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nicotine patch could help some with MCI
posted 12 days ago by MindingOurElders | 1 comment
Study shows nicotine patch could help some with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Smoking is bad for our health. Nothing has changed that often proven fact. Also, nicotine is part of the addictive element in smoking. However, nicotine as administer...
Smoking is bad for our health. Nothing has changed that often proven fact. Also, nicotine is part of the addictive element in smoking. However, nicotine as administer...
When they no longer know you
posted 24 days ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Handling the pain when your loved one no longer recognizes you
I recall asking one of the nurses at the nursing home if my mother-in-law knew who I was. I was aware she couldn't have told anyone my name or my exact purpose in her life. That much ...
I recall asking one of the nurses at the nursing home if my mother-in-law knew who I was. I was aware she couldn't have told anyone my name or my exact purpose in her life. That much ...
Coping with criticism while caregiving
posted about 1 month ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Coping with criticism from the loved one you care for
Caregivers frequently turn their lives inside out in order to care for their loved ones in decline. I know, because I've done it. The number of elders who depended on my help increased through...
Caregivers frequently turn their lives inside out in order to care for their loved ones in decline. I know, because I've done it. The number of elders who depended on my help increased through...
RECOVERY for Caregiver Daughter of Alzheimer's Mom
posted about 1 month ago by KarenK2063 | 1 comment
December 26, 2011, and I made it through Christmas . . . without crying or sleeping extra hours or "zoning out" on all of my surroundings.
Mom is gone. The advanced stages of Alzheimer's took her life on February 3, 2011.
My whole family, my da...
Mom is gone. The advanced stages of Alzheimer's took her life on February 3, 2011.
My whole family, my da...
Lonely elders have higher risk for health problems
posted 2 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Alzheimer's: Quit driving?
posted 2 months ago, updated 1 minute later by MindingOurElders | 1 comment
Is it time to take away your elder’s car keys? Alzheimer's Association can help
One of the toughest battles many caregivers face is convincing their elders to quit driving when it’s no longer safe for them to do so. Even after family members real...
One of the toughest battles many caregivers face is convincing their elders to quit driving when it’s no longer safe for them to do so. Even after family members real...
Cataract surgery helps people with dementia
posted 3 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Mood, cognitive ability improve in people with dementia after cataract surgery
After reading a report – the first of its kind – on how cataract surgery can benefit people with Alzheimer’s disease, I wrestled with some personal, if unfounded, guil...
After reading a report – the first of its kind – on how cataract surgery can benefit people with Alzheimer’s disease, I wrestled with some personal, if unfounded, guil...
Memoirs about caring for a mother with Alzheimer's
posted 3 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Two honest, intimate memoirs about caring for a mother with Alzheimer's disease
Many of us find that sharing our stories helps increase the joy in our lives as well as lessen the pain. As a long-time family caregiver, I know firsthand how isolati...
Many of us find that sharing our stories helps increase the joy in our lives as well as lessen the pain. As a long-time family caregiver, I know firsthand how isolati...
Dancin' On The Squall Line...
posted 4 months ago by CMSackett | 0 comments
I came up here to get a break from the ‘perfect storm’ of my life… and for three days, it sort of worked. I started this jaunt with fresh everything… except memories. I bought new wools-n-wets-gear, new boots, traded the Chrysler in for a new (to ...
Communicating with sick elders
posted 5 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Music and reading help caregivers communicate with sick elders
On instinct, the husband decided he would do what he'd always done. He climbed into her bed with her and held her. He cuddled with her. He stroked her face and told her he loved her....
On instinct, the husband decided he would do what he'd always done. He climbed into her bed with her and held her. He cuddled with her. He stroked her face and told her he loved her....
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