“You are too young,” each doctor said as Jeff Borghoff was diagnosed with illnesses unrelated to dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. One doctor even recommended meditation. A Geeky Ner[...]
Carrie was 31-years old when she learned she had inherited the rare Presenilin 1 Alzheimer’s gene that took her father’s life shortly after his 43rd birthday. Just as s[...]
As I reflect upon our 20th Anniversary online while working with caregiving families for people with dementia, I’m happy to see media covering more dementia and caregiving to[...]
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[...]
This month’s Curated Article Excerpts for Caregivers include AI invading your privacy via your DNA, “Chewable Water” for people with dementia, another creative in[...]
After losing his father a day after his 43rd birthday, Bryan Salter, who was still in high school reflects with regret at not understanding his father’s Alzheimer’s disease. [...]
Mary Salter is in the unenviable position of being a “Momager” for two grown children with a rare form of inherited Alzheimer’s. No parent wishes this upon their [...]
Women Caregivers – Disproportionate Share [TCV Update 11/30/2020: The title URL no longer links to the intended content.] Worldwide, women provide 71% of care hours and many,[...]
Curated Article Excerpts include - the CHANGE Act; Depresson's lesser-known evil twin, Acedia; Leukotrienes; Herpes, and Having too many Interests. [...]
Married almost 40 years after a poorly worded pick-up line, Ira and Sandy Asherman now live with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. That was Sandy’s evaluation during a [...]
Alexandra (Alex) Denham, PhD student at the University of Newcastle in Callaghan, New South Wales (Australia) is leading the study, “Caring for those who care: A global survey of t[...]
This month’s curated articles for caregivers for people with dementia feature four excerpts: Northwestern Mutual’s C.A.R.E. Study – nearly half of future caregive[...]
