CONGRATULATIONS Don Mc Cormick The Caregiver’s Voice Lewy body dementia Caregiver of the Month. Five people submitted nominations for Don. Each nomination begins with a numbered bold sentence. At the end are Don’s comments. Click on images to enlarge. (TCV Ed.) So many positive, heart-wa[...]
Care for the Changing Faces of Dementia takes a look at how caregivers can navigate the caregiving continuum. Part 1: The Visit We have little idea what’s ahead when a loved one needs us. When I visited my father on that hot August day in Milwaukee, little did I know that the impossible never-will-h[...]
For years, I was a superb negotiator and even taught negotiating in corporate America and in higher education. I enjoyed the challenge of paying as little as I could for something or selling it for as much as I could. Then something happened. I stopped negotiating. The idea of haggling about the pri[...]
World Alzheimer’s Day occurs every year on September 21. It is a day when Alzheimer’s organizations and families around the world raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Read about two common misconceptions about Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s Misconceptions 1. Alzhe[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice is now accepting nominations for a family Caregiver of the Month of November. In the United States, we recognize National Family Caregivers Month and National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November. The Caregiver’s Voice will recognize a family caregiver in N[...]
LAUGH NOW, because if we live long enough, all of us will be asking, “Where is my Sunday paper?” In the future, we’ll ask, “Where is tje Sunday newsfeed to my tablet?” Until then…ENJOY Where is my SUNDAY paper? An irate customer calling the newspaper office demand[...]
Elder hearing loss is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s. An elder who can’t hear well may try to engage in conversation and respond inappropriately. People may assume the elder is suffering from dementia. At age 53, I don’t consider myself an elder … yet. However, I have lived w[...]
Are we ready to become caregivers? It was 16 years ago today … the morning of September 10 and the day I’d leave Milwaukee with my father. I woke up early, showered and packed, read and sent a few emails before leaving for Mardig’s house. (Mardig is Martin in Armenian. For some reason, we call[...]
Annabel Carberry will never get Alzheimer’s with her ability to manage multiple tasks at one time. She walks onto the stage in Munich and asks for a drink. The crowd jeers. Then an audience member hurls a bottle of water at her. Undeterred, she goes on with the show and wins the crowd over BIG[...]
Are you a caregiver? If so, the Empowered Caregiver Network needs your thoughts on your greatest challenges, your information needs, and how you prefer to have those needs filled. Please take five minutes to complete this brief survey [Link unavailable] to help further shape a monthly telephone-base[...]
CONGRATULATIONS Bob Roney The Caregiver’s Voice Caregiver of the Month. I am nominating my dad, Bob Roney, who has been caring for my mom who has Alzheimer’s, for 7 years. He listens patiently, and is willing to explain things over and over, and to remind her over and over where they ar[...]
Molly Best Tinsley gives us a touching memoir of a family’s passages through life in Entering the Blue Stone. [TCV Update 11-5-2023 URL yields a 404 error] Bill Best was a USAF General who found the right way to do everything then made sure his wife and four children learned how to do thi[...]
