Bathing Sparky
�a dog provides creative solutions for bathing a person with dementia. The author shares ideas for helping your loved one to take their next bath.
Leeza Gibbons Tells The Most important Story of All: Her Family’s Journey with “The Thief”
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
The author shares her experiences with Alzheimer’s with her grandmother and mother.
Once a Caregiver, Always a Caregiver for the Rest of Your Life
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Death and Dying
- Eldercare
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
The author shares her experience in care giving, which began with her parents. She discusses her many challenges and insights as a caregiver which changed her outlook in life.
Wish You Were Here
The author interviews one of her clients regarding the onset and discovery of her husbands Alzheimer’s and her experiences with the disease.
Healing Myself – Reclaiming My Life
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
- Wellness
The author describes how she hit bottom from caregiving without knowing how the stresses had taken hold of her. She shares how she begins her healing process and reclaims her life.
Breast Cancer Husband:
The author shares what a husband must do to support a wife with breast cancer.
A Difficult Decision
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Disability - Accessability - Mobility
- Eldercare
- Long Term Care
- Residential Options
This article recounts the experience of the author’s decision to place her mother in an assisted living facility, and the pain involved in making that decision.
Dementia Symptoms in Aging Parents
How to identify the insidious effects of dementia on someone you love through your eyeglasses of denial.
Vioxx, The Tip of The Iceberg: Learn How To Protect Yourself Or A Loved One
With the current news articles on medications being withdrawn from the marketplace due to serious side effects, caregivers can feel helpless; however, there are 5 points for taking charge.
Understanding and Managing The Cost Of A Disease
Beyond the physical and emotional burden of an illness, there is no secret that the financial burden can and does take a heavy toll when we are sick or caring for a loved one.
Adult Day Centers: A Viable Alternative to Nursing Homes
Benefits of adult day care / respite services for the caregiver and their loved ones they care for.