Discovering hobbies from your loved one's past can also lead to a more enjoyable life for you, their caregiver.
2 CommentsA personal story about the struggles of adjusting to the changes in daily life while caring for a loved one with dementia.
2 CommentsThe story begins with a dementia caregiver's greatest fear--a loved one who's wandered away from home--and ends in a compassionate display of validation therapy.
0 CommentsBeing a caregiver, challenges you to take a closer look at what you really need in your life
0 CommentsMy family has always celebrated milestones and kept traditions together, but Alzheimer’s disease now prevents my mom from participating the way she used to. Her absence from these gatherings is tough on all of us.
6 CommentsAlzheimer's experts have teamed up to create a virtual world where people with dementia can find peace and confidence.
4 CommentsAmy Grant, the best-selling Christian music performer in history, shares how she and her family find solace while witnessing the decline of two parents with dementia.
14 CommentsLiving with Alzheimer's and Frontal Lobe (Frontotemporal) Dementia can teach you things that will change your life--and they are not all bad.
3 CommentsDoes your loved one suffer from mental illness or any form of dementia that causes them to be delusional, have hallucinations or hear voices? How do you handle it?
7 CommentsThe more I read, the longer I live, the more I understand the critical role that DIET plays in our well-being. I'm lucky: I LOVE following the Mediterranean diet, and a local Lebanese restaurant / carry-out makes it easy for me.
4 CommentsRemember the saying "It takes a village to raise a child"? That is how I feel about living with a victim of Alzheimer's and dementia.
0 CommentsMy husband is turning 80 years old soon. When we met 14 years ago we felt like kids. Now things couldn't be more different.
2 CommentsCharlie's mental abilities are deteriorating before my eyes and it's getting harder to cope with his decline. Some days I'm just thankful that he can still feed himself.
8 CommentsI have no recollection of yesterdays. I haven't for a long, long time. The problem is, everything everyone does starts with their memory.
15 CommentsI have been a caregiver for my husband with Alzheimer’s and Frontotemporal Dementia for six years. I feel as if I am living with two men.
5 CommentsDementia and age related decline have impacted my husband's ability to drive. I'm dreading taking him to have his driver's license renewed. He only has to pass a vision test, but it's his coordination, reflexes and decision making that are the problem.
10 CommentsResearch has shown that being bilingual may decrease a person's risk for cognitive decline, perhaps I should brush up on my French.
1 CommentCharlie's dementia-fueled obsession with ordering items from magazines has proven challenging to deal with.
6 CommentsSpotting health problems, such as the common cold or a urinary tract infection, can be difficult in a senior with dementia when they can't communicate their symptoms.
2 CommentsCharlie's latest dementia-fueled obsession: his dental health. He's always asking me to make appointments with the dentist, even though he doesn't need to go.
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