Category Archives: Brain Health
Let’s Make a Deal!
After a frustrating year in which neither the coverage nor the transportation I had expected fell into place, things are looking up. The most important and exciting thing I plan to do with my improving situation is to give presentations … Continue reading
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The Bold Path
As I looked over the problematic path, assessing whether I should go that way with Cindy in the adult stroller, I involuntarily chuckled out loud. “Of course we should not go this way,” was my assessment. “But of course we … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Stroller, Alzheimer's Love Story, Home Caregiver Chronicles, Live Fully
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Full Steam Ahead!
Cindy turned 65 this year and with that the potential for me to acquire full time help for the first time during this fifteen year journey (and counting). I expected the help to come much sooner in the year but … Continue reading
The Price of Eggs in Norfolk
Someone recently asked if I am stressed. Considering I refer to my situation as a stressful one that is a fair question, one which needs clarification. Though most people would consider the situation of a long term caregiver for a … Continue reading
My New Ten Year’s Resolution
Near the end of the American Discovery Trail hike I created a song about the kindness we experienced across the country. After the journey was over I composed guitar music to accompany some of my landscape photos along the way. … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe in Humanity, Brain Health, Humanitarian Issues
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‘Tis the Season to be Sappy
As a young man I seldom shed a tear over anything, certainly not over sad events. My problem solving instincts kicked in and I would be too preoccupied with analyzing how to make the best out of sad events than … Continue reading
Elder Rest Addendum
I omitted one strategy in the Elder Rest post. First, a little refresher about our sleeping arrangement. After Cindy’s first and worst seizure in March 2019 she was placed in hospice and moved to a hospital bed in what was … Continue reading
Elder Rest
Sleep cycles involve two main functions. The brain is still active even during the deep sleep phase, but that activity is geared towards detoxification. During the dream or REM phase the brain processes life experiences and rewires the synapses accordingly. … Continue reading
Elder Dieting
My friends in college tagged me with the nickname Hoover, not because I kept my dorm room meticulously clean, but rather because of how I sucked down food at the dining hall. For much of my adult life I told … Continue reading