Seven excerpts: two life views, boomers living alone, nursing homes closing, dementia signs, exercise delays MCI, and cyclic breathing for stress reduction.[...]
Twenty-seven years ago, this month, my mother died of congestive heart failure. I thought my father was joking when he called me with the news on April Fools’ Day. Healthcare[...]
Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and author of Still Alice, gave a TED talk early last year in Vancouver. Her remarks began with: Let’s project out into the future, to your future “yous,” and let’s imagine that we’re all 85. Now, everyone look at [the person beside you]. One[...]
Almost twenty years ago, I finished writing “Where’s my shoes?” My Father’s Walk through Alzheimer’s. It was released in hardcover in 1999. My father [...]
“It’s not funny… until enough time has passed.” For many of our life experiences, after a time, we can laugh. Of course, there are enough life tragedies tha[...]
At Death’s Door brings to life the end of life. Many of us remain unaware of the important issues families face near the end of life. What does a DNR/DNI entail? What are the leadi[...]
Dementia is not choosy. It clings to the lives of diverse people, from the professional worker to the manual laborer, from the celebrity to the person living a private life. Such i[...]
