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Writer, Activist and Dementia Caregiving Survivor
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Lisa B Capp
Writer, Activist and Dementia Caregiving Survivor
Empowering Caregivers to Survive with Grace
Empowering Caregivers
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  • Grace
  • Relationships
  • Family + Career
  • Advocacy
  • Articles
    • Life Lessons from Dementia Caregiving
    • Post-Menopausal with a Family History of Dementia
    • Balancing Caregiving and Career
  • Speaking
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    • At least I don’t have Alzheimer’s…
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Monthly Archive for: "April, 2016"
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 Nothing is Definitive
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By Lisa B Capp
In Blog, Caregiving
Posted April 6, 2016

Nothing is Definitive

I am the primary caregiver to my mother with dementia. I am the perpetual caretaker of all of the details. Her likes, her dislikes, her allergies, her dreams, her regrets. How’s that for a [...]

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 The Day the Wheels Fell Off
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By Lisa B Capp
In Blog, Dementia & Alzheimers, Journey
Posted April 6, 2016

The Day the Wheels Fell Off

“The day the wheels fell off” refers to the day that my family was left with only one option – to involuntarily commit our otherwise healthy 80-year-old mother to a locked psychiatric ward where [...]

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 Moments
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By Lisa B Capp
In Blog, Journey
Posted April 5, 2016

Moments

As a caregiver to someone with dementia, you live for moments, Clarity. Lucidity. Recognition. Slices of time that give hope. Lighting the path to understanding and acceptance.

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 Fly me to the moon
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By Lisa B Capp
In Blog, Dementia & Alzheimers
Posted April 5, 2016

Fly me to the moon

As a caregiver to someone with dementia, you must learn to connect in new ways.   My phone on her pillow; Near her ear, Pandora softly playing Frank Sinatra. No matter how deep her sleep, [...]

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 Long and Slow Descent
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By Lisa B Capp
In Blog, Family
Posted April 5, 2016

Long and Slow Descent

As a caregiver to someone with dementia, It’s difficult to remember what they were, Before the tangles and the plaques   She dressed impeccably, Everything matched, even things you couldn’t [...]

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 Nighttimme Breeds Apprehension
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By Lisa B Capp
In Blog, Caregiving, Dementia & Alzheimers
Posted April 5, 2016

Nighttimme Breeds Apprehension

As a caregiver to someone with dementia, nighttime breeds apprehension.   My mother progresses, From whimsical, furry animal delusions to angry and terrifying hallucinations Women walk [...]

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 Quicksand
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By Lisa B Capp
In Blog, Caregiving
Posted April 5, 2016

Quicksand

As a caregiver to someone with dementia, you can think you’re on solid ground. You step, but sand begins to shift under your feet. Scientifically speaking, the friction between the sand particles [...]

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