How Caregiving Can Help Us Rethink the Meaning of Motherhood
To me, the definition of a mother is someone who nurtures. Yes, carrying a child in your womb for months and then giving birth...
To me, the definition of a mother is someone who nurtures. Yes, carrying a child in your womb for months and then giving birth...
As a columnist for a newspaper on the northern plains, I often have readers write me that they are begging their parents to “come...
A friend recently faced the task of letting her mother, who has mid-level dementia, know that the mother’s elderly brother had died. This death...
Memory loss can be one of the first symptoms a person experiences with Alzheimer’s, and those living with Lewy body dementia may also become...
Nearly everyone involved in caring for an ill or aging loved one is experiencing some degree of grief. However, we don’t usually identify the...
Dear Carol: My dad has Lewy body dementia (LBD) and likely Alzheimer’s, as well. The current crisis is that he thinks bugs are crawling...
Hearing problems don’t just happen to the very old. Boomers, as well as their parents, need to pay attention to ear health. Working with...
My uncle was an avid reader and loved playing word games. After a series of strokes, he had extreme difficulty communicating. The worst part...
Dear Carol: I understand that scammers have always targeted older adults, but technology is making this a nightmare. My 84-year-old mother is generous and...
The treatment of people with dementia has changed dramatically since I first became personally involved with the disease. It’s now widely recognized that while...