The holidays and especially Christmas Day are times that hold high expectation of merriment, joy, lavish amounts of food, the love of family and friends, the opening of presents, the admiration of decorations and voices raised in song. Unfortunately this is not always the reality for caregivers. It’s not the reality for many other people, as well. [...]
As a caregiver, you probably spend a lot of time in the doctor’s office with your loved one. Because of this, you want to be as efficient as possible during these visits so that you don’t have to make yet another appointment due to a problem being missed. We all know that physicians are extremely busy these [...]
By guest writer: Angie Best “I’m so old, they’ve canceled my blood type.” –Bob Hope There’s a reason why people keep saying laughter is the best medicine—it’s true! Laughing can improve your mood, relax your entire body, guard your heart, boost your immune system, and trigger the release of endorphins that can actually minimize [...]
Hi everyone, This is a press release that I received today and wanted to share. It is centered around those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment AND their caregivers. WSU Awarded Alzheimer’s Association Grant to Test New Intervention Source Contacts: Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, WSU College of Liberal Arts, 509-335-0170, schmitter-e@wsu.edu; Dennis Dyck, WSU Spokane, 509-358-7618, dyck@wsu.edu; Joel Loiacono, [...]
Caregivers have a difficult time accepting help. I know this; I’ve lived it. I’m not sure if it’s because accepting help would mean that we are less than the PERFECT caregiver or if it’s that we don’t want to place our problems on anyone else or perhaps it might even be that we don’t want to relinquish [...]
What happens to a parent or partner or someone you are caring for when, all of a sudden, as the season changes from summer to fall, then fall to winter, they seem to get agitated and angry at a certain time of the day? I found that as the seasons changed, and the days became [...]
Last week, I was reading a newsletter in which they showed the disturbing video above. It is from a newscast and shows actual video proof of a 52 year old home health worker abusing a 91 year old helpless woman with Alzheimer’s Disease. It’s a disturbing video and of course, it made me sick to my stomach. [...]
I have always considered myself ”the designated worrier” in my family. I worried about everything….were the windows locked at night, were the cats inside? In fact, I can remember that in 6th grade (when we were learning about marijuana and heroin) that I fretted that while I walked to school, someone was going to jump out [...]
I’m SO mad at my mother…. I didn’t mean for this to become a blog post but because the course of events has been so interesting since I first posted this fact on Twitter and Facebook this morning, I felt that it was a sign to discuss it. I originally stated “I am SO mad at [...]
