Ann Campanella shares Part 4 of Lessons From My Mother – Caregiving is hard on relationships. “Perhaps the relationship I neglected most was the one with myself.”
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Lessons From My Mother pt. 3
The work was endless during the years that my mother had Alzheimer’s, but it was something I could not NOT do. I loved my mother, and her comfort was as important as my own. Part three of Lessons From My Mother
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Lessons From My Mother pt. 2
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
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
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.
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…
Little By Little
I’ve found that you can lose pieces of yourself little by little when you are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. A sacrifice here, missing a night out with friends there; the list goes on until one day you find yourself alone and wondering what happened to the person you used…