Be Ready for an Emergency Department Visit - A joint publication between the Alzheimer Society of Canada and the Older Adult Hospital Readiness (OAHR) Research Program Team).

 Be Ready for an Emergency Department Visit - A joint publication between the Alzheimer Society of Canada and the Older Adult Hospital Readiness (OAHR) Research Program Team).

https://alzheimer.ca/en/help-support/im-living-dementia/living-well-dementia/living-safely-independently#Be_ready_for_an_emergency_department_visit

 

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Something is killing our houseplants...

She looked after the houseplants.   There a several in our home.  Not too many. Seemed like just the right amount to me.  The right mixture of tall and short, thin and wide.

Yep. That is the extent of my houseplant knowledge.

With the dementia progression I have taken up caring for the houseplants.  The plants seem to be suffering from the change. Most likely because of my incompetence.  

But, is it possible that the houseplants collectively mourning the loss of care from her?