The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
Transition – a term no one can understand better than older adults. From losing the company of their children to the loss of some adequate body functioning, this term starts making real sense in old age. The onset of each change varies. Some take you by surprise, like the deaths of your loved ones. And…
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As a human being, it’s only natural that you want to take care of your parent(s) that needs extra help because of the age or any disability that’s disrupting his/her every-day life and activities. While everyone who’s a caregiver feels privileged to be able to take care of the elderly, this task comes with numerous…
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While the senior years of your life are generally a time of slowing down, it allows for a greater opportunity on personal reflection. But with personal reflection can sometimes come unsettling thoughts. Although it is impossible to never experience these, there are ways to combat them with some tricks explicitly geared to help you gain…
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Disability is something many of us face in our lives or the lives of our loved ones. Whether you have a limitation yourself or are a caregiver for a relative or friend with a disability, this life change does not mean you or they cannot travel, vacation, and enjoy life to the fullest. It just…
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Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common cause of dementia. As it happens, it is a “progressive” disorder that mainly causes the degeneration of brain cells. In short, when you have Alzheimer’s, your brain cells will “waste away” as time passes by. While people who are diagnosed with AD are normally seniors and older individuals,…
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As we age, our bodies go through changes – we become more prone to diseases and injuries, our immune systems weaken, we produce less protein, our bone density declines, and we become more prone to a variety of neurological disorders. Among these is Dementia, which is not actually a disease unto itself. Rather, Dementia is…
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