Fading Memories: Alzheimer's/Dementia Care Strategies

Fading Memories: Alzheimer's/Dementia Care Strategies


Latest Episodes

148 - Letting Go With Love (W/Barbara Karnes)
January 12, 2021

Letting Go With Love - Supporting the dying process for someone with dementia. - How can we manage "letting go with love" when our society views death as a failure? Dying is a process we will all go through, and it is a very personal experience. -

147 - Paperwork Isn’t Sexy (But It’s Important)
January 05, 2021

Paperwork isn't sexy - a list of documents caregivers need. - Paperwork isn't sexy, In the eighties, promises of four-day workweeks and paperless offices were made thanks to the desktop computer. This promise has never happened,

146 - Smiling Through Your Tears (Anticipatory Grief)
December 29, 2020

Anticipatory grief has benefits of which we're not aware. - Is it normal to feel grief for someone when they're still alive? We may not realize that's what we're feeling. Many people assume it's a form of depression and treat it as such. -

145 - A Musical, Emotional Memoir on Caregiving (Caregiver Carols)
December 22, 2020

Caregiver Carols - a self-help book in song format - Caregiver Carols A Musical Emotional Memoir is a book with a unique twist. It focuses on dealing with the emotional aspects of caregiving. In this episode, my guest is Don Wendorf, who,

Dementia & End-of-Life Choices: Embracing the Natural Journey
December 08, 2020

We never know when it's our time for death. In just over four years, or 2025, the first of over 77 million baby boomers will turn 80. Our 8th decade is when frailty becomes common; memory loss affects 25% of us,

Photo: Dementia's Story (The Bob & Diane Fund)
December 01, 2020

Visual Storytelling can help make complex stories easier to understand. It can deliver more impactful messages. It can make stories as relevant for readers as possible. - Why would someone choose to document visually such a difficult subject as dement...

140 - Keep Your Brain Smart
November 17, 2020

Is there a way to keep our brain smart as we age?  Our brains continue to grow when we challenge them. What exactly should we be looking at in terms of strenuous brain exercise?

139 - Creativity Is Like Chocolate for the Brain
November 10, 2020

Creativity is a lifeline for me. Does having a creative mind help you avoid Alzheimer's? Some research has shown that musicians' brains are more resilient because of the additional neural networks formed while learning their craft. -

138 - Cruising Through Caregiving (w/Jennifer L. FitzPatrick)
November 03, 2020

In the first place, is it even possible to find a way to achieve cruising through caregiving? We all know that being a family caregiver is no vacation. Together with my guest on this podcast episode, we talk about reducing the challenges we face,

136 - Moving On After Caregiving
October 20, 2020

Most of us don't sign up for caregiving. It happens because of a crisis or slowly takes over more of our day-to-day lives. Eventually, much of our caregiving comes to an end, and then what? When caregiving has been your primary life purpose for years,