There are times when PWoDs (People Without Dementia) experience memory loss, confusion, and disorientation. While navigating the waves of uncertainty, caregivers encounter scary ye[...]
It’s a conversation no family wants to have, but one that is vitally important – talking to a loved one about memory loss or cognitive decline. Guest article by the Alzheimer’[...]
This edition of The Caregiver’s Voice VIDEO features the UK-based Singing for the Brain music program for people with dementia, runner and movie producer, Suzy Bishop, whose [...]
“It’s not funny… until enough time has passed.” For many of our life experiences, after a time, we can laugh. Of course, there are enough life tragedies tha[...]
New Zealand-based husband and father of four inherits his father’s younger-onset Alzheimer’s. ENTERPRISING While participants at the Dementia New Zealand – Hawke’s Bay [Adult[...]
The Peruvian Association for Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias (Asociacion Peruana de Enfermedad de Alzheimer y Otras Demencias – (APEAD) [UPDATED 7/25/2020 Link to APEAD now o[...]
Fifty-eight-year-old Phyllis Fehr of Hamilton, Ontario was enjoying an eighty-degree sunny day at her home about an hour’s drive west of Niagara Falls, while I shivered in the low [...]
How did I miss this Saturday Night Live (SNL) parody of Amazon’s Echo Silver for Seniors? This definitely will be me (maybe you?) all too soon! Until then, you’ll be la[...]
What to Do When You Suspect an Alzheimer’s Misdiagnosis While a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is a life-changing event for those diagnosed and their families, it is not always accurate.[...]
Each person I’ve interviewed for this Voices with Dementia column surprises me. Before Brian LeBlanc, who also lives with dementia, referred me to Nancy Nelson, he wrote, “We’re al[...]
A couple months ago, we featured a guest post, Want to Remember? Break Your Routine. The idea was to keep our minds agile and fresh by doing things differently. As I get older and [...]
Despite how much we’ve learned, people with dementia are still stigmatized. Often, it’s due to not knowing enough about the disease. Other times, it’s people losi[...]
