The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
The mental health crisis in America has been at the forefront of conversation lately. Between school shootings & famous suicides, it can leave you feeling as if things will never get better. The one thing that isn’t often talked about is the mental health of seniors. There are many reasons that some seniors need to…
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There is no way living in this day and age that you don’t know what handicap accessible is. I’m here to tell you that it’s all bullshit. The handicapped bathrooms, parking spaces, and anything else that someone slaps a handicap sign on is not handicap accessible at all. Recently I was wheelchair bound for over…
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As most of you know, I lost my mother a few months ago and one of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with is what to do with all of her stuff. She collected…lots of things. Those things didn’t have the same value to me that they held for my mother. I put…
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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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When you’re heading to the doctor once a year for a check-up, all you need is a GP who can handle the basics. Bedside manner? Specialty practice? That’s not nearly as important for the occasional sick visit as it is if you’re in and out of your physician’s office constantly with a chronic condition. If…
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Taking it Slow and Savoring the Experience: Advice for Senior Tourists Headed to Australia For many senior citizens, travel is a dream-deferred, long-put-off activity that takes a back seat to the responsibilities of career and family. Those who have scrimped and saved all their working lives expect something extraordinary, an experience they’ll never forget…
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