“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[...]
Parkinson’s disease is one of the leading causes of dementia after Alzheimer’s. Unlike Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s affects motor skills initially and later, co[...]
5 Alzheimer’s-Friendly Tips When Designing a Master Bathroom Guest article by Fay Wein Most people don’t think of the bathroom as being one of the most dangerous rooms in the[...]
Last month I posted my Top Five Most-Viewed Caregiving Articles for sites including U.S. News & World Report Health, Caring.com, and EzineArticles.com [TCV Update 11/22/2023: E[...]
At the Alzheimer’s nursing home where my father lived, one of the residents had some dolls. This was the first time I saw an elder focused deeply while comforting a baby doll[...]
Which topics are drawing the most interest? I turned the tables on U.S. News & World Report, which publishes rankings and asked them and Caring.com which of the over 100 articl[...]
Gary Joseph LeBlanc says, “I was born a caregiver.” Who prepares for this role? Few of us, including me. I became a caregiver before I realized I was caregiving. Few op[...]
Joe Potocny is a FUNNY guy and he lives with Alzheimer’s and FTD. Suspicions of Alzheimer’s Joe had suspicions that he might have Alzheimer’s. Years later, in 2004, he receiv[...]
My father, Martin Avadian, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at age 86 by a geriatric assessment team shortly before a cowboy invited him to participate in a clinical drug study[...]
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[...]
We often read that the leading causes of dementia include Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, Parkinson’s, mild cognitive impairment, and frontotemporal lobe dementia. Th[...]
Research on Impact of Death of a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease Elizabeth H. Arruda, BSN, RN is a distance Nursing PhD student at Rush University in Chicago working o[...]
