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 As I read Liz’s recent post, Sleep Disturbances in Alzheimer’s Patients & Their Caregivers, I recalled the lack of sleep when I cared for Mother.  An uninterrupted night’s sleep was something I received little of. Mother lost track of day or night, cat napped during the day, so was awake or only napping at night. Her sleep patterns (or non-patterns), always erratic  before Ahzheimer’s, became more so after she developed this disease.
“Mary, one of the most difficult things about caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is you never get a good night’s sleep,” a friend said, when she learned I was moving Mother …read more

When I read the article in Everyday Health, Poor Memory Tied to Sleep Woes in Aging Women, and its possible connection with Alzheimer’s, my thoughts turned to my mom who developed this disease.  For years, before I recognized that Mother was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, my dad would remark, “Your mother is up all hours of the night, reading, writing, baking.  She only sleeps for a short time.”
When I’d say something to Mother, she would reply, “I don’t see any sense wasting time lying there if I can’t sleep.”
Mother probably did get adequate sleep over the course of 24 …read more