I learned that I was not alone. I learned that I was the one and it was up to me. I reminded myself, if not me, Who? I came to a clear understanding that I was an Alzheimer’s caregiver — by Choice….. Lately, I am writing about my metamorphosis as an Alzheimer’s caregiver. Many of the successes I had were a results of observation, thought, trial and error. Some of my ideas came to me after talking with other Alzheimer’s caregivers. Some of the techniques I developed took months or years before they started to work effectively. It isn’t easy. Sometimes I get the impression that I might be making it sound easy on the Alzheimer’s Reading Room. That is not my intention. I decided to go back and read some of the articles I wrote in previous years. I was not surprised to learn that my attitude and use of words was very different in the past. I was clearly more stressed and less focused. I just wanted to scream, STOP Eating! I wrote this article, included below, a long time ago. If you have been here with me on the Alzheimer’s Reading Room for a while you will notice the difference in the tone of my writing

Original Source of The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer’s Caregiver — I just wanted to scream, STOP Eating!