Kelsey DeFordSaying Goodbye: Meme’s Story Part 13I can’t count the number of times that I’ve pleaded with the Lord to take my “Meme” home. The Lord was kind enough to answer those prayers.4 min read·Dec 27, 2022----
Kelsey DeFordHospice Care and the Last Stage of Dementia: Meme’s Story Part 12Anytime the doctor asks to speak to family, it’s usually not good news.5 min read·Dec 15, 2022--1--1
Kelsey DeFordVisiting A Loved One: Meme’s Story Part 11I thought for this entry, I could go into detail (more like story form) about how visiting someone in the nursing home usually goes.7 min read·Oct 5, 2022----
Kelsey DeFordNavigating Elder’s Home and the Medicaid Jungle: Meme’s Story Part 10Right now, with her Medicare plan, it is about $1600 a month. (Without Medicare costs, some nursing home payments can reach $6,000 a month.5 min read·Sep 4, 2022----
Kelsey DeFordTurning Negatives into Positives: Meme’s Story Part 9Now, for this small story, I will be talking about what loved ones of those with Alzheimer’s and Dementia can do.5 min read·Jul 31, 2022----
Kelsey DeFordLiving with Lewy Body Dementia: Meme’s Story Part 8Yet, when we visited her a week later, it was almost as if those horrible things she had said were forgotten (at least by her).5 min read·Jul 7, 2022----
Kelsey DeFordDiagnosis, Delusions, and Verbal Abuse: Meme’s Story Part 7My dad, sisters and I visited my grandmother last weekend. It was not a pleasant visit. This is painful to recount, but here we go.5 min read·Jun 17, 2022----
Kelsey DeFordLooking Past the Disease by Looking at the Past: Meme’s Story Part 6Even though she may not remember when we visit, we want to remember her outside of the disease.7 min read·May 12, 2022----
Kelsey DeFordLife Changes: Caregiver Guilt and Elderly Depression: Meme’s Story: Part 5This is Part 5 of an ongoing Medium.com series regarding my paternal grandmother’s “Meme’s” fight with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. My family…7 min read·Apr 20, 2022----
Kelsey DeFordLife Changes: Nursing Facility Placement: Meme’s Story: Part 4This is a continuation of my medium series on Alzheimer’s and Dementia. My paternal grandmother, affectionately named, “Meme” is 90 years…8 min read·Apr 11, 2022----