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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 ...
Lonely elders have higher risk for health problems
posted 2 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
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....
People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s need support
posted 5 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is something that few, if any of us, would see as positive. An early on-set Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be even more devastating, since the age of early on-set – 65 and under - is often still a prime time of accomplishment f...
June is Elder Abuse Awareness month
posted 8 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
"I promised I'd never put her in a nuring home"
posted 8 months ago by MindingOurElders | 1 comment
Dropping the guilt: "I promised I'd never put her in a nuring home"
Many of us have been back into a corner when we are reminded that, decades ago, we "promised" a once healthy parent or grandparent that we wouldn't even "put them in a nursing ho...
Many of us have been back into a corner when we are reminded that, decades ago, we "promised" a once healthy parent or grandparent that we wouldn't even "put them in a nursing ho...
Betty White advises us not to vegetate or isolate
posted 8 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
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