This month’s Curated Article Excerpts for Caregivers include AI invading your privacy via your DNA, “Chewable Water” for people with dementia, another creative initiative from the Netherlands, and tips to deal with an angry person. In case you missed it, after 100-plus years, resea[...]
This compassion-filled inspirational initiative has gained a global following in a half-dozen years impacting hundreds of thousands of elders and young people. Begun in Copenhagen by Ole Kassow who biked to and from work, Cycling without Age is bringing joy and meaning to elders and young people, gl[...]
The benefits of healthcare go beyond patient convenience. Telehealth is a way to supplement healthcare, public health, and health education delivery and support by using telecommunications technology. Telehealth gives you the opportunity to see your doctor from the comfort of your home using your co[...]
In 1996, after my father was diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s, there were only 3.8 million people living in the U.S. with dementia and about 16 million, worldwide. Twenty-two years ago, this month, I persuaded my father to visit us. It took three years of gentle persuasion after my mother d[...]
After losing his father a day after his 43rd birthday, Bryan Salter, who was still in high school reflects with regret at not understanding his father’s Alzheimer’s disease. He laments on feeling embarrassed about his dad’s symptoms. Bryan Salter, 38, Diagnosed with a Rare-Inherited Form[...]
Mary Salter is in the unenviable position of being a “Momager” for two grown children with a rare form of inherited Alzheimer’s. No parent wishes this upon their children, but it was too late. She and her late husband and his family learned they had the Presenilin-1 gene after they[...]
Women Caregivers – Disproportionate Share [TCV Update 11/30/2020: The title URL no longer links to the intended content.] Worldwide, women provide 71% of care hours and many, without pay. This has dire consequences, including retiring in poverty due to lost wages while caregiving. The need for[...]
My Mom loved to travel. As I became older, I caught the travel bug, too. My next trip with my husband was paid in full and booked for May. We were going to see lighthouses on the Georgia coast. Two months later, Mom suffered a severe stroke, which left her entire right side paralyzed. Even though sh[...]
We need to take a serious look at caregiver humor. It’s funny! Why aren’t you laughing? It’s not funny? Sure, it is funny! As caregivers, we owe it to ourselves and those we care for to find more things to laugh about. Seriously! When my father was diagnosed with dementia and then [...]
Caregiver, beware! Sometimes a sale is not a sale. This edition of Avadian Musings focuses on consumer value of paper towels, cherries, walnuts, and milk. Paper Towels – Same Price, Less Product Like any other merchant who wants to move product, Costco offers sales on its paper products like B[...]
Home-Grown Louisville Cougar with Dementia This five-foot tall powerhouse navigates the scary symptoms of frontotemporal lobe dementia (and possibly Lewy body dementia) with grace. By her side, husband Eric, who serves as her loving caregiver and also cares for Janice’s brother with vascular d[...]
ToughKenaMan’s son, Ken Keene, Jr. talks with The Caregiver’s Voice about caregiving for his father years before and after his diagnosis with frontotemporal lobe dementia. Listen to Ken tell the story of his father’s namesake. It has fast become a legend in his father’s own mind. T[...]
