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The Blue Velvet Drape: Dealing with Dementia

I began this blog shortly after my mother was diagnosed with the disease mostly to clear my head. With so much fear & frustration I started losing sleep. When Mom began forgetting I began to mourn losing her, it was so difficult to watch her slip away mentally over the years. I realized I began to distance myself from her. Mom passed away August 8, 2012 & I miss her everyday.

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Secret Admirer for a Lifetime

February 15, 2021

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A Reading of He’s Your Husband Hal, Not You Father

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June is Alzheimer's Awareness Month which means BOOK SALE!

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Alzheimer's Association - Western Carolina Chapter Dementia Education Conference

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My Interview with Episcopal Retirement Services for their blog

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Social Media and OnLine ordering

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June is Alzheimer's Awareness Month!

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Mother's Day

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November is National Caregiver Appreciation Month

November 02, 2018

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I am officially an AlzAuthor!

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I'm Published

February 18, 2017

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When I'm Gone Remember Me

October 22, 2016

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Hopeful findings in my AARP Bulletin

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All the way from College to Real Life

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Who's Buying?

October 24, 2015

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The book "Still Alice" and the movie

December 30, 2014

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Look Alike!

October 05, 2014

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Two Years Ago

August 08, 2014

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Mom and Dad get remarried

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My children visiting Mom

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The Blue Velvet Drape: Dealing with Dementia: Her Daughter's Journal

Anne Balcom: Louisville, KY, United States; I'm married and a mom of two. My loves: My mothers strength (I sure do miss you Mom), my fathers youthful ways (he'll never grow old), my sister who is always "there", my daughters sweet nature, my sons goofy sense of humor, and my husbands patience and love for me no matter what.

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Mom and Dad, before her dementia diagnosis. This is how I will always remember Mom. (photo shoot at Big Rock in Cherokee Park - Louisville KY)

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