You know the time will come. You have been through many big and small health care dilemmas. You have prepared for her final care and found caring and loving people to be with her. You wish you could have done more but know you did your best with the information and support of professionals and Read More
Diagnosed with a Progressive Illness – Now What?
I had the honor of speaking to a group of individuals with Parkinson’s, as well as those who are caring for someone with this disease, this past week and I came away thinking about how much support these families need immediately after the diagnosis. It is only natural to let emotions flood our mind when Read More
"Taking Me Home?" Redirecting the Conversation
Many individuals, with different forms of dementia, ask from time to time or sometimes on every visit, “Are you taking me home now?” My advice has been most of the time to these family members to say, “When the doctor says you can leave” or “When the plumbing at your house is fixed”. And then Read More
Mothers’ Gifts for all Seasons
I am posting this picture of my mother for all of you to know that the end of life can be filled with dignity. Yes, she is in the very last phase of her life and on hospice but she has quality, despite her deficits. Our mothers gave us life by birth or love and Read More
Finding Home Care for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease
Not everyone can care for an individual who has memory impairment and doesn’t reside in the same reality as the rest of us due to cognitive changes brought on by an organic dementia. Even family members who have been to classes and seem to understand the process, get caught up in the old relationship. They Read More
Memory Loss & Its Impact on Individuals & Families
When a family member is diagnosed with a progressive dementia, it is challenging not only for the “patient” but even more so for the entire family system. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s impact everyone in the family and sometimes in the community (if the person doesn’t have family). Those who oversee the care of someone with Read More
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