Living

Especially in these pandemic times, we all love when we’re able to have safe visits in person with our loved ones. Virtual visits are important, but they’re just not always...

Our plates are full. We are stressed. We are busy. Where did we put our keys? Where are my glasses? What was his name? I am so aggravated. Today, I...

There can be personality changes with Alzheimer's disease. My gregarious grandfather who had the best, most contagious laugh became very quiet. We wondered if he was afraid he would say...

Guilt is one of the most prevalent emotions when your loved one has Alzheimer’s. No matter how much you do for your loved one, you can always find something to...

It is often said that when a loved one has Alzheimer’s disease you grieve them twice. You grieve the loss of the person you once knew and then you grieve...

"I get by with a little help from my friends" ... I borrowed that line from a Beatles song but it is how I function these days. Many of my...

Raise your hand if you are among the people who jumped on the Peloton craze amid the pandemic. Maybe it’s just me, but I have found a startling number of...

Since sometime around February or March last year, time lost most of its meaning. For many of us, our schedules went out the window. The school calendar, weekends, workdays ...

When my mom was living with Alzheimer’s, my family found it hard to manage her care at home by ourselves, but my dad did not want to place her in...

Mom and I have been best friends since I could remember and when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's 10 years ago, our friendship became closer than ever. We started...

The Chinese proverb that begins by telling us that the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago doesn’t leave us hanging with regrets and missed opportunities. It...

Anxiety is something I personally struggle with on a daily basis. So, when the headline on my Google alert said that anxiety may accelerate the pace of Alzheimer’s, like most...

My son and husband were with me when I got the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. After the neurologist told us, she left the room to give us a few minutes...

Mom’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease began just over two years ago. She was having trouble talking, as she would say. She would want to say something and the word wouldn’t...

Have you ever stopped to think about when was the last time your loved one did something? Like, when was the last time they dressed or did their own makeup?...

I could also entitle this article, “House Hunting When You Have ‘Issues’.” I am so frustrated and am feeling enormous pressure. We moved back to Long Island from Buffalo three...

Exercise is very important for all of us. We read about it almost every day. Recently I read an article that supported walking as exercise and how it can help...

Caregiving can sometimes be monotonous. Like you fell into a Punxsutawney, Groundhog Day is sort of monotonous. Fixing coffee, oatmeal, and bacon for what feels like the four thousandth day...

During the ten years my mom suffered from Alzheimer's, I was never her full-time caregiver and she never lived with me. My mom lived with my dad in my childhood...