Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
When choosing clothes for my Mom I tried to think “comfort” first– and then “practicality.” In early stages of Dementia, she chose her own wardrobe but in later stages of Alzheimer’s, I had to choose what she’d wear. The person with Alzheimer’s, Dementia or other memory loss eventually loses a sense of time and seasons. They [...]
In Mom’s early and middle stage Alzheimer’s, she loved exercise. Although she had an arthritic knee, she liked carousing through her small neighborhood, chattering and visiting as she went. Besides walking and visiting with her neighbors, Mom was also a great shopper! Though I didn’t inherit her clamor for shopping, the larger the mall the [...]
When we think of failing memory, we think of lost car keys or forgotten doctor’s appointments, but loss of memory from Alzheimer’s can be so much more than that. Stored in our memory are hundreds of little things we do every day without realizing that memory is involved at all. Many things we assume will [...]
