Good Gifts For Senior Citizens
From one who knows!
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A Love Story of Joe and Gertie Burdoo – My Parents So, I just realized this article, when published, will be #400 for this website. Therefore, I feel it must be different from my normal articles about good gifts for the elderly. Instead, this article shall be a series of memories of my parents and…
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Caregiving Is, In And Of Itself, A Difficult Path But Caregiving For An Alzheimer’s Patient May Be The Toughest Road Ever Many people who have a loved one with newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s are in the dark about what exactly that diagnosis means now and, even more importantly, how the diagnosis will affect their lives in…
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Death Signs And Symptoms Can Be Scary Unless You Understand What Is Happening Note: I first wrote this article in 2012 as I sat by my own Mom who was actively dying. I’ve chosen to leave it in the present tense as I originally wrote it, mostly for myself. Death is a natural progression of…
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I misdiagnosed Mom’s aspiration pneumonia by just figuring she was getting confused and lethargic. A quick trip to the ER when she was nonresponsive one morning diagnosed aspiration pneumonia. I’ve written this article in the hopes that others might learn the symptoms when it strikes.
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Dying Is Just A Part Of Life Before we get started, if you click that picture below, you’ll be taken to a memorial video I made of my darling parents, Joe and Gertie. They are forever missed and forever loved. Note: this article was first penned in 2012. I’ve left it mostly intact with minor…
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I thought I knew everything there was to know about preventing falls in the elderly until Mom went “boom” in the bathroom. I had bathroom grab bars, I had a secure mat on the floor. What I didn’t have was anything to prevent the pathological fracture she suffered prior to the fall. A pathological fracture is…
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Helping A Hospitalized Senior Citizen Means Being Prepared Author note: This article was penned in 2010 so it’s in the first person. It’s a sad fact that, if you’re a caregiver or have a senior citizen you love dearly, you’re going to have to one day probably help a hospitalized senior citizen. Being prepared is…
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Words May Not Come Easily When You’re Saying Goodbye To a Dying Loved One Author note: This article was written 372 days after my adorable Mom, Gertie, died. I’d been thinking of writing it ever since my she left us on Feb 15, 2012. I finally felt strong enough to share my words, feeling, and…
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There may come a time when a very difficult decision about an elderly loved one arises – where will he or she live when they can no longer live alone – a family home or a nursing home? I was lucky enough to be able to keep my 95 year old Mother home with me through…
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My much cherished elderly mother, Gertie, died on February 15, 2012, leaving me alone to survive the first year of mourning. I say ‘alone’ although I was surround by love. But, shoot, I sure felt alone sometimes. How one grieves is a very personal journey. This article is my journey and is true for what I experienced that first…
