mom knew hundreds of songs, but down in the valley was her go to
I had never heard Mom sing Down in the Valley. Ever. Until a couple of…
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10 important facts i learned about people living with dementia from being my mother’s care partner
My mom, who lived with Alzheimer disease, and I were care partners for more than…
she couldn’t sing because she was sedated
My mother, who lived with dementia, was chemically and physically restrained every day for the…
50 more pics that prove my mom was neglected and abused in long-term care
If you don’t have proof, you won’t be believed. Sometimes, even if you DO have…
25 pics that prove my mom was neglected and abused in long-term care
My mom was a go-getter, she loved to be on the move. Even when she…
who is responsible when people living with dementia are robbed of their dignity in long-term care?
Of the roughly seven hundred entries on seventy-five pages of nurses notes I was sent…
your name is a queen (elizabeth shares a lesson on labelling)
Let it go (it doesn’t matter if they know you or not) is one of…
hilda zlataroff should have died of old age
Family care partner Nicole Jaouich visited her 102-year-old mother Hilda Zlatoroff in a Quebec long-term…
incontinence pads put on backwards every day for four years in long-term “care”
The bulge at the front of Mom’s pants drove me nuts. “What a crappy design,”…
3 things to know when you can’t be with someone you love as they are dying
Palliative care physician Dr. Mike Harlos gives advice to other palliative care doctors and nurses…