Fading Memories: Alzheimer's/Dementia Caregiver Support

Fading Memories: Alzheimer's/Dementia Caregiver Support


Latest Episodes

150 - We’re Doing Aging Wrong – Plan to Age Well
January 26, 2021

  - We're doing aging wrong. Our healthcare system delivers quick interventions that act as band-aids but fail to include the entire family. Our medical model focuses on the body yet neglects the mind and soul; both are essential to our healing and co...

149 - Knowledge is a Caregivers Best Friend
January 19, 2021

Lacking the knowledge of how to best care for someone with Alzheimer's is common for most family caregivers. Each person is unique, and the disease affects them in their own ways. The differences in how each person reacts to their condition make it mor...

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. -