During the last weeks and days of my father’s life, family and friends came to visit him and pay their last respects. Unfortunately, my daughter was not able to visit him before my father moved into the last stages of dementia. A negative experience at the...
“Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfullness: Common Sense Caregiving” was written by Gary Joseph LeBlanc who was a primary caregiver for his own father who was stricken with Alzheimer’s Disease. Gary states that his goal was to write a book that was...
Alzheimer’s Disease – 5 Reasons Why Awareness Matters November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness month and with this disease, awareness really matters. Novel methods for more accurate diagnoses and new drugs for better treatment will play important roles in a...
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 29, 2010 Presidential Proclamation–National Family Caregivers Month ——- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Every day, family members, friends,...
The following is a post written by Denise Brown, founder of Caregiving.com. It was featured on JaneNation.com under the “Caregiver” Sisterhood. I have always said that in the United States, we spend so much money on research and technology that a national...