Listen to What Your Body Needs...Spending a wealth of your time caring for someone else, perhaps multiple others takes a lot out of you as a person...reactionscomments
A Helicopter Style of Alzheimer's Caring...Welcome to Caregiver - You are Doing Too Much 101. In today's lesson, we will discuss the helicopter style of caring and...reactions7comments
Location Disorientation: Finding "Home"...This week my grandma moved to supportive housing. It has overall been a very smooth and successful transition — our phone rings...reactionscomments
The Fast and the Slow of It All...I don't like to linger over many things. I'm not a wine person, so I don't sip and savor. I'm a Diet...reactionscomments
Coping Strategies...My husband is in the later stages of Alzheimer's after five years, but he can still do jigsaw puzzles, with minimal help...reactions2comments
Dealing with Stress and Anxiety...My wife has dementia but her doctor has not determined what type. At first he thought it may be due to hydrocephalus...reactions13comments
The Longest Goodbye...I like the title "Our Story" better than "My Story". Our story starts in 2012 when my then 58 year old husband...reactions2comments
1 Million Dollars and 1 Phone Call...Sometimes, I go throughout my day as though circumstances were different. Specifically, as though my grandparents have not passed and are, in...reactions1comment
Pam Farina...Pam was previously a health leader on AlzheimersDisease.net. Pam was a busy, working, single, mother of three in 2012 when her mother...
Watch Your Language...I love words. Why do we say what we say? What do our words really mean? They can reveal a lot about...reactionscomments
Finding the Right Words: Communication Skill Changes...It was a sad day in our house. After three years of weekly sessions with the most encouraging and helpful speech pathologist...reactions1comment
The Traveling Dementia Caregiver...Our family recently got to take a trip to the tropics and we had it all worked out. We timed it so...reactions1comment
Grandma Forgets Sometimes...This is a phrase our family often uses over the holidays. Our grandchildren are young - ages 2 and 5. Our son...reactions1comment
Don't Know Where to Start - Seeking Advice...Hello! Seeking advice. I Live in a different state than my parents and I am about 2 hours away. I have 1...reactions2comments
The Dreaded Moment: Revoking a Driver's License...One day, Poppop ran away. Never have I ever thought that I would say that about my Poppop, but he did. My...reactions2comments
Tom's Diagnosis Story...I was getting lost while driving. Then I noticed that I was not able to make decisions. Went to the doctor for...reactions3comments
“Who are you?”...I have been married to my husband for 42 years. We spent 24/7 together as we owned our own business. We spent...reactions3comments
My Sweet Mother...My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's about 7 yers ago. I've always helped my mom anyway I could before and wasn't going...reactions8comments
Life After Hockey...I played ice hockey for 28 years. In 2007 I had two concussions within one week that would change my life forever...reactions10comments
Early Onset Alzheimer's and Ageism...My name is Bobbie Joe. I was diagnosed when I was 42. I am now 45. I've had my fair share of...reactions3comments
