The Caregivers Voice



Knowledge, support, and humor for caregivers for people with dementia.


Recent Articles from The Caregiver's Voice



Caregiver TIPS

ColonicPolyps - NIH MedlinePlus
Brenda Avadian shares her second colonoscopy experience - preparing for, awareness during the procedure, and surprising outcomes. Should you get one?[...]

Inspiration for Caregivers

Pilato - Pamela R. Mastrosimone and Herbie Pilato's Mother in 2006 85th Birthday Party - TCV
Led to Every Good Thing in My Life and Career Guest article by Herbie J Pilato Caring for my parents in their elderly years was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I [...]

The Caregiver's Voice VIDEO Channel

Ants on a Mission - Avadian photo
Do you feel like the only worker ant in your caregiving colony? Caregiving is both rewarding and overwhelming. Do you find yourself trying to make progress when the winds of life start blowing against you? Sometimes, we go through periods in life where we feel like a bunch of ants coming and going&#[...]


Avadian's Musings

Marilu Henner and Michael Brown speaking at Cancer Convention
It is World Alzheimer’s Month [6/20/2024: URL updated] and Dementia Awareness Month. [TCV Update 9/30/2022: URL Updated] What better month than to explore an issue that IR[...]

Caregiver Humor

Brenda Avadian sitting in her Miata convertible
Overwhelmed Caregiver Backs Car into Closed Garage Door Uh ohhh, a case of caregiver dementia! One morning, after a fitful night of tossing and turning, my mind filled with thought[...]
Ruth, the Barnyard Owl Devil's Punchbowl

The Caregiver's Voice REVIEW

Kenn Voegele with his mom who has Alzheimer's
“My father, Bob, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2002, at the age of 73. He passed away in 2009. In an ironic twist of fate, in late 2012 my mother Lois, 78, was he[...]

VOICES with Dementia

Susan Suchan on Hygiene at DementiaMentors.org
Eleven years ago, when Susan Suchan noticed she was forgetting important details, she received a diagnosis of younger onset Alzheimer’s. She was told to go home and live life, that[...]

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