Caregivers have been asking me for years how to write and get stories published. I tried to answer as best as I could but it’s a bit like asking a surgeon how to operate. The[...]
What makes more sense–SURVIVING as a caregiver or THRIVING and even Finding the JOY? The KANDU Industries team came up with an efficient way to describe this caregiving conti[...]
Finding the Right In-home Caregiver Guest article by Lynette Wilson Juul, MS In recent articles, I’ve described the JOYOUS experiences I’ve shared as a caregiver in assisted [...]
Is it dementia? Or is it war on dementia? The words we use to talk about dementia are responsible for creating and maintaining the stigma of dementia. It’s time we change how[...]
Choosing Your Attorney-in-fact Guest article by LawDepot When choosing someone for any kind of Power of Attorney, trust is the most important factor. You need an individual who you[...]
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 [...]
Caregiver, take a Five-Minute Respite Professionals often remind caregivers to take a respite. I agree. Caregivers should take a respite. BUT… how reasonable is it to ask a b[...]
Norman Mc Namara has lived with dementia for almost seven years. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at age fifty. A few years later, he was diagnosed instead with Lewy body de[...]
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[...]
Five tools help medical professionals diagnose dementia. If you’re wondering if dementia is the cause of your loved one’s changed behaviors, the only way to know for su[...]
What a good fortune I had to share a message of connecting with others (for support) in order to move from surviving to Finding the JOY in Alzheimer’s on HuffPost Live –[...]
To do your best at this perceptual exercise, first take a deep breath, exhale slowly. Repeat. Sit back. Relax. I speak from many years of experience suffering test anxiety. Ready?[...]
