Signs It’s Time to Move Your Loved One into a Care Facility Guest article by Ashley Uhler Many caregivers for people with dementia want to care for their loved one at home. However, the needs of a loved one will sometimes surpass a caregiver’s ability. Contrary to the stereotyped image of isol[...]
Exercise, Not Pills to Prevent Alzheimer’s We can do the “hard” work now with the goal of prevention. Or we can struggle finding ways to live our lives with dementia. After years of not finding a cure, the Alzheimer’s Association and other agencies are focused on delaying or [...]
Size Doesn’t Matter – Mighty Small Does Nassim Haramein, founder of the Resonance Science Foundation* posted a video of the magnified impact of something so small it barely registers on the scale. A line-up of successfully larger dominos, is knocked down by a 1 x 5-millimeter tall (not e[...]
There’s been a lot of attention paid to getting enough sleep. If we read enough of the published articles about sleep, five-hour sleepers are damaging their brains. By not allowing enough rest, the brain’s glial cells are not able to finish their work cleaning out toxins that potentially[...]
This is the kind of “dirty” humor only caregivers will appreciate. In this case, the parties include two caregivers and a person with Alzheimer’s getting ready for church. Caregiver, Bruce Williams, shares his comedy of cleanliness. As an active member of both online and in-person [...]
Helpful Resource for Caregivers and CERT Members There’s so much to do each day in a caregiver’s life, it’s hard to make time for one more thing, like preparing for emergencies. Yet, we must plan and know what we must do; especially, when caring for someone with dementia and/or phy[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice Without A Voice After presenting two keynote addresses at three conferences and five workshops, I barely had a voice for the presentation below. If you listen closely, you’ll find treasured spoken nuggets and information on the slides. You’ll be informed, ente[...]
Like the wisdom contained in the heart of this 1,500-year-old Wally Waldron tree on Mt. Baden Powell in the San Gabriel Mountains, these curated article excerpts provide inspirational ideas to make caregivers’ lives better while offering insights like Walmart’s healthcare initiative and [...]
Earlier this week, I reflected on the 18th anniversary of my father’s passing. He died in 2001 on March 31. In 1993, on April 1 – April Fools’ Day – my mother succumbed to congestive heart failure. Of 365 days in a year, how is it that my parents died on two consecutive days [...]
Lost in thought, caregiver for his mother with dementia, Matt Perrin loses his cool and writes a letter to the person who tried to park next to him in a crowded Starbucks parking lot. Guest post by Matt Perrin Dear Person in the Starbucks Parking Lot, It wasn’t you, it was me. And I’m sorry. You pro[...]
This month, the Caregiver’s Voice focuses on excerpts of articles about reducing symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Like the wisdom contained in the cells of this 1,500-year-old tree, the path to progress includes learning as much as we can and participating in clinical trials. Memories of music c[...]
Caregiver for Sweet Ann Sometimes, if we listen carefully, we’ll hear the voices with dementia. We hear Ann Williams coping in a world with Alzheimer’s. She vocalizes and hums throughout this interview and in her day-to-day life with her caregiver-husband, Bruce. Topic Highlights “[...]
