Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
As the holidays grow near I find myself reminiscing about the final months and weeks of my mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s. I thought I’d share the fear that haunted me most while my mother was ill. My biggest fear when Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s was that she would forget me. I didn’t think I [...]
We don’t realize the full extent of our inheritance until caregiving skills become a necessity for a loved one in our life.
One of the most frustrating things about caring for an aging parent or parents, is getting adult brothers and sisters to help. When you’re the only caregiver for someone, handling the burden alone can be overwhelming emotionally. The reasons for failure by other family members to step-up and help are numerous and varied. I remember [...]
Everyone knows it’s difficult to care for someone when they’re illwhether they be young or old. But caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease presents special challenges that you don’t see with other forms of caring. Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s can mean watching a dearly loved family member slowly slip away and forget your very [...]
7 Easy Ways to show someone with Alzheimer’s Respect and Dignity Stop discussing the Alzheimers patient’s health, prognosis, or other issues in front of him as though he’s invisible– Though the person with Alzheimer’s may have issues with speech, you never know how much the Alzheimer’s patient may still understand. To have someone speak about [...]
It can be difficult to take care of a loved on with Alzheimer’s if they live around the corner, but when they live across the country everything becomes more complicated. The nearer you live to the person the more aware you become of their safety, nutrition and health concerns. Long-distance caregiving won’t be easy. Even [...]
Did you know there are many new drugs created for Alzheimer’s disease simply waiting for testing before they become available? This testing is called Clinical Trials. And one of the biggest roadblocks to a cure is a lack of patients to test these new drugs. The Alzheimer’s Association states: “Clinical trials are the engine that [...]
Don’t Treat an Adult with Alzheimer’s like a Child When my mom first came to live with us because she’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I could not keep that woman in the house. Every time I turned around she was outside, shaking rugs, sweeping the porch or trying to prepare a spot of ground for [...]
Caring For someone with Alzheimer’s? – Take Care of Yourself, Too! By Lisa W. Smith “Alzheimer’s is not a sprint. It’s a marathon.” This was what the memory care center manager told us during our first care conference. It took a while for this to sink in fully. She was encouraging our family to find [...]
Alzheimer’s Therapy Focuses on Care and the vices that move you – At Beatitudes Nursing Home in Phoenix, AZ, they accepted a patient who was difficult and had been denied entrance to several other homes because of her poor attitude. Beatitudes nursing home is different than the ordinary nursing home. Dementia and Alzheimer’s patients at [...]
