Author Archives: lagail41

Everyday seems like ground hog day now. Which when I really think about it.. it’s good because that means nothing is going wrong. Let’s face it with the stage my mother is In with Alzheimers the likely hood of complications are more likely than reversals. So routine is good but it gets old. Today isContinue reading “Ground hog day”

So, the saga of momma’s loose tooth is now over!!! Needless to say it took some elbow grease to get the process to completion. Mobile Physicians were not opened on Labor Day, no surprise, so I had to wait until Tuesday. I called and spoke with the supervisor of the medical assistant to moms PCM.Continue reading “Tooth Fairy part 2”

So, I got a call on Friday from the Tooth Fairy. Apparently, Mobile Physicians has not responded to their medical release request! Now the dentist need this to determine which mild sedative to give Momma so they can perform the extraction! The receptionist has called and sent the release requested on 27th Aug and hasContinue reading “Pissed and frustrated!”

Welp, the tooth fairy didn’t come this week. The agency was notified that someone had tested positive for COVID so they placed everyone on lock down. We have been rescheduled for the 8th. BUT the podiatrist came this past week! I admit that I am no manicurist; therefore, I do my best to service momma’sContinue reading “Foot Fairy?!”

Sooooo, as you caregivers know there is always something! My new “something” is my mother has a tooth that is loose. I discovered it when I was flossing her teeth..yes flossing her teeth! I’ll start from the beginning. My caregiver and I both brush my mother’s teeth, now it isn’t easy, she doesn’t like toContinue reading “The Tooth Fairy”

This week was a good week, a normal week I guess. Yesterday one of my friends had a private zoom discount jewelry show. It was so much fun, as she announced and displayed the various pieces of jewelry we (8) would ohh and ahh then some one would say “I want it” or I’d announceContinue reading “Reminiscing”

So, those of you know that I have been caregiving for my mother since 2009. This week I received in the mail some correspondence from Humana her MEDICARE provider. Now since 2009 I have been the ONLY person who has handled all of momma’s healthcare needs. I had to fax a copy of the powerContinue reading “Caregiver toolkit, Really!”

I know I’m blessed to have a caregiver that comes Monday thru Friday. She is wonderful and takes really really good care of my mother and me. This week she made french toast and left some in the microwave for me when I returned from my morning walk. She pays close attention to my motherContinue reading “Too much noise”

I think becoming a caregiver for my mother was the biggest lesson in Love I’ll ever have. There was never a doubt in my mind or heart that I loved my mother, yet when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s my love for her was chellenged. Challenged in the sense that what I had known toContinue reading “What is Love”

Psalm 91 is a wonderful psalm that speaks to what is gained by making the Lord God our refuge. In these times of so much uncertainty, doesn’t it make sense that we need someone outside of ourselves to help us navigate our minds, our life and this world? I know I do. I often readContinue reading “Making God your refuge”