Sunshine | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Melissa Vaughan
By Melissa Vaughan | Published on Jun 26, 2012
What is your first memory? Have you ever thought about it? I know what mine was…it was of my mom holding me and singing to me. I can even smell her cologne, she has worn the same type of cologne all of my life. She […]
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 […]
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By Pattie Lockard | Published on Jun 7, 2012
Casey and Shayne have fun with some—well—rather messy nurses notes. O.K., it happens once in a while. Check this out: CARDIOLOGY patient has chest pains if she lies on her left side for over a year by the time she was admitted to the hospital, […]
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 […]
What Will You do When I am Gone? | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan
By Pattie Lockard | Published on May 19, 2012
I asked Missy today, “What will you do when I am gone?” I asked her this while she was giving me my morning bath. I love my morning baths. She is so gentle with my brittle old body, rubbing lotion on and powdering me with […]
The Gift of Gratitude for Nurses Week | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Melissa Vaughan
By Melissa Vaughan | Published on May 9, 2012
My mom never ceases to amaze me. Today we spent most of the day at the hospital. She had to have a large cyst removed from her chest area, plus after our fall yesterday, I wanted her to be checked out. The doctor told me […]
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 […]