One of the harshest scenarios we face in life is seeing someone we love decline medically, physically, mentally, or behaviorally. The grief of losing the person we know can be immobilizing. Denial is one of the ways people cope with these devastating losses. It...
Caregiving is difficult but it doesn’t necessarily have to be a burden if you don’t let it. We have caregivers with multiple ways of looking at their experience in our private Facebook support group. This post from Sixty and Me by Anthony Cirillo, shares...
Caregiver’s guide: How to control and calm down dementia patients when they are angry. By guest blogger, Erica Silva Most of us think that the only sign of dementia is when an aged individual finds it hard to remember information. However, the behavioral changes...
If you are a caregiver, you know that you absolutely need a break from time-to-time in order to keep your sanity. This post from Caring.com provides 8 ways to get occasional or regular backup help for a few hours, a few days, or longer. I used several of these...
Being a caregiver for someone who has a memory deficit can be extremely challenging. It becomes even more difficult when that person is unaware of their dementia or any other limitations associated with it. Dementia can directly impact a person’s ability to follow...