When Your Spouse or Parent with Alzheimer’s No Longer Recognizes You
Dear Carol: After decades together, my wife no longer recognizes me. She’s been living with Alzheimer’s for nearly ten years, so this is...
Minding Our Elders
Humor Can Protect Caregivers’ Hearts from Their Deepest Sorrows
One of the positive parts of being a family caregiver is the opportunity for emotional growth. We can develop increased compassion, patience,...
Consider Palliative Care for Parent with Multiple Health Challenges
Dear Carol: I want so badly to help my mom have as good a life as possible during her last years, yet...
Wishing you a meaningful Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day, we honor those we’ve lost. Memorial Day also symbolizes the beginning of summer, so I’m hoping you have...
A Story from the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Kids and Parents
Watching out for elders has always come naturally for me. I grew up close to my grandparents, and during my teenage years,...
Should You Join Someone With Dementia in Their Reality?
It was not unlike any other day, but on this particular afternoon, Dad was adamant. He was waiting for his medical degree...
Hospice Care: Help During the End Stages of Life
“No one needs to die in pain.” That is what the social worker told me as I signed the papers that would...
Transitioning from Spouse to Caregiver Presents a Confusing Dynamic
Dear Carol: My husband and I have been together for 59 years and married 56. He’s in his sixth year after a...
You Are Not Alone: Caregivers Share Their Experiences
Long-term caregiving can be isolating and lonely, which is why peer support is so vital to a caregiver’s mental, emotional, and physical...
Mistakes to Avoid When Caregiving for Someone Living with Alzheimer’s
Most of us who have cared for someone living with dementia of any type, whether that is Alzheimer’s (AD), Lewy body dementia...
