Be STRONG enough to stand alone, SMART enough to know when you need help, and BRAVE enough to ask for it. I don’t know who to credit for these three lines of advice, but these words keep resonating in my mind. The message is simple, yet strong. And caregivers, when we need help, we need to be [...]
Inspirational Guest Blogger and Caregiver, Lynette Wilson Juul, writes: Before becoming an in-home caregiver, I worked the night shift for two years at a small assisted living facility (ALF) that was home to about forty seniors with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other aging-related disorders. I m[...]
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There are times when we move swiftly through the days of our lives without ever considering the answer to, “Where did they come from?” After becoming a caregiver for my father, I learned to ask this question with each elder I met. He could be an elder waiting for the light to change on a[...]
“I want to go home,” says Norrms McNamara who lives with dementia. Guest post by Norman McNamara We have all heard people with Dementia say it, “I want to go home”. I say it most night’s according to my “Angel” Elaine. Sometimes I even whisper it during the [...]
We’ve all witnessed the following scenario at some point in our lives: A beloved pet dies. A goldfish. Perhaps a hamster. The desperate parent, trying to spare their child the pain of loss, rushes to the store and purchases a replacement. It’s identical! Or so the parent thinks. The chil[...]
WE DID IT! We had a successful BOOK LAUNCH for Eric Riddle’s and my newest book entitled, STUFFology 101: Get Your Mind Out of the Clutter. Am I proud? Ya’ betcha! (That’s my native Wisconsin-speak.) How often do you find someone who says they’re working on a book, actually g[...]
Help Washington, DC hear the voices of people living with dementia CCAL-Advancing Person-Centered Living is working with the University of Buffalo-Institute for Person-Centered Care on a research project funded by the Retirement Research Foundation. One of the aims of the study is to gather feedback[...]
New Service to Prevent People with Dementia from Missing Medications* Are you a caregiver for a loved one with dementia? Do you fear your loved one is not taking his or her pills correctly? Nearly two-thirds of Americans who take medications report that they are not always taking their medications a[...]
No one told me, that aging is cumulative! That means the older we get the greater the impact of whatever we do. Overeat? The pounds will accumulate drastically. Have an extra drink of alcohol? Phew, didn’t expect to get so tipsy so soon, did ya’? Run a marathon? Ouch! I did and my knees [...]
“Read” The NEW Caregiver’s Voice I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tih[...]
When dementia strikes, even the simplest things can be overwhelming. This was the case with my father who had a habit of postponing making decisions until later. When I think of it, my father constantly put things off until later. My mother used to remind my father (he called it nagging) to take car[...]
