups, he’s been as happy as a clam. Continue reading “Truly, There’s No Place Like Home”

How many times have I said it – it seemed like such a good idea at the time? This one really did . . . really! Our nieces were celebrating their birthdays (12 and 4) and they live at the beach so it seemed like the perfect opportunity for M and I to have a few days at the beach. Right? Continue reading “Down By the Sea”