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Caregiving For Dementia
by michael delaney
The show is about the Delaney Family's caregiving for someone with dementia. My mother has had dementia for four years now, In the show, we talk about things we do and don't do because of dementia. I 'm hoping that this podcast will help someone Who's in the same situation.So basically the show is a little bit about things to do and things not to do with someone with dementia.
Episodes
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Things we take for granted as Caregivers
Episode #92 Show Notes There are so many things in life that normal people take for granted. This becomes more apparent the longer you take care of your loved one. There are things that I take for granted because there things that come natural to me that Mama can no longer do for herself. Mama…
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A Dementia Evaluation
As your caregiving for someone and the longer it goes the more things go wrong. The more things do go wrong the more help you need. Toward the end of the school year it become apparent that we were going to need some help with mama, getting her from the bed to the pot getting her from the pot to...
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72 Hour Conversation
Caregiving for Dementia 72 Hour Conversation Episode # 85 When Mama 1st got this dementia the doctor give her a lot of medication to take. A lot of it made Mama sleep. It made Mama pretty much a zombie. So I took half of it away from her. When I took half of the medication away from Mama, Mama…
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Second Guessing Family Decisions
This week we know why Mama, is no longer able to set up from a lying down position on her own. We got up Sunday morning and put Mama on the pot when we got her there we notice that are left leg was swollen as big as a small basketball, and it was as hard as a brick. This prompted me to call mom…
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Getting Older with Dementia
Getting Old with Dementia Episode # 83 The longer you take care of someone with a mental disease. The more problems you have. In the past 2 weeks, Mama has developed a few new problems, one of which is not being able to set up from a lying down position, all by herself. The longer I'm taking care...
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The Effects of Dementia
Episode # 82 This episode is about some feelings I have after reading some Facebook support group posts. Some news from a very old friend that reinforces the thought that dementia kills. I also asked the question whether or not we are taking care Mama correctly or not. A lot of times I get into…
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Trying New Things with Dementia
Caregiving for Dementia Trying New Things with Dementia Episode #81 When you try new things with somebody that has dementia, they don't always react the way you think they will. It's not an easy thing to do. In fact, it's quite difficult because they are used to certain things. And when you…
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Dementia Exercise
Dementia exercise is what we talk about this week. You see the lady that we have coming in from the church is not only sits with mom, but she also gets Mama fed and puts Mama is a chair with wheels on it and gets Mama to work her legs a little bit. I have seen a change in Mama the past month as...
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An Easter Forgotten
In this episode # 79, , I talk a little bit about Easter When I was a kid. Easter is a holiday for the children. When I was a kid, one of the 1st signs of spring was Easter. One of the 1st signs of Easter was the fact that we were able to go out and get some dress close to where for Easter…
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Q&A from Facebook
Once again this week I was on Facebook. I was in some of the caregiving for dementia support group's, and I've got a few questions that I had answered and I thought I would just make an episode out of the questions. 1:33 – 4:40 The 1st question that I come upon was, someone had said something…
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Getting some Help with your Caregiving
Getting some Help with your Caregiving Episode # 77 In this week's episode, I talk a little bit about getting help with your caregiving, because after dealing with this disease for 7 almost 8 years now, I'm finding it very difficult to do everything by myself. We have ran on to a lady from our...
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Not Understanding Dementia
Not Understanding Dementia Episode # 76 This week's episode, I talk a little bit about some of the things that I don't understand about dementia. One of the things that I don't understand is where dementia comes from 2 how you get dementia and 3 why does it act the way it does. It doesn't seem…
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Mental Stress
Mental Stress Episode # 75 In this episode, I talk a little bit about mental stress while caregiving for our loved one. There are a whole lot of things that goes on that I don't share in the podcast. There may come a time when I'm able to do so, but as of right now I don't feel comfortable…
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Things that may help in your caregiving
In this episode, episode # 74 I'm a little bit all over the place with some things that I found on Facebook. I had joined some caregiving for dementia and Alzheimer's support groups on Facebook. With being in those support groups, I have been able to come up with some really good content. One of...
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I will
Care Giving for Dementia I will Episode 73 I come to you again this week with yet another poem from a Face book group that I had joined. The poem or saying that was posted was posted by Michelle DeSocio. The saying is as follows. I will When you forget I will remember for the both of us When you...
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Mistakes
Care Giving for Dementia Episode # 72 Mistakes I talk a lot in this episode about mistakes in life and caregiving and mistakes in general. We all make mistakes and we will make mistakes and till death. This is just part of life and no one or anything will stop you from making mistakes, whether…
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Do not ask me to remember
Caregiving for Dementia Don't ask me to Remember Episode # 71 One of the things I constantly hear from veteran podcasters is be where your audience is. The people that are listening to your podcast are hanging out in certain places such as Facebook, LinkedIn, that kind of thing. You need to be...
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Why
I talked this week in a podcast about why society thinks it's all right, just to put sick people, your loved ones that you are caring for in a long-term care facility. I talked to mom is Dr. and that was one of the things that he was talking about was putting her in a nursing home. I don't...
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Being Worried
In this episode, I talk about things that I worry about. Things like whether or not mommy's eats, whether or not were giving her the right medication, or even the fact whether or not the doctors are giving her too much medication. I also talk a little bit about worrying about the family being out...
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Inheritance
I talk just a little bit about some things that you inherit from your family. I don't mean the inheritance that you get when someone dies and leaves you money or any kind of material possession. What I'm talking about is your hair color your eye, your nose your mouth that kind of thing. When your...
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Christmas Not
I called this Christmas not due to the way Mama reacted to Christmas this year. In 4 years. We have went from being able to go Christmas shopping cannot even knowing what Christmas is. 4 years ago, Mama was able to go Christmas shopping for self. 3 years ago, she was able to tell somebody to go…
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I'm a Baby
I'm a Baby Episode # 66 In this episode, I talk about babies. Were only a few days away from Christmas? And a lot of people are talking about the baby Jesus. Now I don't know whether it's all the talk of Christmas here to house, or if Mama honestly thinks she is a baby because of her dementia.…
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Frustrations
Caregiving for Dementia Frustrations Episode 65 In this week's episode of care giving for dementia, I discuss some of the frustrations that I find myself with taking care of Mama with her dementia. Some of the things that she does really frustrates me because their things that she taught me how…
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Putting Things Off
Care Giving for Dementia Putting Things Off Episode # 64 This week's episode once again brings us to the holiday season. I discuss the past 2 years of the holiday season, along with discussing whether or not once again to decorate for Christmas. Decorations seem to irritate mom with her dementia....
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Being Forced to Stay Gone
Caregiving for Dementia Being Forced to Stay Gone! Episode # 63 I just got back from DC pod Fest. I had to force myself to stay away from the house because I was mentally still here, still taking care of Mama. I found it very difficult to focus on the sessions at DC pod Fest because I couldn't…
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Caregiver Gone
Caregiving for Dementia Caregiver Gone Episode # 62 This week's show, I've called caregiver gone because I am the main caregiver and I'm going to be gone for almost 2 days. Although I'm going to be fairly close to home. I'm not going to be right here to take care of Mama. With me not going to be...
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Doing The Hard Things
Caregiving for Dementia Doing the Hard Things Episode # 61 In this episode, I discuss a few things that Stephanie and I are having a real hard time doing. The older you get more hard things there are for you to do. When you're in school homework is hard and the higher you get in school, the…
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No Name
Caregiving for Dementia No Name Episode # 60 I had too many names for this episode of caregiving for dementia. So I called this episode. No name because I couldn't pick one. One of the reasons why I didn't pick a name for this episode is the fact that one week we've taken some of mama's…
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Making Sense at 22
This week's episode is about some changes that we need to make. We were at the dinner table. The other night and Mama looked at me and got angry was ready to fight. The boy looked at her, grabbed her hand and said grandma, grandma, calm down. We had come in from church and we were eating dinner…
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Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
This week's episode is about being caught between a rock and a hard place with some more decisions about mom. Deciding whether or not to up some of her medication, whether or not to take her to the doctors for the flu shot. I talk about upping a little bit of mama's medication. There is a pill…
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A Turning Point
In this episode, I refer back to several different episodes of caregiving for dementia about changes. If you would like to hear those episodes that I refer to, I put the direct links for downloads in the show notes. And yet in this episode, I bring you yet another change in mom with her dementia…
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Mental Illness
Caregiving for Dementia Mental illness Episode #56 There's not a whole lot of show notes for this one. This entire episode has been on the most severe form of mental illness. You ask what the most severe form of mental illness? Well, the most severe form of mental illness is suicide. Family has…
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Scared Caregiver
Caregiving for Dementia A Scared Caregiver Episode # 55 O:55 The Opening 0:56 – 5:40 I'm talking here in this episode about waking up at 3 AM after falling asleep for about a half hour in finding Mama on the floor, because she's rolling out of bed. I talk a bit about being scared because not only...
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Mama And The Day Elvis Died
Mama, and the day Elvis died Episode # 54 In this episode of : Care Giving for Dementia I share some stories of the summer time as a kid. One of those stories is how I found out that Elvis Presley had died. I have a story of a ride on a car hood. The story of how Mama taught herself how to…
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Being Forgotten
1st off, let me assure everyone that Mama is still with us, so that is not the reason why I haven't put a podcast out in about 5 weeks. We've had some devastating changes in mom this past month, but for the most part she's holding her own. When your child, you don't think that one day your…
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Care Giving Pressure
In this episode of caregiving for dementia I talk a little bit about caregiver pressure. Caregiver pressures to pressure that you have as you care for someone with any kind of physical or mental disability. I talk about life pressure and the pressure that you have that you put on yourself as you...
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Losing Spunk
Losing Spunk Episode # 51 In this episode of Care Giving for Dementia, I talk a little bit about the time I got stuck in Atlanta, Georgia airport when I was 14/15 years old. The trouble I had trying to catch the plane from Atlanta, Georgia the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania just to come home for…
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Family Emergency
I open this episode, with a dedication to Debra Lilly the family member how has pass away this month. Things that you are doing don't matter a whole lot when it comes to family emergencies. Family emergencies, You can't plan for they come right out of the blue and what ever you're working on, no...
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A Dementia Rollercoaster Ride
Caregiving for dementia Episode # 49 A Dementia Roller Coaster Ride The 1st 11 minutes of this episode is about new equipment that I had to buy for the podcast. In this 1st 11 minutes I talk about a Sony digital recorder as well as the Logitech C920 webca
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Dementia Music
Care Giving for Dementia Episode # 48 Dementia Music In this week's episode of caregiving for dementia, I talk a little bit about the truck, bus, van thing that I've been talking a little bit about. The condition of the vehicle a little bit about the costs, but mainly versus putting a shed in the...
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Feeling Like a bad caregiver,son
In your teenage years, you don't always see eye to eye with your parents about your friends. A lot of the time you end up in a big argument with your parents over your friends, because your parents can see things down the road that you can't. These arguments are especially harsh, when argument is...
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Personal Appearance
Care Giving For Dementia Episode # 46 Personal Appearance When you were a child, you really didn't care about how your parents looked. However, as you got older, you started day care about how you looked because you started noticing the girls. When I started noticing the opposite sex, I started...
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Taking Care of Yourself
Taking care of yourself episode number 45 of caregiving for dementia When your caregiving for someone who has dementia or any other mental disease. You get all wrapped up in taking care of them. That you forget about taking care of yourself. Will this week I was able to get out of the house for...
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The Dementia Wall
The dementia wall is a wall that was built by the person who has dementia to help make that person feel safe. Much like the border wall will make the country safer. Dementia isolates the one who has it, so it's almost like you're reaching through, over, under, or around what I'm calling a…
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Dementia No Talk
This week's episode of care giving for dementia is really not about dementia. However, I call it Dementia No Talk because of a couple different reasons. The 1st reason is because the more or the longer this dementia goes, the less talk, we get out of mom. The more jibber her speech becomes. But...
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Dementia Who Are You
Dementia Who Are You? Episode # 42 In this week's episode of care giving for dementia. I asked the question? Dementia who are you? It's becoming more and more frequent that Mama asked the question who we are, whenever were talking to her. I also mention in this episode, when we were kids. Mama...
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
In this week's episode of caregiving for dementia. We discuss the good things If there are any, the bad things, and the ugly things about mom having dementia. Some of the good things that we talk about our not knowing whats going on in the world, not happening to fool with the tax man. Some of…
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Dementia Boredom
This week's episode is about being bored even though you're busy taking care of the one with mental disease. You do get bored even though there are things to do. You don't always feel like doing them because you're mentally tired, mentally stressed out, from taking care of the one that your…
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2018 Lookout
This episode of Care Giving for Dementia is once again going to be a little different. I mentioned to you last week that I would have some things to look forward to in 2018. Some new changes to the podcast that I think will help in the production of the podcast.
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Dementia Violence
I named this episode dementia violence because I wanted to put my feelings out about the violence that you may or may not experience with your caregiving of someone with a mental disease. I've heard a couple other caregiving podcasts and one of those podcast was on dementia violence and locking…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The show is about the Delaney Family's caregiving for someone with dementia. My mother has had dementia for four years now, In the show, we talk about things we do and don't do because of dementia. I 'm hoping that this podcast will help someone Who's in the same situation.So basically the show is a little bit about things to do and things not to do with someone with dementia.
HOSTED BY
michael delaney
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The show is about the Delaney Family's caregiving for someone with dementia. My mother has had dementia for four years now, In the show, we talk about things we do and don't do because of dementia. I 'm hoping that this podcast will help someone Who's in the same situation.So basically the show is...
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