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Kate Considers
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Kate Considers

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I am a 61 year old mother of four grown children. My husband has dementia and is still at home. I teach English at a community college, and I write a blog at www.kateconsiders.com and recently published a book, Dueling With Dementia: Not The Love Story We Planned, which is available on Amazon.
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my VN interview

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?
Now I'm not so idealistic. After losing my husband to dementia and my middle son to schizophrenia, I am now too aware that one's brain can change, seemingly all of a sudden, and the people you know and love can no longer resemble who they once were.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I would like to be in a loving relationship with a man, have grandchildren, and be a better writer.

a postcard to my younger self

Don't let your fears keep you from doing something. If something is going to go wrong, it will always be something out of left field and nothing you worried about ahead of time.

my role models

C.S. Lewis Aung San Suu Kyi Tony Campolo Madeleine L'Engle Hillary Clinton Eleanor Roosevelt

my posts

A Summer of Sifting Through Memories

Posted in home & garden, Kate Considers on May 06, 2013
Unicorns and books, books and unicorns, everywhere in my home, everywhere in my heart, which will stay with me, which will go to a new home? And what about all the photographs?

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Home Is Where You Belong

Posted in family & relationships, Kate Considers on April 02, 2013
In his poem “Death of the Hired Man,” Robert Frost says, “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” But that makes home

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“Greater Love Hath No Man”

Posted in Kate Considers, spirituality on March 31, 2013
Easter is a special day. It celebrates the purist love known to man, the love of one human choosing to die for another. I know there’s debate about whether the story of

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Be Open and Rob Silence of Its Power

Posted in family & relationships, Kate Considers on March 19, 2013
Long ago and far away, though it seems like only yesterday, my mom wrapped herself in a cocoon of silence. My dad viciously beat her regularly, but she refused to tell her

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My Like Song to Facebook

Posted in Kate Considers, tech on February 23, 2013
Living with a person with dementia requires that a caregiver have a panoply of coping mechanisms. Regular readers of my blog know that my children, Amy, Gavin, and Grant, are my major

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my comments

Response to: Rainbow Meditation

Comment posted on September 16, 2012 at 8:09 pm:
"Double rainbows are quite exquisite!..." (read comment)

Response to: Should I just leave?

Comment posted on September 11, 2012 at 2:24 am:
"I was in a similar situation, but it turned out that my husband has dementia (NOT Alzheimer's). I wrote a book about it called Dueling With Dementia: Not The Love Story We Planned. Has your husband changed significantly from the man you ma..." (read comment)

Response to: LACK OF MOTIVATION...

Comment posted on August 30, 2012 at 11:29 am:
"I am in a similar situation with my husband. I wrote a book about my experience, Dueling With Dementia: Not The Love Story We Planned. I set a regular schedule for writing and re-writing everyday for almost a year. Also, I write a blog explo..." (read comment)

Response to: Early days...but wow!

Comment posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:41 am:
"So happy for you, Vicky. Hope he proves to be "the one."..." (read comment)

Response to: homeschooling

Comment posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:34 am:
"I homeschooled my four children from K-12. It was great fun. If you would like to ask specific questions, please feel free to email me at lclan6@yahoo.com. FYI, my children are now grown, and two have MA degrees and another is working on his MA. My ..." (read comment)