The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
Dementia is one of the most challenging illnesses for both the person afflicted and their family. Sometimes, people talk about the person with dementia as being “gone” mentally or “just a shell,” and they aren’t sure how to relate to them anymore, but the person they were is still there, you just have to modify…
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It is not an uncommon situation where one has met with the concern that a loved one is experiencing memory loss. We all have had experiences where we have walked into a room or started a conversation and completely blanked out and forgot what we were about to do. Such sorts of memory lapses are…
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While some safety laws have good intentions, they can cause issues for particular groups of people, like the disabled community. There are even certain amenities that completely exclude people with limited abilities, which is a major cause for concern. Unfortunately, those with physical and mental impairments are some of the most marginalized people in our…
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Whether through home health services, nursing homes, residential care communities, or other care services, over two-thirds of people turning age 65 today will eventually need long-term care. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come cheaply: assisted living costs families an average of $45,000 a year, and if special care is needed for a condition like Alzheimer’s, that…
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November is a very special month. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Then, in 1994, the National Family Caregivers Association began promoting national recognition of family caregivers. A few years later, President Clinton signed the first National Family Caregivers Month Presidential Proclamation in November, and ever since, every…
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When mom was diagnosed in 2011 with Alzheimer’s Disease I thought then that was the worst thing that could ever happen. I grieved for all that I was losing, I grieved for all of the things that momma would forget and that list grew longer and longer each and every day. As days went by,…
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