Eleven years ago, when Susan Suchan noticed she was forgetting important details, she received a diagnosis of younger onset Alzheimer’s. She was told to go home and live life, that there was nothing they could do. Like many others who find a way to survive after the initial shock, she could function[...]
The year-end holidays are upon us. Depending on our traditions, we’ve already celebrated the eight days of Hanukkah. We’re looking forward to the Winter Solstice, Christmas (Orthodox Christmas is January 7), Boxing Day, and Kwaanza. Knowing how to tailor gift ideas for a caregiver and lo[...]
We often read that the leading causes of dementia include Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, Parkinson’s, mild cognitive impairment, and frontotemporal lobe dementia. There’s one type of dementia that far outnumbers all of the above, combined. Caregiver dementia strikes an estimated[...]
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 animals? Eeeeuuuww. That may NOT have come out as intended. Weaaaall actually… Take a two-minute caregiver respite. Clic[...]
Research on Impact of Death of a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease Elizabeth H. Arruda, BSN, RN is a distance Nursing PhD student at Rush University in Chicago working on her dissertation research while living in St. Petersburg, Florida. She writes: I am interested in how the death of a f[...]
Caregiver Sheri Zschocher cares for her husband with Alzheimer's while working full time. And then she broke her foot and her mom died shortly after.[...]
Declutter To Reduce Caregiver And Care Recipient’s Stress Guest article by Chris Seman Studies report that clutter causes anxiety. Books such as Marie Kondo’s The Magic of Tidying Up, have become best sellers because possessions represent not just joy, but guilt, bad memories and respons[...]
Time to shift gears as we head into the holidays and turkeys across America remain on high alert lest they end up roasted or deep fried on millions of dinner tables. It’s a good thing our President will at least pardon the turkey. Do you suppose turkeys should set up an emergency alert system [...]
One voice with Alzheimer’s may have been silenced… but not forgotten. Co-founder of Dementia Alliance International [TCV Update 9/27/2022: URL Updated], the late Dr. Richard Taylor was a psychologist prior to being diagnosed at age 58 with dementia likely caused by Alzheimer’s. Thr[...]
Each caregiver who endeavors to write a book offers a unique perspective on caregiving. Robin Porter’s The Complete Caregiver’s Organizer – Your Guide to Caring for Yourself while Caring for Others accomplishes this in two notable ways. Before addressing these, I was struck by inclusion of the word [...]
After following the first caregiver tip – Learn as Much as You Can About Your Care Recipient’s Disease or Illness so you know what to Expect – this last tip brings together the other important tips to help caregivers survive, thrive and even find joy in caregiving. Caregiver Tip #8[...]
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. When caregivers began writing to her about how her blog had inspired them, she was genuinely surprised. Juggling a full-t[...]
