The post I wrote about resources for Alzheimer’s caregivers, Thursday Thirteen – 13 Blogs About Alzheimer’s,  resulted in numerous comments and caregivers sharing information.
They even provided some more blogs for caregivers.
If you’re looking for information and just a place to get together with other caregivers, for comfort and encouragement, perhaps you’d like to check out these blogs.  Also, you may find tips on making life more enjoyable for the person with Alzheimer’s.
If you have any more resources, do share them with us.  Caregivers need all the encouragement and support they can find during their journey with their Alzheimer’s patient.

Througout our lifetime, we often end up caring for, or “parenting,” more than our children. I became the caretaker for my mom and my aunt.  I helped care for my dad and my uncle.  I assisted with my mother-in-law.
We don’t think, when we’re raising our children that we may become caregivers for those who once cared for us.  We don’t make plans for this and it often hits unawares.
Auntie became my responsibility after my mom could no longer care for her.  She lived with my parents for more than a year when another relative couldn’t cope with Auntie’s Alzheimer’s …read more

Many times my mom sat by my bed when I didn’t feel well.  She took my temperature, put cool cloths on my forehead, read and sang to me.  When I was feeling better, but still too ill to attend school, I lay on the couch in our farmhouse kitchen while Mother worked, but was near.

Then our roles were reversed, and I cared for Mother as she developed Alzheimer’s.  I remember sitting beside her bed in the nursing home after she broke her hip.  Mother seemed to become very depressed at that time and was confused about many things . As I sat …read more

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It’s something we don’t talk about often here, but our pets can get diabetes just like us. As someone that gives myself multiple shots a day, I can’t imagine having to do that with my dog as well. But it does happen. As this article states, many pet owners are diabetics themselves and understand about the disease when it comes to treating their pet.
I think I would probably have much more sympathy for a dog that has diabetes now that I’m diabetic too, wouldn’t you?
The same article says, “If …read more

7 Tips for Care of Alzheimer’s Patients with Diabetes
By Guest Blogger Mary Emma Allen
It’s difficult enough when you family member has no health problems other than Alzheimer’s, but when there are other issues, such as diabetes, their care becomes more complex for family caregivers and for staff at nursing homes.
Here are 7 tips which hopefully will make diabetes care for Alzheimer’s patients a bit easier:
1. Learn about diabetic diets, especially if you’re the one preparing the food.
2. Learn about your family member’s medical needs.
3. When your family member resides in a nursing home, make sure you note …read more