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...
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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...
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...
Lewy Body Dementia: Caregivers’ Personal Experiences
According to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a progressive brain disease. They say that it also...
Caregiver’s Body Language and Voice Can Either Calm or Cause Anxiety
Dear Carol: It’s a common problem, I know, but I’m worried about how my dad cares for my mom, who lives with...
Caring For Those in Chronic Pain: How Spouses Cope
Traditional marriage vows generally contain the words “through sickness and in health.” For some couples, chronic sickness in the form of a...
How Confabulation in Dementia Differs from Lying as We Understand It
Dear Carol: My husband of 43 years has been diagnosed with dementia. We were fortunate to have a good marriage based on...
The Best Ways to Support a Caregiving Spouse
When people get married, they quickly learn that they’ve made a commitment to more than one person. Essentially, you marry your spouse’s...
You Don’t Stop Being a Caregiver When Your Spouse Enters Memory Care
Dear Carol: My 56-year-old husband recently went into memory care. I visit every morning and often in the evening because, even though...
Dementia Care How-To: 9 Ways to Make Holiday Visits with Loved Ones Better
Sarah Akin hopes this holiday that caregivers give themselves a little grace — and that visiting family do the same. Akin, who is...
