Unconditional Love and Alzheimer's: A Message from MomJune is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness month. It is also a very significant month for me. June 21st was my mother's birthday. June 29th,...
A Story of Love and LearningWhen my mother had cancer close to 15 years ago, my sister-in-law, brother, or I took her to every appointment. We were there with her...
What You Can Expect When You Have a Loved One With Alzheimer’sWhen I was caring for my mother, who had Alzheimer’s, I was told by many people that no two individuals will experience Alzheimer’s...
Planning in Advance for Challenges of Alzheimer's and Dementia Care People caring for those with Alzheimer's or other dementias understand how difficult it is to provide this care, due to several...
The Permanence of Personhood: Person-Centered Care for Those With Alzheimer's and DementiaPerson- and relational-centered care concepts originate as far back as 1949 in the foundational work of Carl Rogers and his approach to...
Who Do They Think She Is, Now That She Has Alzheimer's? I have never understood when people say, "She is not the same person anymore; she is no longer there," when talking about someone with...