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When There’s Nothing You Can Do… You Let Go

The running joke about me is that I see the glass as half empty………… The reason I choose to view most every situation from this angle is to avoid disappointment. It’s a method that’s served me...

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Friends With Benefits and Alzheimer’s Disease…

………………………….Can make for a pretty complicated relationship. Actually, I just saw the comedy Friends With Benefits last night and wanted to share because the movie touches on Alzheimer’s disease…………....

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A Letter to Those Businesses And Professionals Who Make Dementia Even More...

Dear hospice and nursing home (names of providers removed because I have enough problems, frankly), Thank you for making late/end stage dementia even more awful by not coordinating your care of my mom,...

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Honor the Caregiver

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. In the United States alone, there are nearly 15 million Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers. Click here...

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My Morning With Mom… A Composite

My mom isn’t yelling much. This is a new development. It wasn’t long ago that she would howl when I would walk into her room. “Shhhhh. It’s OK. Shhhhh. I’m here. Shhhhh.”  She’d turn her head, look at...

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Know Someone Dealing With a Loved One With Dementia? Think on These Words

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Caregiving: An Act That Can Never be Repaid & That’s OK

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Jan’s Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer’s

A fantastically touching interview worth watching about early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Award-winning CBS News Correspondent Barry Petersen talks about his book, Jan’s Story: Love lost to the long...

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Walk in Their Shoes… Just for a Minute

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Don’t Stop Asking About My Mom

I have a message for my mother’s friends, family and acquaintances: She’s still alive. My mother’s heart still beats. Though she might not be able to talk to you, walk with you, or share a laugh with...

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