Caregiver Insights
Insights for Every Step of the Journey
Real stories, practical guidance, and compassionate perspectives — written by caregivers who understand what you're going through.
Caregiver Insights
Understanding Dementia
Gain insight into what dementia is — and what it isn't.
Normal Aging Versus Alzheimer's Disease
It’s important to understand the difference between normal age-related memory changes and memory loss...
A Peek Inside the Alzheimer's Brain
Alzheimer’s disease is caused by physiological changes in the brain, including atrophy and a breakdown...
What You Need to Know
We all know that caregiving is challenging and becomes increasingly difficult as the illness progresses.
A Letter from Your Loved One’s Heart
I want to share all the good times we have had together in the past and join you as the future unfolds.
The Power of Love
We moved my mom into Cherrywood a year ago. It was rough. Really rough. Dad and I were lost without her. The move came...
Changing Friendships
My mom had more friends than anyone I know as she moved through her life! She kept in touch with high school friends...
Crying is a Blessing
For many of us, the tears that have come over the years have been stifled by this unwritten code of conduct.
What is Anosognosia
Imagine for a moment that you strongly believe that you are healthy, mentally fit, and fully capable of taking care...
The Caregiver's Song
“Remember,” she says. “You must take care of yourself.” “It will make you a better caregiver,” she says.
After One Year of Memory Care
A year ago, we moved Gayla to Balfour’s Cherrywood Village memory care campus, amid many questions, concerns and fears.
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Our Mission
Connection, Insight & Relief
To connect dementia caregivers to community, practical insights, and genuine relief — so that no caregiver has to figure this out alone, without a hand to reach for or a voice that understands.
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Our Vision
No One Walks Alone
A world where no caregiver walks this road alone — where every family touched by dementia has access to the compassion, knowledge, and community they so deeply deserve.
Because love deserves a community behind it.
Dementia Caregivers Connection isn't a program someone designed from the outside. It is the community Pete and Christine wish had existed when they needed it most — and it grows stronger with every caregiver who joins it.
Built by caregivers, for caregivers. We offer practical insights, compassionate community, and meaningful relief for every family walking the dementia journey — because no one should face it alone.
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