Heredity...My mother, her two brothers, a sister and their mother had it. So far, it has not shown up on my Dad's...reactions7repliesDementia Types
Managing Guilt When a Loved One Has Alzheimer's...Guilt is one of the most prevalent emotions when your loved one has Alzheimer’s. No matter how much you do for your...reactions4comments
How Your Grief Changes When Your Loved One Dies...It is often said that when a loved one has Alzheimer’s disease you grieve them twice. You grieve the loss of the...reactions6comments
I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends..."I get by with a little help from my friends" ... I borrowed that line from a Beatles song, but it is...reactions3comments
Home-Based Workouts For the Win?...Raise your hand if you are among the people who jumped on the Peloton craze amid the pandemic. Maybe it’s just me...reactionscomments
Sleep Issues with Alzheimer's: What Time Is It?...Since sometime around February or March last year, time lost most of its meaning. For many of us, our schedules went out...reactionscomments
Tips for Introducing Professional In-Home Care...When my mom was living with Alzheimer’s, my family found it hard to manage her care at home by ourselves, but my...reactionscomments
The End Stages of Alzheimer's: Caregiver Self-Care Tips...Mom and I have been best friends since I could remember and when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's 10 years ago...reactions7comments
How do you address sleep issues? ...This is a space to ask questions relating to sleep issues and to share tips on sleep. We recently asked this question...reactions7replies
The Second Best Time to Plant a Tree…...The Chinese proverb that begins by telling us that the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago doesn’t leave...reactionscomments
Managing My 'Worrywart' Ways: Research on Anxiety & Cognitive Decline...Anxiety is something I personally struggle with on a daily basis. So, when the headline on my Google alert said that anxiety...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
What I Learned From My Alzheimer's Diagnosis...My son and husband were with me when I got the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. After the neurologist told us, she left...reactions3comments
Amy Matthews...(Amy Matthews)was previously a health leader on alzheimersdisease.net. Amy has worked exclusively in the field of Alzheimer’s and related dementia disorders for...
What Has Surprised Me So Far on This Alzheimer's Journey...Mom’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease began just over two years ago. She was having trouble talking, as she would say. She would...reactionscomments
Helping Your Loved One with Alzheimer's Maintain Their Dignity and Independence...Have you ever stopped to think about when was the last time your loved one did something? Like, when was the last...reactionscomments
Who Designed This House, M.C. Escher?!...I could also entitle this article, “House Hunting When You Have ‘Issues’.” I am so frustrated and am feeling enormous pressure. We...reactionscomments
Healthy Walking Or Dangerous Wandering?...Exercise is very important for all of us. We read about it almost every day. Recently I read an article that supported...reactionscomments
Caregivers: Stuck on Repeat...Caregiving can sometimes be monotonous. Like you fell into a Punxsutawney, Groundhog Day is sort of monotonous. Fixing coffee, oatmeal, and bacon...reactionscomments
