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Clifford told me today that he wanted to go for a walk, so I said I’d walk with him so he wouldn’t get lost. As an 87-year-old man with dementia who has lived with us since April, he has never once found his way home on his own power. I told him I had to . . . → Read More: Traffic Court  I have been extremely stressed lately. Clifford, the 87-year-old uncle of my husband whom I’ve been staying home watching since last April, has gotten worse. He’s much more confused, weaker, and sleeps much more than he was. When he’s awake he asks the same questions over-and-over and tells me the most random anecdotes. I worry . . . → Read More: Wretched lately On today’s show I talk about my day-to-day life living with Dwight’s Uncle Clifford, who suffers from dementia. I’m here to tell you, it ain’t easy, folks. Not only does Clifford repeat himself until I am going mad, he wanders, gets lost, has no sense of time and place, no concept of appropriate behavior, and . . . → Read More: NaPodPoMo 18 – Daily with Clifford I was out walking this morning and on my way home I saw a thin, older man with shiny black shoes and a red gimme hat walking the opposite direction. I drew closer and was relieved to see that he was not Clifford. I normally hide Clifford’s shoes because he sometimes escapes when I’m not . . . → Read More: Surprise! Clifford just came into the bedroom and said he is leaving to go out west. I’d like to see him try. He has no money and no way to get anywhere. If he expects us to buy him a bus ticket, he’s got another think coming. I am going to try to get Clifford to start taking more vitamin D, calcium, garlic, and flax seed. It should help him with the issues he’s having–hypertension, dementia, arthritis, and the fact that he fell off his bed and bruised his ribs because he keeps his mattress shoved down from the headboard on the . . . → Read More: Supplements for Clifford Last spring my mother-in-law passed away suddenly. She had been caring for her 86-year-old brother Clifford, who is suffering from severe memory loss. He ended up moving in with us (part of the reason I took a long hiatus from podcasting) and because he is a wander risk, I had to leave my job to . . . → Read More: NaPodPoMo 1 – A walk with Clifford |
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