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Family Memories Are Precious
Do you have Halloween memories connected with your Alzheimer’s family member? Memories you can share with your children and grandchildren? Perhaps memories your Alzheimer’s patient will still understand.
Share these memories with your family so they see a side of the Alzheimer’s member not evident today. They will realize he/she was not always […]
World Alzheimer’s News
When Liz Lewis co-blogged with me here at Alzheimer’s Notes, she offered a very informative feature concerning Alzheimer’s news around the world. Since Liz lives in New Zealand and I live in the US, we automatically offered global views. But Liz tried to find information from other countries, too.
Where Are You From?
I know this […]
Green Living
Are you practicing “green” living in your home? Perhaps it’s difficult to do so in an Alzheimer’s home. Perhaps you’re not too enthusiastic about “going green” and feel it takes too much effort. Maybe you don’t believe it helps.
You don’t have to be a fanatic, simply practice some frugal ways that also may help […]
Closet Disease
Keeping one’s illness, when it involved mental or emotional conditions, “in the closet” was common when I was growing up. You only whispered about someone’s mental disorders. Families tried to keep that person at home, while not literally “in a closet,” figuratively so.
You tried not to talk about Aunt Mollie who laughed at inappropriate […]
Alzheimer’s Life Products
Life challenges as one grows older can be frustrating. It’s even more so for someone with Alzheimer’s. How can we make life easier for them?
Check out new and innovative products that will help them cope with everyday life. There are numerous ones with new ones introduced frequently.
Here are five suggestions:
Look for phones with […]
I’m offering a copy of A Glass Full of Tears, Dementia Day-By-Day by June Lund Shiplett as a giveaway here at Alzheimer’s Notes as part of the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival.
In this book, June Lund Shiplett shares the journal she kept during her husband Charlie’s encounter with multi-infarct dementia and the challenges she faced as his caregiver. […]
Hot Finger Foods
Cheryl has a question, after reading my post, Finger Foods for Alzheimer’s Patients:
My father is also in the same stage, he no longer uses utensils while eating. In order to give him his dignity we are starting finger foods; I should say the home he is residing in suggested this. He loves […]
Bloggy Giveaway
Stay tuned for a Bloggy Giveaway here at Alzheimer’s Notes, from October 27 - 31. Since I had so many readers indicate an interest in a previous giveaway book, I’m offering another copy of A Glass Full of Tears by June Lund Shiplett here at Alzheimer’s Notes.
June journals her story about caring for her […]
Obsessive Caregiving
Caregiving can become almost overwhelming, but caregivers also can make it more overwhelming than it needs to be. Yes, a patient needs a certain amount of care and love, and with Alzheimer’s a lot of care and love. But you and they can be overwhelmed with too much.
Obsessive caregivers might:
Use caregiving to avoid facing other […]
Crafts for Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s patients, at least while they are still mobile, can use their hands, and have some connection with reality, enjoy participating in crafts. Even those who can no longer participate often enjoy watching.
Susan S. wrote me an inquiry about crafts for patients with dementia who live in nursing homes.
Our church group gos […]
Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
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