Remember when your parents told you not to play with your food? C’mon, what fun is eating if we can’t play with our food? Sometimes, we gotta be kids again. Somehow, th[...]
8 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity as a CAREGIVER When you’re out to eat and the server asks what you’d like to drink, say, “Diet water, please.” (Look as natural as an[...]
Despite my father’s diagnosis of dementia at age 86 and Alzheimer’s shortly thereafter, he was physically healthy. While he lived with us, I’d take him shopping. [...]
Overwhelmed Caregiver Backs Car into Closed Garage Door Uh ohhh, a case of caregiver dementia! One morning, after a fitful night of tossing and turning, my mind filled with thought[...]
Why waste your time on a comprehensive geriatric assessment, when you have the Internet? Do you really need a psychiatrist, neurologist, social worker, and speech therapist to tell[...]
Is a Resident with a Remote IN Control? After visiting a nursing home resident who used to sit with my late father for their meals, I walked over to the nurses’ station. As the sta[...]
Caregiver Humor – Aunty Acid’s Opinion: It Depends Be nice to everyone; especially, every one of your family members. You never which one will be your caregiver! 😉 Used[...]
I attended weekly support group while caring for my father who was diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. We felt we could go on forever when caregiving was unevent[...]
A little weekday FUN for caregivers. IMAGINE: Google’s and China-based Baidu’s self-driving cars, could make this a reality. Program the location and let your dog go on[...]
CAUTION: This is a FUNNY VIDEO that will have you shedding tears of laughter from more than your eyes! Caregiver, take a 7-minute respite and watch this funny scene from Whose Line[...]
My father, Martin Avadian, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at age 86 by a geriatric assessment team shortly before a cowboy invited him to participate in a clinical drug study[...]
Time for a caregiver respite. With the year-end Holidays drawing near, it’s time to take stock of who sits around your dinner table. Are your family members a bunch of animal[...]
