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[...]
We’re just a few days from the end of the first month of 2014. How’s it going, caregivers? Are you falling into those pre-holiday stress-laden habits? It’s easy to slide back isn’t it? Caregiving takes a lot of energy. As a primary caregiver, you feel tethered to your loved one 24/7. In the we[...]
Last week, we were busy behind the scenes, updating and making changes to TheCaregiversVoice.com Most of the changes are not noticeable, but I do want to draw your attention to three changes. 1. WEB SPECIAL After running out of copies of “Where’s my shoes?” last week, we have a NEW[...]
Uh ohhh … What should we do? We’ve almost run out of copies of “Where’s my shoes?” My Father’s Walk through Alzheimer’s. In fact, we have only seven copies left. I’m serious. I was surprised to discover this during this past weekend’s inventory. [...]
It depends on the purpose of the group. Do you want to attend a caregiver group, start a new support group, or are you a professional referring a client to a support group? There are three kinds of dementia support groups. Each of the three is reviewed below concluding with a brief discussion of add[...]
When you’re a caregiver, time is limited. Make sure you know how to use your time efficiently. Tech columnist, for the New York Times, Dummies author, and CBS Technology correspondent, David Pogue shares 10 time-saving tips to help you navigate technology. Want to save hours this year? Invest [...]
Dr. Hairder Javed Warraich wrote an article in the New York Times about Googling a patient, which raises the question: Should doctors Google their patients? Some argue YES, others, NO. I was going to muse upon the pros and cons when Dr. Richard Taylor, who lives with dementia, sent me a link via Goo[...]
Caregivers who prepare now will feel peace while caregiving. Guest post by Shanon Raynard As a caregiver, you are well acquainted with what it’s like to feel overwhelmed. Every day promises to bring new challenges to the fore. It is perfectly natural to struggle with achieving a balance between cari[...]
