101 Ways To Spend Time With A Person With Alzheimers

Hi, How is everyone?
It has been way over a year since I started posting these so I am going to finish today. They are from www.alz.org/livingwithalzheimers.
The Razorback Basketball game is about to start so I going to watch it also. WPS means Woooo pig Sooooie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If any of you are my Facebook friends you might wonder why I put that up a lot. Well on game day we say WPS!!!! Now you know I am a Hog Fan .
82.Cut out pictures from magazines
83. Put coins in a jar. My dad did this . We had lots of jars of coins. I gave most away for Christmas presents to kids and grand kids . They love checking to see if any of the coins are worth a lot of money.
84. Put bird seed out for the birds. Then your love on can watch the birds .
85. Decorate a pumpkin
86. Reminisce about your favorite summer
87. Roll yarn into a ball
88. Trace and cut out autumn leaves
89.Cook a favorite family recipe together.
90. Gather a yellow sponge , crayons, paper and tape and make a SpongeBob SquarePants. LOL!!!  This one is funny.
91. Wash Silverware. Keeping your love one busy is a good thing.Give them chores to do as long as they will do them.  Mom just wanted to sit and watch TV . She would keep getting in and out of her purse. I put lots of dollar bills in there for her to count . She always wanted to make sure she had money in her billfold. I also gave her a bowl of cereal . She would eat on it all day. Not just one but many . It was something to do. I made her a activity quilt . You can buy them but they are expensive. I put buttons and zippers and different kinds of fabric on a pillow case. She would study and play with it some. In the last stages she did nothing but stare ahead but earlier these things kept here happy.
92. (ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ) Give him or her a hug. I miss that I did not do that enough. Stop working , Stop care giving and just give them a hug.
93. Ask the person to show you how to knit or sew or another favorite hobby. Mom made quilts. They were so pretty.
94. Make a picture frame out of Popsicle sticks and glitter
95. Play a musical instrument. Mom played the organ. I still have here old organ. I wish I could play
96. Keep a journal together. My sis started writing down stuff mom said . Funny stuff, old memories and stuff that made no sense. It is nice to look back at them .
97. Ask the person to talk about his or her favorite sports hero. If that is there thing. LOL!!!
98. Sort playing cards.
99. Ask the person about his or her favorite pet
100. Wash windows together
101. Ask the person about his or her first car. Mom never drove. But her and dads first home was an old school bus. She had some stories about that. Very interesting.
 I am finished. Love you guys. Remember Just Pray.

Happy Halloween

Hi all my blogger friends,
 Hope you are having a Happy Halloween. I have had 5 trick or treaters so far. I think I had 6 last yr.

Here is the picture of Team Hudson this year. We had so much fun at the Alzheimer's Walk. I do pray soon there will be no need for these walks. But they are a great way to bring families and friends together. I am still working on my 101 ways to spend time with a person with Alzheimer's .
72. Remember famous people. Moms favorite actor was Robert Mitchum. He was a cutie .
73. Recite nursery rhymes
74. Make peanut butter sandwiches. Do you guys remember me telling you mom lived on oatmeal and peanut butter sandwiches for a very long time . All she would or could eat. And peanut butter has protein . Protein helps keep away the pressure sores.
75. Cut up used paper for scratch paper.
76. Blow Bubbles. Mom would of liked doing this . She loved chewing gum. But with dentures she could not chew reg. chewing or bubble gum.
77. Take care of a fish tank.
78. Bake cupcakes and decorate them.
79. Interview the person about his or her life using either a video camera or cassette recorder. My sister always wanted to record mom's stories and the funny things she would say or come up with. Wish we had of.
80. Play hangman. Mom could spell so good. I was always asking her how to spell something and she only went to 5th grade. She taught my dad how to read and write when they first got married.
81. Finger paint.
Hopefully I will get to the last ones soon. Some of these are silly but to one person they might be fun and that is all that matters . Making that one person happy .

2 Days Till Walk To End Alzheimer's

Hi Everyone, It is 4:36 A.M. . Thats right I can't sleep.  I only have around 30 or 40  more tips to go and I will be finished with the 101 ways to spend time with a person who has Azheimers. Our walk is Sat. We got the shirts in for Team Hudson Yesterday . They are great!!! I will post a picture of us after the walk. Have a wonderful weekend and remember to Walk in a Walk near you or donate. We have to stop Alzheimers now. http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk/OK-OklahomaandArkansas?team_id=99324&pg=team&fr_id=3631
62. Make paper butterflies. Like I know how to do that. LOL! Do you guys?
63. Plant a tree . I do know how to plant a tree.
64. Finish famous sayings . Mom would of been good at this.
65. Feed the ducks. We did this often.
66. Model with play dough
67. Look at pictures in a comic book
68. Put a puzzle together
69. Sand wood
70. Rub in hand lotion
71. Arrange fresh flowers

14 Days Till Alzheimer's Walk

Hi Everyone, How are you ? I have not been on here in so long.Forgive me for not keeping up with your blogs.  Remember I told you it would be time for this years walk before I got all my tips from last years walk posted . Well I still have a lot to go and only 14 days till the  walk. Sorry . Anyway don't forget to walk in your town's walk or donate to a walk. We have to get this sickness whiped . Hope you are all doing good and your love ones that you are caring for. God Bless Us All. The world is a mess and  we need lots of  prayers for  us our leaders and our troups.
 Here are 10 more . And if you want to donate to my walk just click on last yrs picture it will take you to my page. Thanks All!!!
 52. Dance . I love to dance to the radio while cooking LOL!!
53. Watch Sesame Street together or any other show that will catch your love ones interest.
54. Make homemade ice cream
55. Make holiday cards
56. Reminisce about favorite sports activities the person enjoyed while growing up. I say watch The Hogs Play  . Wooo Pig Soooie!!!
57. Write a letter to a friend or family member
58. Dress in your favorite football or soccer teams colors. RED and WHITE of course.
59. Pop popcorn
60. Name the presidents. Like I could do that. I bet you guys can .
61.Give a manicure.
Love you guys.!!!!

2013 Walk To End Alzheimer's

It is that time of year again. Time for me to bug everyone for money . Or ask you to walk with us or in a walk near you. Here are the facts for 2013 . We need to fix this people. Lets do it together. If you would like to donate just click on last yrs picture . We are Team Hudson. My page is Karen Zardin. Thanks guys . Come walk with us. We would love for you to join us.

1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s

or another dementia.

Out-of-pocket expenses for long-distance

caregivers are nearly twice as much as

local caregivers
 

In 2012, 15.4 million caregivers provided

an estimated 17.5 billion hours of unpaid care,

valued at more than $216 billion.

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading

cause of death.






 Here are 10 more tips on ways to spend time with a person with Alzheimer's . I did not get these all up before this years walk . I knew I would not but still trying.

42. Fold towels
43. Have a afternoon tea party
44. Talk about great inventions
45. Look at a map of the United States and identify states and capitals
46. Look through the pages of a clothes catalog
47. Make a family tree poster
48. Color a picture of our flag. It is almost the 4th of July . This is a good one.
49.Eat a picnic lunch outside
50.Water house plants. I would rather do the outside plants . Hopefully it is cool out.
51. Play Horseshoes. My grandpa would love this . We played horseshoes at his house a lot.