Living

As my husband's Alzheimer's progresses he struggles more and more with certain types of food. I first noticed him having difficulty cutting a piece of pizza rather than picking it...

If we had a nickel for every difficult conversation we needed to have or have tried to avoid, we could put our own rocket into space long before Jeff Bezos...

It is a lot harder to make decisions now. With an Alzheimer's diagnosis, I find that I am always questioning my judgment. Lines become blurred, brain fog sets in, and...

Just about anyone can Google and find the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. What's more, grief can come in many forms as many in this...

All through my childhood and into my young adult life, my parents had a very traditional marriage. My dad worked full time outside of the home and my mom was...

Caregiving is hard on many levels. Being a caregiver is emotionally, physically, and spiritually exhausting. My husband suffers from early-onset Alzheimer's, diagnosed at age 53, and has advanced to needing...

The most valuable thing in the world to everyone is time. It's why we check our watch when someone is running late. It's why we feel so stressed if we...

We recently had the opportunity to interview the developers of the AlzBuddy app, Rithvik and Vedant. They talked to us about their inspiration for developing this app, how it works...

The task or mission of caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease is daunting and consuming. It's a lot like caring for a child, only the kid is growing in reverse...

It can be hard to stay positive and take care of yourself when you are a caregiver. Believe me, I get it. You might feel like life is running on...

We recently had the opportunity to speak with family physician and author Dr. Chris Price about his new book, Allison's Gambit. Dr. Price talks about the influence Alzheimer's disease had...

I had the honor of interviewing AlzheimersDisease.net contributor and moderator Pam Farina, who became a caregiver for her mom as Alzheimer's disease progressively took away her ability to care for...

I came out of my mother's womb crying "I can do it myself!" and have been extremely independent since my first breath. After my 53-year-old husband, Peter was diagnosed with...

It's the Alzheimer's anticipatory grief for me... And it is exhausting. Seriously. It's true: living with someone who has Alzheimer's dementia is living with loss, that part IS VERY REAL...

The editorial team at AlzheimersDisease.net is highlighting people in the Alzheimer's community and their journeys in a series of Instagram interviews. We talked to Dan Jaworski about how being diagnosed...

Picture it. 1990-something. The humid Tennessee classroom buzzes as a metal box pretends to cool and agitate the sticky air. A 9th grade English class commences as students take their...

Confession: The last few days I have been refreshing the Pennsylvania General Assembly website like it was Ticketmaster and Penn State student tickets were set to go on sale. (Real...

Welcome to Caregiver - You are Doing Too Much 101. In today's lesson, we will discuss the helicopter style of caring and the importance of taking breaks for self-care as...

Before my mom moved to Utah to live with me and my family last year, she was living on her own in California. Being a long-distance caregiver is a strange...