8 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity as a CAREGIVER When you’re out to eat and the server asks what you’d like to drink, say, “Diet water, please.” (Look as natural as an[...]
Despite my father’s diagnosis of dementia at age 86 and Alzheimer’s shortly thereafter, he was physically healthy. While he lived with us, I’d take him shopping. [...]
Overwhelmed Caregiver Backs Car into Closed Garage Door Uh ohhh, a case of caregiver dementia! One morning, after a fitful night of tossing and turning, my mind filled with thought[...]
Why waste your time on a comprehensive geriatric assessment, when you have the Internet? Do you really need a psychiatrist, neurologist, social worker, and speech therapist to tell[...]
Is a Resident with a Remote IN Control? After visiting a nursing home resident who used to sit with my late father for their meals, I walked over to the nurses’ station. As the sta[...]
Caregiver Humor – Aunty Acid’s Opinion: It Depends Be nice to everyone; especially, every one of your family members. You never which one will be your caregiver! 😉 Used[...]
I attended weekly support group while caring for my father who was diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. We felt we could go on forever when caregiving was unevent[...]
A little weekday FUN for caregivers. IMAGINE: Google’s and China-based Baidu’s self-driving cars, could make this a reality. Program the location and let your dog go on[...]
CAUTION: This is a FUNNY VIDEO that will have you shedding tears of laughter from more than your eyes! Caregiver, take a 7-minute respite and watch this funny scene from Whose Line[...]
My father, Martin Avadian, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at age 86 by a geriatric assessment team shortly before a cowboy invited him to participate in a clinical drug study[...]
Time for a caregiver respite. With the year-end Holidays drawing near, it’s time to take stock of who sits around your dinner table. Are your family members a bunch of animal[...]
Sheri Zschocher began blogging in 2008 to cope with caring for her husband who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. As a caregiver, she has found a sense of humor with humility. W[...]