Category Archives: Home Care Journal

The inspirational and informational chronicles of a long term home caregiver for a spouse and best friend with Alzheimer’s.

Becoming Friends with Strangers

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Humanity Hiker

Charissa comes to visit on most Fridays, making that a day I can go outside by myself for exercise. My usual route takes me up to the top of Lovers Lane and back, about four miles. The second mile is … Continue reading →

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Yes, No and Uh-huh

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Humanity Hiker

“Are you hungry?” I asked before leaving our “bedroom” to make breakfast. “Yes,” she replied in her barely audible manner these days. Cindy responds to a question occasionally, though not very often. In fact, she infrequently makes any verbal sounds … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Directions

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Humanity Hiker

Rather than New Year’s Resolutions I believe in New Year’s Directions. A new direction for me this year is the lack of direction in Cindy’s decline. For the start of the past few years I was uncertain whether Cindy would … Continue reading →

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Alzheimer’s: To Know or Not to Know

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Humanity Hiker

Should a person know whether or not they have Alzheimer’s?  My mother did not know, but this was at a time when senility was thought to be the common plight of aging folks.  There were medications back then as well, … Continue reading →

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Can There Be Too Much Caregiving?

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Humanity Hiker

I read a blog entry today that reflected on a hazard of caregiving, becoming addicted to being the caregiver for a person with Alzheimer’s.  As the disease progresses you have to do more and more for the person until, in … Continue reading →

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Days 078-79 – 8/10-11/11 Green River to Route 191

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

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Distance = 33 Miles; People Met = 2 We only met two people on this stretch, but what a couple we met?  Also, Barrett and Buster hooked up with us once again.  Together this provided quite a tonic or the … Continue reading →

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Days 074-77 – 8/6-9/11 Giles Townsite to Green River (long)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

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Distance = 65 Miles; People Met = 14 OK, this will probably be one of our biggest “downer” posts.  While traversing National Forests and Parks we were greeted with daily rain and thunderstorms.  Now that we are road walking through … Continue reading →

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