Guilt

Confabulation: What’s Really Happening When People with Dementia Seem to Lie?

Dear Carol: I’m my mom’s only daughter, so we are close. Mom was recently diagnosed with mixed dementia, so I moved her in...

…My aunt Marion, who had no children of her own, was in the hospital dying of cancer. While my parents visited her...

Wouldn’t it be nice to be a family caregiver who never gets frustrated and is an eternal optimist? Maybe there are some...

The first call of the day from your mom you can handle. “Oh, hi, Mom. Yes, it’s a very pretty day. Maybe...

“Carol!” The hospice nurse’s voice was quiet but urgent. I instinctively knew what was happening. She had been shifting Dad’s position so...

Dear Carol: I’ve spent the last week feeling guilty because I yelled at my mom. She’s been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s and...

If we could control events, most of us would never want our elders to be so sick that they need the care of...

Normally, all is well in caregiver support groups. People help and comfort one another, offer advice based on what’s worked for them...

Caregiving can creep into your life or crash down with a bang, but either way, if we aren’t thinking ahead, we can...

Like most adults, I’ve second-guessed many of my own decisions. While most were made with my own future in mind, that all...