Comments on: The Old Lady in the Window http://acaregiversjournal.com/the-old-lady-in-the-window.html Insights and Shared Stories by Family Caregivers Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:31:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hattie http://acaregiversjournal.com/the-old-lady-in-the-window.html/comment-page-1#comment-730 Hattie Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:06:45 +0000 http://acaregiversjournal.com/?p=935#comment-730 My neighbors have reached the point where they can't care for themselves any longer and their son is building a house for them on his property. I'll miss them. I hope they have some notion of what this will mean for all of them. My neighbors have reached the point where they can’t care for themselves any longer and their son is building a house for them on his property. I’ll miss them. I hope they have some notion of what this will mean for all of them.

]]> By: Mary Davis http://acaregiversjournal.com/the-old-lady-in-the-window.html/comment-page-1#comment-726 Mary Davis Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://acaregiversjournal.com/?p=935#comment-726 My Dad was the "Old Man in the Garage." He used to sit for hours and hours in the garage watching all the happening in the neighborhood. He would come in the house and tell us about the black panther or other wild animal he saw or tell us about all the people. He also had dementia and the garage was the best part of his day. I think this is a great idea to have a class for people caring for their parents. When I started caring for my parents I was totally in the dark and had no idea what to do. Yea for you having a class! My Dad was the “Old Man in the Garage.” He used to sit for hours and hours in the garage watching all the happening in the neighborhood. He would come in the house and tell us about the black panther or other wild animal he saw or tell us about all the people. He also had dementia and the garage was the best part of his day.
I think this is a great idea to have a class for people caring for their parents. When I started caring for my parents I was totally in the dark and had no idea what to do. Yea for you having a class!

]]> By: Alzheimers.FM » Blog Archiv » Posts about Alzheimers News in the Blogosphere: as of September 29, 2009 http://acaregiversjournal.com/the-old-lady-in-the-window.html/comment-page-1#comment-725 Alzheimers.FM » Blog Archiv » Posts about Alzheimers News in the Blogosphere: as of September 29, 2009 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:31:58 +0000 http://acaregiversjournal.com/?p=935#comment-725 [...] Alzheimer’s Reading Room–via Email Originally published at Early OnSet Alzheimers. The Old Lady in the Window - acaregiversjournal.com 09/28/2009 Most of my childhood was spent in West Philadelphia on [...] [...] Alzheimer’s Reading Room–via Email Originally published at Early OnSet Alzheimers. The Old Lady in the Window – acaregiversjournal.com 09/28/2009 Most of my childhood was spent in West Philadelphia on [...]

]]> By: Valerie Johnson http://acaregiversjournal.com/the-old-lady-in-the-window.html/comment-page-1#comment-723 Valerie Johnson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:50:20 +0000 http://acaregiversjournal.com/?p=935#comment-723 This is a great idea. I think I'll check into it. I'm not in Atlanta right now but I've been keeping up with the flooding via Twitter. It's getting better. Unfortunately, many people are not covered by insurance. This is a great idea. I think I’ll check into it.

I’m not in Atlanta right now but I’ve been keeping up with the flooding via Twitter. It’s getting better. Unfortunately, many people are not covered by insurance.

]]> By: Thankless Job http://acaregiversjournal.com/the-old-lady-in-the-window.html/comment-page-1#comment-722 Thankless Job Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:06:02 +0000 http://acaregiversjournal.com/?p=935#comment-722 Wouldn't it be great if community colleges offered basic classes about caregiving and medical topics? Like, along with "Healthy Mediterranean Cooking" and "Excel 2007," you could take "Dementia for Dummies" or "Incontinence and You." Some local hospitals have classes about cancer or diabetes, but these always seem to be geared toward the person with the condition, not the caregiver. Hope y'all are staying dry... Thankless Wouldn’t it be great if community colleges offered basic classes about caregiving and medical topics? Like, along with “Healthy Mediterranean Cooking” and “Excel 2007,” you could take “Dementia for Dummies” or “Incontinence and You.”

Some local hospitals have classes about cancer or diabetes, but these always seem to be geared toward the person with the condition, not the caregiver.

Hope y’all are staying dry…

Thankless

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