Alzheimer’s – 12 Communication Tips For Caregivers I was my mother’s family caregiver for nine years. Her dementia was caused by a stroke. Doctors used to think stroke damage ended shortly after the event. Recent research, however, shows that stroke damage may continue to spread in the brain, and that is what happened to my [...]

Supporting Baby Boomers Who Care for Aging Parents 12 Ways to Be a Family Caregiver’s Best Friend Being a family caregiver, caring for an aging parent, is a tough assignment.  It is one that many baby boomers are just beginning to encounter. One does not usually go into this role as prepared as one would [...]

Alzheimer’s Warning Signs Alzheimer’s disease is something most of us fear as we age, both in connection with ourselves and family members. Although Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of aging, the risk of developing the illness increases with age. We often hear people use ‘Alzheimer’s’ as a generic label for memory difficulties, when [...]

Questions To Ask Before Becoming Your Parents Caregiver: What are the personal sacrifices I will have to make in order to properly look after my parent? What are the sacrifices my spouse and children will have to make in order for me to look after my parent? Will there be financial burden? Will my employer [...]

Whenever I would imagine myself in my ‘senior years’, there would always be a sort of fairy tale quality to this.  My hair would be gray and perfectly coiffed, of course. I would be surrounded by grandchildren, but only when I was in the mood. I would pass the time doing only those things I [...]