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The Perfect Caregiver
July 16, 2012
High on my list of “definitive statements” is this; there is no such thing as a perfect caregiver. I challenge…
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Feeling Good? Or maybe too good?
July 9, 2012
Hi, this is a problem I never thought I would have, and yet lately it has become more apparent. I…
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Meaningful conversations with Alzheimer’s patients
June 13, 2012
Communicating with Alzheimer’s patients can be a difficult task to master, especially in the latter stages. As patients advance further…
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I want to go home
June 13, 2012
Whether it’s relatives, friends or nursing staff, anyone who is caring for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s or dementia has heard…
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An Alzheimer’s Toolbox
May 30, 2012
I’m sitting in the courtyard of the assisted living dementia unit where Jeff lives. He is in a weathered teak…
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The Storied Memory
April 30, 2012
When we began creating short stories for people living with dementia to read aloud, we were surprised by the journey…
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Rough Seas
April 30, 2012
When it’s maelstrom season in your Alzheimer’s world, you might not have much time or appetite for keeping the Captain’s…
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Sometimes Alzheimer’s Takes the Wheel
March 28, 2012
In the weeks since I wrote my last blog post for the Fisher Center, Jeff and I and our Alzheimer’s-flavored…
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Let It Be
March 26, 2012
Easy to say; really, really hard to do.  Does the idea of letting go mean that we are giving up,…
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Dreading The Night’s
March 19, 2012
Dreading the nights, as dark they fall,All huddled up, into a ball,Eyes closed tight, waiting in fright,Oh my God, what…
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Pants-Googling
February 23, 2012
”Yeah, I noticed all those things,” Jeff says, looking up from his favorite kitchen chair. ”Oh yeah?” I say. “What…
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An Alzheimer’s Valentine
February 7, 2012
We were impossibly young and so beautifulWhen we met and fell in love. You were the cool guy from the…
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Staying out of trouble with Alzheimer’s
February 2, 2012
I have a close friend who was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 57. Each Saturday morning…
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My Hero
January 25, 2012
*[This story is based on many people we have met during our memory support work. It is fiction but grounded…
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Laying Down the Law
January 23, 2012
Being a more or less full-time caregiver doesn’t mean you know how to entertain your caregivee more or less full-time.…
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Endurance
December 29, 2011
If you’re on pins and needles because of worry, stop it! You will always question yourself. Caregivers will always panic…
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Keeping the Hall-Decking Simple
December 20, 2011
About managing holiday confusion… I’m not much of a natural when it comes to hosting holiday meals. Nor did I…
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Some Tips to Help Celebrate the Holidays
December 15, 2011
One of the best ideas I ever heard for helping caregivers was from Denise Brown (the creator of the web…
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Dementia and Christmas
December 7, 2011
A thought about Dementia at Christmas…
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Hear My Voice
November 28, 2011
Will someone please hear my voice? I have dementia, though not by choice, My days and nights pass me by,…
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The Role of Children in Alzheimer’s Care
November 28, 2011
A caregiver’s age can vary from a 12-year-old to someone in their nineties. Many families welcome parents and grandparents with…
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Needed: An Rx for Quandary
November 15, 2011
Alzheimer’s caregivers have a very conflicted relationship with medications. I cannot, offhand, think of another branch of pharmaceutical science where…
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The Inbetweener’s
November 1, 2011
As I sit here and write this, the waves of guilt are washing over me like a tidal flood. Sometimes…
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Where Does Memory Live?
October 31, 2011
My dad often said, “Karen is just like a duck. Every day she wakes up, it’s a brand new world.”…
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