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My visit with Mother at Haven Behavioral Senior Care
I wish that I could say that we are completely impressed with the place we’ve had to leave Mother. The good news is that I believe that she is safe and the immediate need to act, the feeling of emergency has somewhat passed. It it is yet to be seen if Haven Behavioral Senior Care […]
Haven Behavioral Senior Care, Thornton Colorado
Well, that’s where Mom is, now… I keep thinking that things are going to calm down, up here. But, I guess I haven’t learned all that God wants me to learn from all of this. I keep saying that I’m a fast study and it’s OK to get this over with. Over the past few […]
Halloween was a scream we’d like to forget…
Hi everyone! Thank you for keeping up with us. In fact if YOU are keeping up with us, you may be doing better than WE are! Again, I’ve procrastinated in writing, hoping for good news to report…this ISN’T good news, I’m afraid. I must preface this and give a little recap and possible explaination….Dr. Trautner, […]
How do you deal with dementia and OCD in someone that you love?
I’m very tired and trying to keep my hopes and attitude high. I am someone who has prided myself in having more faith, hope and love than most people do. I see myself as persevering and doing it with a smile. I’m afraid that I’m feeling the thinning of those virtues and even forgetting to […]
New Hope for OCD in “The Brain That Changes Itself”
I’ve been doing a lot of studying about Mom’s condition and I really think that she’s pretty classic OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I’ve been reading and will share more with you, when I get home from Mexico. But, the best hope that we have is for Mom to be able to realize that her fears […]
Our Older generation is a treasure we’re hiding…
Our older generation is a treasure that we’re hiding… There is something that has happened in our society, in our culture. That thing is the hiding of our precious gems. Somehow, most young people were not raised to value the old. Have we unknowingly created this community value or should I say, “lack of community […]
Dena Kleinsorge moves to Heidi’s Chateau, Assisted Living
Dena Kleinsorge Moves to Heidi’s Assisted Living A week ago, today, Mom moved into Heidi’s Assisted Living in Montrose. She had been in Sunrise Creek Memory Care Unit for two week prior. Sunrise Creek was a beautiful place. But, Mom is more functional than most of the Alzheimer’s residents that are there. Mom doesn’t have […]
The faith of a child…
What a week, it’s been, already! Craig and Stefi leave for the Iowa farm, tomorrow and will be gone for 3 weeks. I’m trying NOT to think about it. But, I know that I’ll miss them, terribly. Especially Stefi, who has made my life so much more livable this summer. Her faith has impressed me […]
Bitter Sweet Sunday…Taking the good with the sad..
Today was a little better. I picked Mom up about 9:30 and took her to church. She had lost her hearing aids and glasses at Sunrise Creek and it took us a while to find them. The staff there told me that she kept saying that she was looking for heaven and so she didn’t […]
Keep em coming…
Your prayers are surely the only thing that is keeping me afloat. I have never leaned so heavily on my faith in God as I am, today. Mom is better than last week. At least she’s not seeing the devil around every corner. But, her faith is greatly shaken and she is having such a […]