Relationships

Minimizing Grief for a Surviving Spouse with Dementia

Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia...

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...

If you are like most family caregivers, you probably made a promise to your parent(s) years ago that you would never place...

“We don’t want strangers taking care of Mom!” “We promised Dad he would never have to go to a nursing home!” “If...

Becoming a family caregiver is often something that either happens very suddenly or slowly sneaks up on a person. When a loved...

Dear Carol: I want so badly to help my mom have as good a life as possible during her last years, yet...

As a columnist for a newspaper on the High Plains, I often have readers write me that they are begging their parents...

As family caregivers, we strive to meet all our loved ones’ needs. We give medication reminders, cook meals, manage doctors’ appointments, and...

Most seniors are keen on staying in their homes as they age, but family caregivers often struggle to meet their loved ones’...

Years ago, a journalist (we’ll call her Nancy) requested an interview with me to discuss common caregiving issues for an article she...