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    Journal of an Alzheimer's Caregiver
    Journal of an Alzheimer's Caregiver
    Journal of an Alzheimer's Caregiver
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    Journal of an Alzheimer's Caregiver

    By Winifred E. Johnson

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    This is a first hand account of what it is like to have a loved on develop
    Alzheimer's. With the help from my journal I will roll back the years
    to when I first observed some subtle changes that would eventually
    change my life and my husband's.
    Where do you turn when youfeel your life is suddenly shut half down?
    Who do you turn to hen you have decisions to be made? What happens
    to your life as you become a caregiver.
    These symptoms of Alzheimer's range over six years and I believe that
    other spouses who are in the same position will want to know that they
    are not alone. Also some people may be wondering iftheir loved one is
    a candidate for Alzheimer's. Hopefully this will help them.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateApr 25, 2012
    ISBN9781468576399
    Journal of an Alzheimer's Caregiver
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    Winifred E. Johnson

    Winifred E. Johnson was born on July 3, 1919 and raised in Yonkers, New York. She also lived in Pennsylvania Alaska, Washington, Arizona, Oregon, New Jersey and California. Both her husband Bob, (who this story is about) and Winifred loved to travel. They went to Hawaii, England, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean's as well as extensively in the United States. She received a BA in Education in Flagstaff, AZ and a MA in education Seattle, WA. Was a teacher in Bothell, WA, Port Angeles, WA, Cottonwood, AZ and Newhall, CA. Also a missionary in Fairbanks, AK and Cottonwood, AZ. The hobbies that she enjoy were: crochet, ceramics, bead work, candle decorating and needle point. At the present time she spends time on the computer writing articles for magazines. She wrote and published a book called "Memories of Years Gone By"for her children. Going to church is one ofthe important times ofthe week for her. At he present time she is living in Tacoma, WA with her daughter Pamella and son in law Chuck. Writing this book was important to her because she wanted to reach out to other people who are going through the tough struggle with Alzheimer's.

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      Journal of an Alzheimer's Caregiver - Winifred E. Johnson

      Journal Of An

      Alzheimer’s Caregiver

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      Winifred E. Johnson

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      © 2012 by Winifred E. Johnson. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 04/20/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-7640-5 (sc)

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      About the Author

      Dedicated to my loving husband Bob who first

      encouraged me to put my thoughts in print.

      Many thanks to my daughters: Patricia Headman Phyllis Johnson, Pamella Mahlum, and my friend Jean Schwartz

      who helped me edit my book

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      There probably is not one senior who thinks of Alzheimer’s and wonders if it will strike him or her. They see friends succumb to the ravaging disease, and frankly, it frightens them. I am one of those seniors.

      My husband, Bob, was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia, I asked the doctor what was the difference between this Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia. Nothing, the result is the same. he said. However there will be highs and lows in the durations of this disease.

      The next step I took was to look up everything I could about Alzheimer’s, to find out what it was all about. Here are some feelings about Alzheimer’s: It is death by a thousand subtractions, it is the long good-bye, like a slow deepening fog, it robs by degrees the person we love. (Nancy Reagon) Five million people have it and it lasts about eight years or less.

      Bob, my husband, was known to have this disease for the last six years of his life. However, I was concerned about this disease for quite a few years before that. I learned about long term memory, that lasts forever. Short term memory takes about a month to form a long term memory. With Alzheimer’s early on you lose your ability to form any new memories. I sure found that this is true. With this disease you start to lose one after another of your systems. The first to go is the memory, the thinking part of the brain. Along with this is confusion about everything, poor judgment and personality changes. Next you lose muscle control, for walking and standing, bladder control and eventually all body functions. Then on to regulatory functions eating and breathing.

      People have asked me when I first noticed that anything was wrong. That is a hard one to answer because as Carl Sandburg said in a poem The fog comes on little cat feet. Gradually everything in your life changes. It is really later on that you can go back, especially if you have a journal (which I have) and see what was going on related to dementia and how it has effected your loved ones life and your own.

      My husband Bob was an intellectual. He had a Doctorate degree in Education and also was an ordained minister. He was pastor of a little church in Hainesport New Jersey for several years. Then established, and was the administrator, at Maranatha Children’s Home in Fairbanks, Alaska. Both of us worked together to serve the Alaskan Indian and Eskimo children We were there as missionaries under the Conservative Baptist Home Mission Society. We left there after serving for twelve years. It was hard to leave.

      We moved to Bellingham, Washington where Bob attended Washington State College. He received his BS in education there. We moved to Silverdale, Washington where he taught junior high students.

      After two years our Conservative Baptist Home Mission Society called us back to the mission field in Cottonwood, Arizona. Here Bob became the administrator at the Navaho Bible School. Again we worked together teaching the Navaho people the Bible. It was while living there that he worked on his Doctorate in Education. We were there for four years. During the four years I got my BA in education.

      We moved to Bothell, Washington where he completed his Doctorate in Education. During our time in Bothell he taught at Seattle Pacific University.

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