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Real stories, practical guidance, and compassionate perspectives — written by caregivers who understand what you're going through.
Dealing with Challenges
Honest support for caregiving's hardest moments.
Stress
For dementia caregivers, what do short-term memory loss, repetitive questions, poor concentration, faulty reasoning, confusion...
When to Get Tested
Each family’s experience is different, and this will explain ours. We first noticed short-term memory lapses and repetitive questions more than ten years ago.
Taking Away the Car Keys
One of the great events as we grow up is getting our first driver’s license. It is a rite of passage that creates opportunities for independence and freedom.
Dealing with Grief
We grieve for Gayla and that grief is an expression of love. She was an extraordinary gift to her family...
Dealing with Obstinance
The challenges of being an Alzheimer’s or dementia caregiver are compounded when our loved ones are unwilling to cooperate.
Dealing with Aggressive Behavior
Most people with Alzheimer’s will have aggressive or angry behavior occasionally. Some are aggressive frequently.
Sleeplessness
Caregiving can feel like a curse. You live with it each day, you do the best that you can, but it is stressful and tiring.
Caregiving Your Parents
Caring for a parent who has Alzheimer’s or dementia is a heartbreaking experience. You have been connected since birth.
Awkward Moments
Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias are certain to cause awkward moments. Irreversible brain damage leads confusion...
Unnecessary Guilt
Becoming a dementia or Alzheimer’s caregiver was never part of our life plan, and most of us are not well...
The Journey Comes to an End
When Gayla was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, I knew there would be no happy ending. There wasn’t.
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