In the event I die before my mother with Alzheimer’s, what are some options for her care? Alzheimer’s Caregiver ASKS The Caregiver’s Voice… I am the sole family caregiver for my 94-year old mother who lives at home with mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Except for Alzheimer’s, m[...]
Can there be Death with Dignity for People Living with end-stage Dementia? Thirty-six million people diagnosed with dementia (mostly Alzheimer’s) worldwide face limited options for a dignified death. If you had the choice to live until the last possible moment, what would that moment look like[...]
The Angels that Come when Most Needed Guest article by Judy Fox I have grown to be a caregiver during the last four-plus years. It began while I was visiting my mom for ten days. She was getting weaker and weaker. I took her to the hospital. She had a restricted aortic valve. Before this, she was li[...]
Applying for Disability Benefits for Someone with Dementia Guest article by Ram Meyyappan The recent 60 Minutes exposé on Social Security Disability (SSD) has many nervous about the idea of filing a new application for benefits. The report of the number of fraudulent claims filed in recent years may[...]
With an estimated 100 billion brain cells, are our brains like a giant filing cabinet? If so, what are the similarities between how we file information in our brains vs. in a file drawer or on our computers? As researchers study the different causes of dementia, we are learning more about how our br[...]
If necessity is the mother of invention, Maura Horton is the mother of Magna Ready stress-free dress shirts necessary for people with Parkinson’s and other illnesses that make it hard to button a shirt. Horton, a former children’s clothing designer, stepped onto the clothing design field again[...]
Is there a risk in using antipsychotic medications for people with dementia? Guest post by Laura Woods Caring for an elderly person with dementia can be challenging to even the most patient caregiver. In addition to memory loss, people with dementia may hallucinate, lash out at caregivers, behave in[...]
One week from today on October 25, the Porterville Adult Day Services will be hosting an all-day caregiver conference for family caregivers and professionals. CAREGIVING in the Tennis Shoe Generation* kicks off with a moving yet humorous keynote by yours truly, tying together experiences as a family[...]
This fascinating graphic of a cell sized to scale is thanks to the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. What’s smaller than a coffee bean? A grain of rice? A sesame seed is even smaller. Where it gets interesting is what’s smaller than a grain of salt. Did you know:[...]
This educated worldly couple was scammed. What happened to them can happen to you. Don and Carol (seen here with their daughter) are retired professionals. They travel worldwide to help make lives better for those less fortunate. Because they love their grandchildren enough to help them out of a bad[...]
In TYPES of Dementia – leading causes, we discussed a handful of the leading causes of dementia: Alzheimer’s, Lewy body disease, vascular dementia, and Parkinson’s. In this article, we’ll overview the rarer types in order to help raise awareness. Print this page and the artic[...]
Do You Have a Bucket List? Guest Post by Linda Schmidt A Bucket List is a list of activities an individual wants to experience before they die. You may have heard of this term from the movie The Bucket List, a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner, written by Justin Zackham, and sta[...]
