Caregiver in New York Reminisces with Maria Guest article by Lynette Wilson Juul Seven years ago, I had the privilege of working with a colorful, charismatic woman named Maria. Maria was eighty and living with dementia. She had lived in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State for many years, and [...]
When do you have the talk? No, not that talk! When do you have the talk with your parents about their estate plan? Answer: Now. When my husband and I created our estate plan a decade ago, our attorney recommended we review our plan once every five years. After the markets declined, who has any money[...]
After gestating for months, the embryo of our book on STUFF (clutter) has developed and is ready to be born. Please JOIN my book husband (co-author), Eric Riddle and me as we enjoy a baby shower (book launch) for STUFFology 101: Get Your Mind Out of the Clutter. North Star Books is extending a speci[...]
Do I Matter if I’m a Caregiver? Family caregivers and professionals matter. I thought I mattered while I was a full-time caregiver, though not everyone agreed. And despite the thousands of caregiver-authored books (mine included) and hundreds of speeches given each year (including mine), we re[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice INSPIRATION – You are Here Written by Karen Morand, Dale G. Butler, and Bakhus Saba, “You Are Here” is music video about younger-onset dementia that strikes almost 2 million people worldwide. Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of this rare type of de[...]
An Interview with Paula Spencer Scott – Author of Surviving Alzheimer’s The Caregiver’s Voice offers a twist to our REVIEW column with this interview with Paula Spencer Scott, author of the new book, Surviving Alzheimer’s: Practical Tips and Soul-saving Wisdom for Caregivers [...]
If this article looks familiar, it’s from our February issue of The Caregiver’s Voice Newsletter. Since today is Valentine’s Day, here is a republication of the opening letter entitled, Caregiver Self-LOVE: I Matter. With all the talk of “LOVE” and romance leading up to[...]
Guest post by Omar Metwally, MD Health tech isn’t just a buzzword anymore. It’s a movement that’s promising to make patients’, caregivers’, and doctors’ lives easier. It’s supposed to save everyone money, help coordinate care, and help keep patients compliant with their meds – lots of buzzwords you’[...]
Late last year, a longtime caregiver sent me an article entitled, “New Method Predicts Time from Alzheimer’s Onset to Nursing Home, Death.” The article describes a 10-year study of two groups of patients measured across 16 variables. Despite the number of variables creating limitle[...]
A Parkinson’s disease story – My Grandmother’s Essence Guest article by Lynette Juul In a waiting room recently, I picked up the latest issue of Neurology Now. After reading the cover story about Glen Campbell’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease, I became captivated by Su[...]
Please Sign this Petition to add Dementia Research and Prevention as a global priority at the G20 Summit Australia will host the next meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) in November. Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Abbott, is asked to place dementia prominently on the G20 agenda. He will follow the lead o[...]
The Banana Test We’re barely into the New Year and are you already feeling STRESSED? You’d better take this FUN Stress test to see how you score. And, dear caregiver, if you’re like me, you’ll definitely need to pace yourself! There is a very, VERY Tall coconut tree and there[...]
