Living Inside the Dementia Bubble Diary #1 Living with, and caring for my Dad and his dementia has increasingly, over the last couple of years, become something of a fertile field for me in terms of understanding the shifting states of our realities. It started out conventionally with my world and his world, and there [...]

Dementia Family Caregiver Bonus Everyone knows looking after someone with dementia can be very difficult. It can and it sure is extra helpful if you aren’t related to the person. As an outside caregiver, I’ve always enjoyed my people with dementia. They had it from the first moment I met them. That was why I [...]

Dealing With Alzheimer’s Tantrums Let’s face it, an awful lot of so-called Alzheimer’s violence is not even due to Alzheimer’s. Nor dementia of any kind. It may well be a serious previously-undiagnosed mental illness, such as paranoid schizophrenia. You think that’s incredible? Well, these days, I recognize the warning keywords that suggest family members get [...]

The Sneaky Kid’s Guide to Aging Parents So your elderly parents are causing you worry? But do you need to really worry about them or are they just little tottery but sensible? How do you know if your aging parents need help? Here’s some things to look for: 1. Sneak around where they live and [...]

Is it Even Alzheimer’s? This is a totally non-medical maverick view of Alzheimer’s, based on my 20 years of working with people alleged to have that much-feared disease. From this, you may learn how not to have Alzheimer’s. Or not? Hey, it’s worth a try, isn’t it? So, this is what I’ve noticed. In my [...]