As I celebrate this Thanksgiving with my husband, I will look into his eyes, hold his hand, kiss him, share a meal and be truly be grateful for the life we’ve shared and the children and grandchildren God has given us.
Alzheimers
What Is A Clinical Trial?
Developing new and better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease is a priority of research scientists. The most critical step of the entire process is performing a “clinical trial”.
Redeem The Time!
Don’t feel defeated because you can’t do something that you had planned to do before you became a caregiver. Make each moment count. Redeem The Time! – Kim Campbell
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Exercise: Medicine for the Body, Mind and Soul
Guest blogger Margo Woodacre shares her personal experience in finding the importance and positive impact of exercise and physical activity for the mind, body and soul of caregivers.
Alzheimer’s: The Next Five Years
BrightFocus invited Kim to be the voice of caregivers on a panel with scientists Dr. Joseph Masdeu and Dr. Hui Zheng to discuss Alzheimer’s Disease: The Next Five Years: Research, Treatment, Caregiving.
Remember to Breathe
When you spend most of your time thinking about what other people need, it feels good to be a little selfish for an hour. – Ashley Campbell shares her thoughts on yoga for caregivers and a video of her father Glen trying it for himself …
Comforted By Angels
We shouldn’t assume that because someone has lost their ability to remember, think, reason and speak, that they are incapable of connecting to a spiritual reality above and beyond what we ourselves can see. – Tony Janicki
Lessons From My Mother pt. 5
It took me a long time to let go of the illusion that I was in control. God was gracious and patient with me, waiting until I came to the end of my own resources. My faith was bigger than my mother’s illness. – Ann Campanella
My Psalm 25 Experience
I downloaded Psalm 25 to my “personal hard drive” (which means I memorized it and began quoting it to myself daily, sometimes multiple times a day) – by guest contributor, Don Finto
Lessons From My Mother pt. 4
Ann Campanella shares Part 4 of Lessons From My Mother – Caregiving is hard on relationships. “Perhaps the relationship I neglected most was the one with myself.”
Happy 34th Anniversary
How do you celebrate your 34th wedding anniversary with someone who has lost his memories to Alzheimer’s and by his own words says, “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”? Kim shares thoughts, memories and a letter from Glen.