Fading Memories: Alzheimer's/Dementia Care Strategies
Latest Episodes
148 - Letting Go With Love (W/Barbara Karnes)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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,





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