Us At Our Worst
A Caregiver’s Unvarnished Account of Cancer & Dementia Care During the Peak of the Covid Pandemic
Episodes
How else was this going to end but very very dramatically? Enough for me to have 6 months of daily flashbacks? Why yes...yes indeed. The last 4 days of mom's life encompassed a year's worth of trauma memories. Not saying this episode is for everyone. But I can say that if you give it a shot, you'll learn a lot about what no one ever told you about how a person can pass away.
I started this podcast journey on June 12, 2025. Weekly ep...
So...how much does poop management amplify the challenge level of things for you as a caregiver? Turns out, quite a lot, if you mix in taking care of someone who is hostile, angry and out of their mind from dementia (and possibly brain cancer). You don't want to miss this one....THIS IS A CRAPPY EPISODE.
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In episode 23 we get into the real beginning of the end type material. Oxygen condensers. Oxygen hunger. "Comfort Kits". Putting the FUN in "FUNeral" arrangements. And mom washes down chocolate chips with chocolate milk and Chuckles candy.
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Episode 22 is a doozy. You get to hear my mom's voice. Plus a lot of big questions, challenging moments: Who should get the inheritance? How and why do caregivers lose their bearings? What makes a sane person start resting their head on random hallway walls? How long do you wait to reconnect with a sibling who didn't help? What happens when both parents are no longer thinking clearly?
The video interview with mom in 2019 - https:/...
Not your run of the mill normal episode about death, dying and dementia, oh heck no. This one? This one is about the infamous 'SHOWDOWN AT PHILPOT LAKE". A day that lives in my memory fiery and bright. How good is this episode? Hint: no one can hear you scream underwater.
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Why do Rollators Attack? Why did I try to take my mom swimming in a lake when she had 3 broken vertebrate? Why is generational trauma so...generationally predictable? Find out in Episode 20 of Us At Our Worst, "When Rollators Attack"
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Episode 19 of Us At Our Worst is titled: "Why do I keep counting?" It seeks to answer the question, can one find solace in: 1) a hot shower at 2:30 AM? 2) In the Killer's song "My List" ? 3) wearing rollerblades in the kitchen? 4) None of first three?
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Episode 18 of Us At Our Worst is titled: "Good and Plenty with a side of Chuckles" Who knew that Dexamethasone could be THIS much FUN? Nobody. And with mom being a spiritual sage, while not eating 5 lbs of candy, life was just getting more interesting by the day. Tune in!
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Episode 17 of Us At Our Worst is titled: "ATLANTA, BACK IN THE 1980'S, JUST TURNED TO TRASH" I mean...with a title like that do you really need more of an incentive to listen?
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Intro/Outro Composed and Sung by: Quinn Morris
Intro/Outro Sound Mastering by: Siebold Sound
Creator's Website: The Video Slab
Episode 15 of the Us At Our Worst podcast is titled ""WELL...THIS IS MOSTLY GOOD NEWS!"...because have you ever had a doctor introduce a loved one's Stage 4 cancer as: "well...this is mostly good news!"? You have to hear it to believe it. Take a listen.
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Episode 14 of: "COVID LOCKDOWN"
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Intro/Outro Composed and Sung by: Quinn Morris
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Episode 13 of: "US AT OUR WORST: A Caregiver’s Unvarnished Account of Cancer & Dementia Care" is called "MY NEW APARTMENT, A PANDEMIC, AND THE DISCOVERY OF ATLANTIS"
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Intro/Outro Composed and Sung by: Quinn Morris
Intro/Outro Sound Mastering by: Siebold Sound
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Episode 12 of: "US AT OUR WORST: A Caregiver’s Unvarnished Account of Cancer & Dementia Care" is called "Lost in Secondary Lymphedema Land" OOOF. This was a genuinely challenging episode to say out loud. Secondary Lymphedema still haunts my memory of mom. But have no fear, there is still plenty of plucky comic relief, and downright madness to lift your spirits!
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Episode 11 of: "US AT OUR WORST: A Caregiver’s Unvarnished Account of Cancer & Dementia Care" is called "The Muddy Middle" What is POA anyway? How many clothes are too many...and when your mom's hand catches on fire, what's the right move?
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