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[...]
There are over five million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease today and it is the only disease in the top 10 causes of death that cannot be prevented, slowed, or cured. Alz[...]
Last week Friday, U.S. News & World Report published a piece I wrote, entitled, Remembering Loved Ones During World Alzheimer’s Month. I’ll add TWO POINTS to the ar[...]
Guest article by Linda Schmidt A nonagenarian is a person who is 90 to 99 years old. Have you considered what would it be like if you lived to be 90? What changes will have taken p[...]
When incurable illness strikes or we reach a certain age, many of us begin to wonder about our legacies. What has been my contribution to the world? Will people remember me? Someti[...]
IF, at times, you fear you’re getting dementia, remember this–in two days we’re creating as much information as we created from the dawn of time until 2003, accor[...]
Now you know the REST of the story about older people’s brains… Brains of older people are slow because they know so much. People do not decline mentally with age, it j[...]
WHAT IF hallucinations are a disEase with reality due to Alzheimer’s, Lewy body, or other cause of dementia? I often wondered this while caring for my father who lived with A[...]
What’s it like living with dementia? Fortunately, for caregivers, more people with dementia are speaking out about what it’s like on the “other side.” Last [...]
The Guilty Caregiver Guest post by Leslie Vandever My caregiving career with my mother started when she developed sciatica and was barely able to care for herself. At the time, I e[...]
“I want to go home,” says Norrms McNamara who lives with dementia. Guest post by Norman McNamara We have all heard people with Dementia say it, “I want to go home[...]
It depends on the purpose of the group. Do you want to attend a caregiver group, start a new support group, or are you a professional referring a client to a support group? There a[...]
