The holidays can be a time of equal parts sentimentality and stress for any family. But, when you add in a loved one with dementia, those experiences can intensify. Learn more from Mara Botonis, author of “When Caring Takes Courage,” about how to help loved ones have more fun during the holidays. Spending the Holidays with Loved […]
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At age 60, Gerda Saunders was an author, college professor, wife and doting grandmother; just days before her 60th birthday she was diagnosed with vascular dementia. She began keeping a journal in which she explores the way her brain is changing and how it affects her sense of self and those around her, especially her […]
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Author June Andrews, FRCN, is a professor and director of the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling in Scotland. Learn more about her book, “The One-Stop Guide to Dementia,” and her work supporting families, organizations and governments to improve services for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and their families. A Guide to […]
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In honor of the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, author Mara Botonis shares a few words with us about loving someone with Alzheimer’s disease and how to stay connected with a loved one despite the progression of dementia. Learn more about her Valentine’s Day promise to a loved one with Alzheimer’s. A Promise to a Loved […]
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Learn more from Ellen Gerst, author of “A Guide for Caregivers of Aging Parents with Alzheimer’s: Words of Assistance, Comfort and Inspiration,” about how to to respond to frustrating situations encountered while caregiving. Retaining Your Sanity as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver Emotions and intellect don’t always run on parallel trajectories. Your emotional reactions tend to rise quickly […]
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Finding a balance between independence and safety is a challenge for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and for their caregivers. Many people with dementia become disoriented and can wander; in fact, one study shows that six out of 10 people wander during the course of the disease. Fortunately, electronic locating devices and technology can help […]
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Karen Croley is an author and daughter of a newly diagnosed father with Alzheimer’s. Learn more from her writing about the disease in “Letting Go, Because Achieving is No Longer Needed.” Letting Go, Because Achieving is No Longer Needed It wasn’t always like this. I greet my Dad and I am received with a great […]
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Caregiver Lyzeth Lopez shares her personal experiences with Alzheimer’s in this moving story about her grandmother’s disease. Learn more about “The Stranger Downstairs.” The Stranger Downstairs Every night at nine p.m., I find myself tucking her into bed. Frail and thin, her body stiffens, and I remind her to relax. Weighing in at just under 100 […]
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Fine artist Kathryn Harrison completed a series of artworks and books related to caregiving and dementia, in response to her personal experience with her mother’s disease. Today, she shares more about her experience with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as 12 books for children about Alzheimer’s and dementia that she would recommend to other families on this […]
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Don Mesibov, author of “Appreciating Mom through the Lens of Alzheimer’s,” shares the experience he and his family had with Alzheimer’s disease, and discusses how he turned the time into an opportunity to celebrate, grow and learn from life. Learn more about how to make the most of your time with a loved one with Alzheimer’s, […]
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