Dementia is not choosy. It clings to the lives of diverse people, from the professional worker to the manual laborer, from the celebrity to the person living a private life. Such i[...]
Robert Vaughn best known for his role in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. co-stars with writer, director, and actress Victoria Negri in her debut film. Gold Star is a semi-autobiographical [...]
After 43 years as a registered nurse (RN), newly retired Marcia Atkinson faces the next challenge in her life—living with Parkinson’s. She knew something was amiss before retiremen[...]
Road Scholar Offers Caregiver Grants Nationwide Guest article Sue Olsen, 60, of Dubuque, Iowa, knows firsthand the physical, emotional and financial toll it takes to serve as a pri[...]
The alpha and omega of finding the joy in caregiving Caregivers begin with good intentions. Some of us even shine brightly like a fire cracker against the night sky. To ensure surv[...]
At a tender age, this little boy may be the youngest* caregiver to help care for an elder family member. A boy, barely beyond being spoon-fed himself, feeds his grandmother. Althou[...]
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[...]
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[...]
In order to spend more time with my uncle who lived for nearly thirty years with Parkinson’s disease and to give my aunt some caregiver respite, I volunteered to drive their [...]
What’s it like living with dementia and hearing loss? My late father, Martin Avadian, lived with both hearing loss and dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. Unbeknownst to us[...]
What will be the impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia on Baby Boomers? Over the last few years, there has been increasing media coverage of the aging Boomer population and the [...]
Are Your Prescriptions Safe? The Importance of Staying Informed Guest article by Charles Sipe The number of recalled drugs in the United States surged from 166 in 2004 to a stagger[...]
