There’s no getting around it. Caring for another person is hard work. It wasn’t easy but it was what she needed. And it was what I needed to do for her. – Guest contributor Ann Campanella shares part two of Lessons From My Mother
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Give Me Those Keys!
After the initial diagnosis of dementia, an unexpected hurdle may be breaching the subject of taking away a loved one’s driving privileges. Find a gentle way to keep them off the road – for their sake, and ours!
Have Hope!
This is an exciting and promising time for treatment development in Alzheimer’s disease. Our knowledge and understanding of this illness has advanced rapidly and the design and implementation of clinical research studies is rapidly changing.
Lessons From My Mother pt.1
If you ask most people if they’d want to relive the years when their loved one had Alzheimer’s, you’d most likely get a resounding, “No!” That’s my first response too. But, if I give myself time to let the question penetrate deeper into my heart, my answer is different.
Music’s Effect on Alzheimer’s
Dr. Connie Tomaino is a music therapist for individuals suffering from brain trauma or degenerative neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. In 1980, she became the full-time music therapist at the facility where Oliver Sacks’ “Awakenings” took place.
Music’s Effect on Alzheimer’s
Working as Glen Campbell’s neurologist has been a great privilege. I have always encouraged my patients with Alzheimer’s disease to avoid social withdrawal and remain engaged with family, friends, current events and various stimulating activities.
Who are YOU remembering for?
In honor of World Alzheimer’s Day, CareLiving.org is proud to partner with Ashley Campbell and BrightFocus to launch #rememberingALZ
Work Is What We Make Of It
Stephene Moore, a nurse by profession, is married to former U.S. Representative Dennis Moore from Kansas’ 3rd District. The couple have been strong advocates for funding and awareness since his diagnosis in 2011 and we are glad to welcome her as a guest contributor to CareLiving.org I have been the sole caregiver to my husband,…
Find Your Voice
As long as I can remember, from the age of 8 or 9, I have been a caregiver. My childhood was spent helping my Mom in her role as a primary caregiver. As a child it was all I really knew – it was my way of life. The story starts with my sister. My only sibling, Brittany,…
Welcome Dr. Ronald Petersen
I greatly appreciate to the opportunity to contribute to Kim Campbell’s new website, CareLiving.org – a resource for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s and other diseases. I can think of no one who is more qualified to discuss caregiver issues and emphasize the importance of the caregiver maintaining her or his own health than Kim. I was…
A Tour Of The Cleveland Clinic
When I told John Dwyer, CEO of GAP, Global Alzheimer’s Platform, that I would be in Vegas speaking about the impact of caregiving on caregivers at a Senior Helpers convention, he graciously offered to arrange a tour of the Cleveland Clinic: Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and put me in contact with Dr. Kate Zhong,…