10 Things People With Dementia Wish Their Caregivers Knew
People living with dementia are the only ones who really understand what it’s like to live with their form of the disease, whether it’s...
People living with dementia are the only ones who really understand what it’s like to live with their form of the disease, whether it’s...
Most of us have seen evidence of people being harder on those they love than they are on strangers, or even people they don’t...
Dear Carol: I need tips on how to calm my husband who has been diagnosed with both Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. In the past,...
In the expected course of treatment, people are hospitalized because they are ill. Then, barring a terminal condition, they are released because they are...
Dear Carol: Until about six months ago, my mom, 93, was as cognitively sharp as ever. Unfortunately, she was hospitalized for several days for...
Note: This is an older article that’s still valid, so I’m running it. However, dementia experts keep learning, and the thinking now is that...
Just last week a reader asked me whether she should try to sway her mother, who had colon cancer, toward surgery. Her mother, 87,...
Dear Carol: My dad, 86, lives with me. He has an academic’s personality, so we’ve often talked about different issues that spanned all disciplines....
In the expected course of treatment, people are hospitalized because they are ill. Then, barring a terminal condition, they are released because they are...