Which website has had over 1.5 billion visits since 1997 and helps patients and their families and friends more easily navigate a serious illness? Twitter? No. FaceBook? No. Caring[...]
October is Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month Eight years ago, Angela Taylor had never heard of Lewy body dementia (LBD), the second most common form of progressive dementia after [...]
“As we commemorate the tenth anniversary of the National Family Caregiver Support Program, the U.S. Administration on Aging proclaimed 2011 as The Year of the Caregiver to ce[...]
Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle's beautiful story of compassion and selfless love for her beloved husband, in Ten Thousand Joys &... Sorrows—Journey... Alzheimer's.[...]
Your caregiving book—how to write and get your work noticed is the second in this three-part series on getting your caregiver story published. This article was originally pu[...]
Watch these two short Alzheimer’s videos in commemoration of Dementia Awareness Day and World Alzheimer’s Day. What is Alzheimer’s disease? How does the disease m[...]
Updated January 2021 + July 9, 2014 Ask TCV: How do I write a book to help others learn from my caregiving experiences? How do I get it published? (These questions consolidate care[...]
Katie Tyson is a young lady dedicated to the study of neuroscience. One day, she may be the researcher who makes the breakthrough discovery that raises the quality of life and HOPE[...]
Fifteen years ago this month, my husband and I were visiting my father in Wisconsin with the idea of placing him in an assisted living community to better help him live with dement[...]
Dear Caregiver, You have one more opportunity, before the start of the fall, to do something special for YOU this holiday weekend. Read the encore publication of 3 Tips for Caregiv[...]
When I wander don’t tell me to come and sit down. Wander with me. It may be because I am hungry, thirsty, need the toilet. Or maybe I just need to stretch my legs. When I cal[...]
Let’s say the person you are approaching is in the middle stage of Alzheimer’s. S/He has lost the ability to make sense of the world as easily as before the disease too[...]
