Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s

Realizing Her Dreams

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Caryn

Over the past few years, I have watched my daughter, Corrie Petersen work very hard to realize her dream of becoming a nurse. In checking, I found out that the nursing degree is the hardest degree to get, and after … Continue reading →

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Enjoying Every Day

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Caryn

My husband’s aunt, Margee Kountz is the last of her siblings still alive. She came into this world almost 18 years after her oldest sister, Joann Schulenberg. In fact, Margee was just six months old when her sister was married. … Continue reading →

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At A Very Young Age

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Caryn

Our aunt, Margee Kountz became an aunt at a very young age…just 18 months, to be exact. Of course, I’m sure she really didn’t know about it for a while, and by the time she did know, it was simply … Continue reading →

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Over The Years

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Caryn

It’s always strange to look back and realize that a loved one has been in Heaven for a year. Continue reading →

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Driving The T-Birds

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Caryn

It is so hard for me to believe that as of today, it has been three years since Walter Schulenberg, my father-in-law, left us to go to Heaven. For 38 years he had been such an integral part of my … Continue reading →

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Days In The Fog

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Caryn

When someone has Alzheimer’s Disease, or any form of Dementia for that matter, their family and friends know that there will be moments of clarity, amid many days in the fog. Those are the precious moments. Such was the case … Continue reading →

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A Couple Of Little Boys At Heart

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Caryn

My Uncle Jim and my dad were a couple of characters. They loved to get together and when they did, oh boy…watch out. They would tease the kids and our moms, and manage to get everybody laughing. It was always … Continue reading →

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Don’t Esther!!

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Caryn

Alzhiemer’s patients, as you probably know lose their short term memory, but the more distant past is so clear that sometimes it seems like that is where they still live. In many ways, this is a truly sad fact of … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With Me?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Caryn

Imagine a world where nothing really makes sense to you anymore. Things just don’t add up. Try as you might, you can’t figure it out. You don’t remember what you did today, or yesterday…so you make things up that seem … Continue reading →

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