It used to be that speaking was a fear greater than death. Today, the fear of getting Alzheimer’s is frequently cited among the aging population. While VOICES with Dementia a[...]
How would you feel if the person you love and care for were called a zombie? That offends, does it not? Yet people with dementia are often referred to in various publications as be[...]
I am very reluctant to “come out” as a person with dementia. The stigma is great. Once people label us as people with dementia, we suddenly move from being productive members of so[...]
Caitlin Keating reports for People Magazine that these two newlyweds in the UK must now find a way to live dementia. Former globe trotter, Becky Barletta, who lived an active life [...]
Triple Jeopardy – Women with Dementia In this new video, And Then I Looked Up Dementia – Women Speak Out, the Global Alzheimer’s Dementia Action Alliance offers a[...]
Canadian-born Mary Beth Wighton, has been living with frontotemporal lobe dementia since 2012 when she was diagnosed at age 45. Two years later, she co-founded the Ontario Dementia[...]
Karen Miller’s mother suffered a massive stroke at age fifty. “My mother’s stroke caused paralysis on her right side and took away her ability to speak. Also, she[...]
Lyn Purser was born 46 years ago with intellectual disabilities. Born four months premature, she was placed on antibiotics shortly after birth. Five months later, she and her older[...]
James McKillop, husband and father of four, was awarded the MBE by the Queen of England and received an honorary doctorate degree.* Before being bestowed with these two honors, he [...]
When a parent or spouse is diagnosed with dementia, fun and games are far from most people’s minds. Believe it or not, a popular tabletop game can actually slow cognitive decline. [...]
Despite Dementia, Michael O’Brien Smiles Twenty-one years ago, when I became a full-time family caregiver for my father with dementia, few people talked openly about living w[...]
The Challenge of Aging in Place with Dementia Guest article by Easy Climber Stair Lifts and Home Elevators Eighty-seven percent of U.S. seniors choose to age in place or remain in[...]
