by Jane Foy | May 5, 2022 | Blog |
This morning I was introduced to the Dementia Action Alliance, an advocacy group for people living with any form of dementia and their caregivers. For the most part, their programs are virtual. The organization has been around for 26 years, and been...
by Jane Foy | Apr 21, 2022 | Blog |
I have recently heard some distressing stories about caregivers’ “surprise” at the behavior of their loved one with dementia. A woman couldn’t figure out why her marital relations had diminished. A family who were not prepared to meet the...
by Jane Foy | Mar 9, 2022 | Blog |
I just read a post on a group I belong to: myALzTeam. A person was talking about caring for her father while he was caring for her Moher with Alzheimer’s. That reminded me of all the advice I have been given about caring for one’s self. What I would like...
by Jane Foy | Jan 22, 2022 | Blog |
Patient, polite, sense of humor. The mantra for those of us who are now “visitors” in our loved one’s new home, the nursing home. Dementia patients wander. They can’t go far and don’t have access to the stairwell or elevators, but they...
by Jane Foy | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog |
Happy New Year! I imagine thee are many caregivers out there who went through some added stress during the holidays. Women, especially, mount job after job, errand after errand, plan after plan and meal after meal upon themselves during that time between Thanksgiving...
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