ALZ Analogies

06/03/2026

I was talking with my daughter about caregiving, and we realized something…

Being a caregiver can feel like living between two lives—the one you planned for and the one you never expected to have.

If you’re caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia, this one’s for you. 💜

11/21/2025

09/14/2025

I’ve been fighting off a head cold this week, and it made me think about Alzheimer’s. When you’re sick, nothing tastes, smells, or sounds quite right — but you know it’s temporary. For someone living with Alzheimer’s, that distortion becomes everyday life. Their reality shifts, even when everything looks “normal” to us. 💜

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09/09/2025

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09/04/2025

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09/04/2025

They say you can lead a horse to water… but with Alzheimer’s, getting Mom to drink was always a struggle. Her “cocktail” was the breakthrough. 💧 Caregivers, hydration doesn’t have to mean plain water—sometimes you just have to find their cocktail.

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09/01/2025

. Even when the clues are right in front of you — the season, the view outside, the sound of familiar voices — nothing looks familiar. I’ll never forget the day my mom didn’t recognize where she was, even when I pointed out the golfers outside in January. The hardest part isn’t convincing her of the truth… it’s learning to sit with her in the confusion. 🌲❤️

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08/26/2025

When a loved one is gone, it’s easy to want to hold onto everything they touched. But we don’t have to collect every object to keep their presence close. We carry them in our hearts, in our memories, and in the love that never leaves us. 💜 Carrying, not collecting.

08/11/2025

Bed head. Puffy eyes. And a heart full of memories.
This isn’t a polished post — it’s a real one.

Writing thank-you notes after my mom’s funeral made me realize something: Alzheimer’s doesn’t take just one person from you. It takes many.