The cost of taking care of a loved one with dementia is high. The American healthcare system is unlikely to be much help. Long term care insurance might provide the bandaid to expenses. I don’t know the cost to benefits analysis of buying this insurance; I didn’t have it. When your person gets ill, youContinue reading “Costs of care”
Category Archives: physical health
Acting my age
In the little over three months since Burt’s passing, I have begun to feel old. Well, to express it more accurately, I have begun feeling my age. My first, initial, reaction was that the strain of care, worrying about Burt’s physical and emotional state, lifted. That came also with a lift of my shoulders aContinue reading “Acting my age”
A visit from the dentist
Burt had a visit from his Geriatric House Call Dentist. This was his second such; Dr. K saw him about 6 months prior. Of course, she noticed the huge changes in his condition. He has a loose tooth we were considering extracting. We did not do that this visit but have it scheduled. I askedContinue reading “A visit from the dentist”
Supported
Burt has me and his excellent aides as his support. He gets visit from a very caring OT and PT team. He also has a fantastic crew of doctors and nurses from Weill Cornell Center on Aging to keep his well-being on track. It’s not easy maintaining his quality of life at the best itContinue reading “Supported”
I am so relieved
Now I really am relieved. The fever Burt was running appears to have hit normal. The thermometer stopped its red scream and went to a peaceful green this morning. His head was cool to the touch. We haven’t heard what the picture that XRay Tommy took in our home looks like yet. But Tylenol seemsContinue reading “I am so relieved”
Relieved?
It was a relief of sorts to realize that Burt’s decline of yesterday was due to a raging fever. The fever, after a night with Tylenol, is in a more manageable range. I am ashamed of myself for being so angry and impatient over Burt’s inability to get out of bed. How unkind of meContinue reading “Relieved?”
Heartbreak
Lewy Body Dementia offers just reams of tales of heartbreak. They appear as unexpectedly as if we all didn’t know where our story was heading. Every decline has been a surprise to me as if there was a plot twist I hadn’t seen coming. I can’t justify this reaction. I know what this journey ofContinue reading “Heartbreak”
