Episodes
May 14, 2023
Episode 21:From Childhood Resentment to Present-Day Dilemma: Navigating Care for a Loved One with Alzheimer's and the Unveiling of a Complicated Past
In this heartfelt episode, I delve into the profound struggles faced when deciding to not hospitalize a loved one in the late stages of Alzheimer's due to their expressed wish to avoid such a fate. I explore the emotional jou...
May 6, 2023
Episode 20: When 'You're So Strong' Isn't Enough: Coping with Caregiver Stress
In this episode, I delve into the emotional toll of caregiving and the stress it can cause for those who take on this vital role. I share my personal experience of supporting my mother through illness and the difficulties I f...
April 30, 2023
Episode 19: A Difficult Start: Navigating Medical Challenges and Emotional Struggles as a New Mom
Becoming a new mom is one of the most transformative experiences a woman can go through. But for some, the journey to motherhood is fraught with challenges that can make the transition to parenthood even more difficult. In th...
April 23, 2023
Episode 18: Alzheimer's and Teen Pregnancy: My Mother's Unpredictable Journey
In this episode, I delve into the unexpected journey of my mother, who, in her old age, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She developed a painful boil on her back to add to her struggles. I shared my mother's story when she dis...
April 16, 2023
Episode 17: Breaking Barriers: My Mother's Courageous Choices
In this episode, I explore the powerful story of my mother's journey through illness and cultural tradition, shedding light on the challenges faced by individuals living with Alzheimer's disease. The first half of the episode...
April 9, 2023
Episode 16: Living with Alzheimer's: Mother's resilience
In this emotionally charged episode, we hear the touching story of my mother's journey living with Alzheimer's. From forgetting to wake up, to the pain of not recognizing her loved ones, I explore the challenges and heartbrea...
April 2, 2023
Episode 15: The Day My Mother Forgot to Walk
In this episode, I share the story of the day my mother forgot to walk. In contrast to that time, she decided to take back her freedom by leaving her husband for six weeks. In 2021, I realized that Alzheimer's is unpredictabl...
March 26, 2023
Episode 14: Alzheimer: Making Decisions Behind a Blind Fold
Making decisions in keeping my mother safe is like making all my decisions wearing a blind fold. Often I reach the final destination after several stumbles. Similarly my mother makes her decision to leave her first husband wi...
March 19, 2023
Episode 13: Alzheimer Means Layers of Loss
Soon I realized Alzheimer meant many losses, some came gradually others fast and startling. Similarly Timiro found out that the decision to marry a man older than her father came with too much pain. In this episode, I explore...
March 12, 2023
Episode 12: What did I get myself into?
In this episode, the young Timiro does not know what she got herself into when she agreed to marry a man older than her father when she was thirteen years old. Just like I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I hir...
March 5, 2023
Episode 11: In My Mother's World
In the first half of this episode, I share how I changed my approach in dealing with my mother. Once I decided to see things with my mother's eyes, everything became clear to me. My decision to join my mother in her world, di...
Feb. 26, 2023
Episode 10: Are you beginning to forget?
The first half of this episode, I share my epiphany moment when I realized my attempt to correct my mother was causing more problems and and it was solving nothing. I discuss what I learned after reading articles about Alzhei...
Feb. 19, 2023
Episode 9: Finding A Balance
Trigger: This episode contains a death penalty against the mother and son accused of killing my mother's baby brother. The first part of the episode I share my experience in getting equipment to assist my mother in her day-to...
Feb. 12, 2023
Episode 8: The Power of the Attorney
First part of this episode I share, how important it is to have a power of attorney for my mother's both finances. This comes up as my mother makes a risk financial decision. In order to protect her, I needed to have a power...
Feb. 5, 2023
Episode 7: A Tax Break
The fist half of the episode, I share my struggles in getting a tax break for the cost of my mother's care. I talk about how things made no sense. Still I had to take specific steps I took to get what I was eligible for as a ...
Jan. 29, 2023
Episode 6: No Help In sight
Trigger Warning: There is sudden death/implied suicide in this episode. In the first half of the episode, I share the story of my first contact with the long term arm of the health care system. What are the process of getting...
Jan. 22, 2023
Episode 5: Caregiver Conundrum
Trigger Warning: This episode contains the loss of a child and the grief that followed. In the first half of this episode, I share the challenges I face in trying to find a caregiver for my mother during the day while I went...
Jan. 15, 2023
Episode 4: Alzheimer: The Never Ending Alarm
Trigger Warning: This episode includes child kidnapping In the first half of this episode, I share how my solution to keep my mother from leaving the house while we slept created a whole host of other problems. The alarm syst...
Jan. 8, 2023
Episode 1: Alzheimer Diagnosis
In this episode, I introduce my mother as the patient by sharing what led to my mother's diagnosis. I talk about what were the signs and symptoms that made her family doctor to start the tests and referrals. The final outcome...
Jan. 8, 2023
Episode 2: She is diagnosed with Alzheimer, now what?
In the first half of this episode, I explore the challenges that came after my mother's diagnosis and my approach in dealing with them. What did I do after I recovered from initial shock of the diagnosis. In the second half o...
Jan. 8, 2023
Episode 3: Caregiver Question: Missing or Stolen
The first half of this episode, I share the scary situations Alzheimer can deliver through the story of the morning my mother wasn't at home when woke up. In the second half, I tell the story of that time her baby brother, I...
Dec. 25, 2022
Trailer
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