Learning to Forgive Yourself When You Mess Up...When my mom was in the middle stages of Alzheimer’s, I would often take her to get her hair done and then...reactionscomments
How to Become an Alzheimer's Advocate...A few months ago, I had the sincere pleasure to work with one of my local representatives to help create awareness for...reactionscomments
Loving Every Version of Your Loved One...There were many different versions of my mom throughout the ten years she battled Alzheimer’s disease. With each new stage of the...reactionscomments
Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for a Parent With Alzheimer's...My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s when I was 25 years old. When I was 28, I decided to quit my full-time...reactions1comment
What I've Learned About Women & Alzheimer's...11 million. It's a large number, but, you might ask, what does it represent? It represents the number of women in the...reactionscomments
Alzheimer’s Girl to the Rescue: Being Passionate About Alzheimer's Advocacy...I feel like most people have things for which they’re known. You know, that subject, like baseball, or that game or that...reactions1comment
Struggling with Name Recall: 'You're a Part of Me'...I recently reconnected with some cousins who, years and years ago, left small town Grand Junction, Tennessee for Georgia before bouncing around...reactions2comments
Arlie & Freddie: In Sickness and in Health...My grandfather and grandmother were born in 1913 and 1914, respectively. They married on August 6, 1938 at the end of the...reactions3comments
Remembering My Forever Birthday Buddy...My birthday is one day after my grandfather’s. That means for the first few decades of my life, we shared a birthday...reactions2comments
Learning to Weather the Storm: A Story of Life, Love, and Alzheimer’s...We interviewed Lauren Dykovitz, a former caregiver for her mom with Alzheimer's. This is her story. My mom was diagnosed with early-onset...reactionscomments
How to Handle Resentment Toward Family Members...Is there a member of your immediate or extended family who you feel doesn’t do their part in helping care for your...reactionscomments
How to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease...There are a variety of risk factors in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. While some are unable to be modified, like age...
Kicking Off the New Year with Advocacy Activities...Like many, I thoroughly enjoyed the slowed-down pace that the tail-end of November and the month of December provided as we chilled...reactions1comment
Should You Tell Your Loved One When Someone Has Died?...When my mom was in the middle stages of Alzheimer’s, her mom went into the hospital. We told my mom and took...reactions2comments
Dealing With a Misdiagnosis: Anxiety or Alzheimer's?...My sister and I first started noticing signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in my mom almost a year before she was...reactionscomments
My 99 Year Old Child...Mom is 99 this month. I knew it would be a challenge, and I hope I’m up to it. We are at...reactions3comments
Who Are You Protecting?...No one would ever question the validity of the sentiment that we should protect our loved ones. However, I think it’s pretty...reactions5comments
Dad’s Alzheimer’s & My Mental Health Journey...It’s an understatement to say Alzheimer’s is a difficult disease to live with. It breaks my heart for every person that has...reactions1comment
What Are Some Creative Outlets for Coping With Frustration?...Besides being a writer, I’m an artist. I paint and illustrate, though not nearly as often as I should. Sometimes, I feel...reactionscomments
My Savior...My name is Rachel and I am a caregiver to my mom Jennie (grandma she adopted me). I'm gonna start from when...reactions2comments
