Barbara Taylor Vaughan, Author at Nurse Talk

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In Case of Accident, Giggle

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Jul 2, 2012

Ha Ha. Missy took me to the doctor today. On the way home I told her I had to go to the bathroom. I wear my adult pretty protective undies when we go somewhere, just in case of an accident, which proudly I can say […]

DNR | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Jun 16, 2012

I went to the doctor today. Just a checkup. I told him that I wanted to sign papers. Papers about what I want in the end. Sign papers of who my medical voice is, who I want making decisions for me. I told him […]

Will I Remember It? | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan and Melissa Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Jun 7, 2012

This post is a compilation of writing about different days by Barbara and Melissa of their experiences watching each other navigate their intertwined lives. Side-by-side, they demonstrate great love, courage and the challenge of living with Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s as the diseases progress, both […]

I Want | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Jun 4, 2012

I want to run away, I want to get into a car and drive away. Not tell anyone where I’m going. I want to drive until I get too tired to drive any longer..then check into a hotel and sleep all day…order room service and […]

One Foot in Front of the Other | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Apr 29, 2012

Every day is becoming harder and harder with mom and her Alzheimer’s. People told me as her disease advanced that I would have days that seemed endless…today was one of those days. Mom is forgetting how to walk, I will be walking with her, […]

Need is all Around You | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Apr 14, 2012

Missy took me to the doctor today, they did all kinds of tests, and I have to go back next week for one more. They found out that I am having seizures. Oh boy, if it isn’t one thing its something else. I feel fine […]

Who Will Speak For You? | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Apr 4, 2012

I visited a friend of mine today at the hospital…healthcare…damn, I hate the word. He is 91 dying of cancer, but alert, and just as charming as ever. The doctor came in while we were there and told him of a surgery they were going […]

What it Takes From Us | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Mar 27, 2012

I have been a little confused today. I talked to another friend of mine who also was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the same time as me. She is on medications, I am not. We discussed this terrible disease and what it is taking from us. I […]

My Old Hands | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Mar 21, 2012

I love to have my old hands massaged. Missy was giving me a bath this morning. She always massages wonderful smelling lotion on me after my bath. On days that she feels ok, she massages my hands for a long time with the lotion. It […]

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