The Sick Stats…
The numbers are grim and from what I’ve read, only going to get worse as Generation X or Y or whatever we are… those of us in our late 20’s and early, mid, late 30’s… get up there in age with our...
View ArticleDementia & Staying Fit
Well, it seems my mom was right all along. The woman loves to exercise. She loves going for a good walk, dancing or taking an aerobics class at her adult day care center. Looks like there are some...
View ArticleI ate my e-mail
Another challenging conversation with my mother. She often, and what seems like more often than before, mixes up one word with another—over and over and over. It’s like she’s thinking about doing...
View ArticleA Sad Story OR The Wanderer……….
More With Dementia Wander From Home By KIRK JOHNSON ASHBURN, Va. — For generations, the prototypical search-and-rescue case in America was Timmy in the well, with Lassie barking insistently to summon...
View ArticleMother’s Day & Dementia… My Own Op-Ed (please share, please spread the word)
Mother’s Day is an awkward holiday. I say awkward because while I understand why we make such a fuss about this day, I can’t help but find it to be somewhat, well, insensitive — to put it bluntly,...
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