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For about two years during my mom’s battle with Alzheimer’s, I lived far away from her and my dad. I flew home every two or three months to visit them...

I’m a pretty content person most of the time. I let a lot of things go. I let a lot of things roll off. I try hard not to stress...

I don’t know about you, but I had no idea my family had a history of Alzheimer’s disease before it came knocking on our door for my grandfather. My mother...

A month or two ago, a friend shared a delightful peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe - seriously, they're the best. While I do not understand the internal experience of...

That line has become almost a joke in our culture, for being unable to do something that we should be able to do easily. We don’t think it will happen...

Each year, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is observed in October. This year, October 10 will mark the day to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the...

Memories are tricky things. They are elusive and can have catlike reflexes. They can come at you out of nowhere, which is tough when you are a dog person. Mom...

My birthday is one day after my grandfather’s. That means for the first few decades of my life, we shared a birthday cake: Almost always Carvel ice cream with chocolate...

No one would ever question the validity of the sentiment that we should protect our loved ones. However, I think it’s pretty important that we really dive deep and ask...

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and irreversible brain disease that slowly eradicates memory and cognition. There are several different types of dementia, with Alzheimer's disease being the most common of...

"The doctors do not know what they are talking about. I don't have Alzheimer's disease!" This probably sounds familiar to some of you reading this right now. A lot of...

I made it through every day. I took everything in. I listened to every syllable from every doctor. I delegated responsibilities within the family. I called insurance companies and caregiving...

There are many theories as to personality types. The most popular simplifies people into Type As, the high achievers, and everyone else, Type Bs. While Type As tend to like...

In the digital age, there are so many devices, websites, and technologies related to health. From fitness trackers to mobile apps, we use connected health technology to track symptoms, monitor...

“What They Had” is a movie that focuses on a family dealing with their matriarch’s Alzheimer’s disease. The movie was released at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018, and had...

Besides being a writer, I’m an artist. I paint and illustrate, though not nearly as often as I should. Sometimes, I feel like I have to be in the right...

When I speak about Alzheimer’s disease to individuals who don’t know about it firsthand, I tell them it’s losing your loved one bit by bit, slowly over time, until the...

Alzheimer's disease is known as a progressive disease, but that doesn't mean there aren't changes on a daily basis that might seem to fluctuate. We have noticed the phenomenon of...

My grandfather and grandmother were born in 1913 and 1914, respectively. They married on August 6, 1938 at the end of the Great Depression, and spent the next sixty-six plus...

Technology. It’s one of those can’t-live-with-it-can’t-live-without-it kind of things. I googled to see how many devices a smartphone can replace. One article says 50. It’s a nice, round number, but...