The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
People who suffer from Alzheimer’s often do things that just don’t make sense to you or I, but they are following their own drummer to their own beat and we can only listen and try to read between the lines. When you’re with a person 24 hours a day every day you learn the…
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This post has been reworked from an older post I wrote in Feb of 2014. I have so much to learn about Alzheimer Disease. For instance, did you know that there are seven different stages to determine the severity of the disease? This is something else I was unfamiliar with and wanted to learn more…
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Back in the days, families mostly lived in large households with at least three generations under the roof. Today, grandparents usually live apart from their children and grandchildren and so visiting grandma and grandpa is a holiday: it’s a magical land that smells of freshly baked cookies and apple pie and where everything is allowed….
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Dementia: through their eyes offers guidance on how to deliver person-centred care to people whose lives have been affected by dementia. Providing people with practical tips on communicating, eating well, and improving wellbeing plus advice on assistive technology and creative therapies. It provides the reader with a compelling, informative and easy to understand resource, helping…
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Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming freelance writer Evan Kaden to The Diary of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver. Please help me make him feel at home! There’s no denying that caring for a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer’s or dementia can be a challenging—and at times, even overwhelming—task for loved ones who also serve…
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Alzheimer’s disease: a devastating form of dementia that no one should experience. Yet, even with the gloom that this disease brings, some glimmer of hope can still be seen and taken from. Of course, not to set unrealistic expectations on how one should tackle the disease (seeing Alzheimer’s through rose-colored glasses is never a…
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