When It's Time to Sell Your Loved One's Home...A typical day for me right now looks like this: shuttle the kids around and try to enjoy the last days before school starts. Clean up endless snacks and toys...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Benefits of Using Stuffed Animals...When I was growing up, I remember my mom and dad would buy me stuffed animals. I would love on them, care for them, and just cuddle with them. They...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
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. He did a spinal tap with no positive...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Encouragement for the Weary Caregiver...I like the way Olympic marathoner Joan Benoit Samuelson refers to two big parts of her life. B.C. and A.D.: before children and after diapers. It captures the feeling of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How do you pay for Alzheimer's care?...Long-term care is expensive. Have you managed to get assistance for paying for care? How have you tackled this part of caregiving? This is a place to share what has...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesCostTips & Advice
Ambiguous Loss and Alzheimer’s Disease...There are more than 5 million adults in the United States living with Alzheimer's disease. Alongside them are 15 million family members and friends helping them as caretakers. Caregiving may...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hiring Professional Alzheimer's Care and Managing Caregiver Guilt...After being my mom's part-time caregiver for a few years, I was near the point of having a nervous breakdown. I decided that for my own mental health, I could...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living with Alzheimer's: Sensory Overload...I tell my friends that I celebrate what I can do and mourn the things I can no longer do living with Alzheimer's. But I fight like crazy not to...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Knowing Better, Doing Better...I'm just gonna come out and say it: I am far from being the perfect caregiver. I make mistakes and fall short all the time but guess what? It is...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Early-Onset Alzheimer's...Whether you are a patient or a caregiver we want to hear from you! What have you learned from your diagnosis and the experience of managing early-onset Alzheimer's? How do...Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesCopingDiagnosisNewly Diagnosed
Medical Issues ...I don't know if anyone can help. But it can't hurt to try. My Uncle has alzheimers and up until 3 weeks ago he was functioning showering dressing feeding himself...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesHealthcare TeamTreatmentSide Effects
Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic...When I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's I was the director of a two-thousand-seat performing arts center. That job entailed a lot of hours and carried a lot of stress with it...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Need to Feel Needed: Generativity and Alzheimer's...Psychologists have found that when we help others or reflect on ways we have helped others, we have better psychological well-being, higher self-esteem, better physical health, and even live longer...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Caregiver's Love and Guilt...Have you ever found yourself wishing for your loved one's death? Maybe not specifically for their death, but for an end to their suffering? I am not ashamed to admit...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
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 evaluation. After 2.5 years of testing, which culminated...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
ADLs, IADLs: Understanding Long-Term Services and Supports...To ensure that every person receives the care they need, doctors and governing bodies have created standardized scales and surveys to assess patient health. These measurements can tell healthcare professionals...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Surprising Gift of Raising Kids While Caregiving...When I was a kid, I pictured my future 34-year-old self as taller and hopefully more confident, working my dream job, and, to put it simply - dazzling the world...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Take the Managing Treatment and Medication Survey...The Managing Treatment and Medication Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Treatment is a big part of managing a chronic (long-term) health condition like Alzheimer's disease. Often...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's More......Hello everyone. I have new poem that again, I shared with my FB support group. This time I also posted my poem to the public. My hubby has Alzheimer's stage...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Sensory Overload...I can no longer shop like a normal person. But I wanted to share with you a little what it's like if I walked into a grocery store for example...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
