This episode explores when a person with dementia makes socially insensative or inappropriate comments. When they lose their awareness of what they say. I talk about what I have personally experienced and how it felt and how I responded.
This episode discusses how you can change your approach to the holiday season so that both you and your LO will have a more enjoyable time.
Thanksgiving is a holiday of hope and giving thanks. What if you can't find something to be grateful for? Listening to this episode will hopefully help you find peace, hope and maybe even something to be thankful for.
So many seniors have undiagnosed and untreated depression. Perhaps your LO with dementia also has depression. Depression can impact memory and make their dementia appear much move advanced then it may truly be.
This episode addresses how to approach the topic with your LO and what can be done.
"Senior Living: Taking back your Golden Years" (on Amazon) is a book written by Laura Banner and her daughter Kelly Rasmovich. This book can help your LO find joy and purpose at a time in their life that they thought it wasn't possible.
A single fall can be all it takes to have your LO go from being independent to requiring 24/7 supervision and assistance. This podcast episode will help you to identify risks factors for falls and ways to help with fall prevention. It's packed with useful information that can make a real difference in you and your LO's life!
Do you struggle to understand what your LO is trying to communicate through their sounds and nonverbal communication? This episode sheds light on the challenge.
Pets have a special way of becoming a part of our family. The amount of love, companionship and sense of purpose they offer to someone living with dementia is immeasurable.
What's your New Year's resolution? Mine is to change how dementia has impacted my life, my attitude and my own health. This episode talks about the importance of taking control of your life and not surrendering it to the devastating disease of dementia.
So often we compare our present with our past. Unfortunately by doing this we miss out on what IS. This episode offers a new perspective.
The old adage "less is more" is true! Find out how the simple act of decluttering can reduce both you and your LO's stress.
Sometimes it seems like everyone is on the "same page" only to be surprised when your LO has a completely different recall of a previous conversation. Sometimes it's no problem, but sometimes this can cause some uncomfortable feelings. Listen to Episode #38 to hear my experience and my suggestion of how to avoid this from happening to you.
This episode takes a deep dive into the most common "mimics" of dementia. It discusses what causes other than dementia can cause memory impairment to the point of actually looking just like "dementia". This is the follow up to Episode #36.
Sometimes memory loss may appear to be dementia but in fact it's a dementia mimic. Dementia is progressive, nonreversible memory loss but a dementia mimic can be treated and then from that point forward memory will improve. This episode talks about when a mimic looks just like dementia. Be sure to check out next week's episode (#37) to learn more about dementia mimics.
How do you prepare for the holidays when a loved on has dementia. Caregiver Tuesday Tips provides good advise to help make the holidays less stressful for you and your LO.
A raw and honest conversation about how being a caregiver can change your outlook.
Being a caregiver of someone with dementia will likely be the most difficult thing you will ever do. Being part of a support group can offer you the emotional connection you need to help make this otherwise difficult journey a bit less frightening. The bond that is created in the group is like no other and will be something you cherish for the rest of your life. Hear my own personal thoughts about being part of a dementia support group in this episode.
When you are a caregiver of someone with dementia or any other progressive disease you know how your world can be flipped upside down. The 24/7 demands can and DO take a toll on you. This episode is focused on you and your needs.
At a loss of ideas for activities for your LO with dementia to engage in? Listen to this episode! It will provide you with things to think about and activities to try to make each day a little more enjoyable for you both.
Too often your doctor's appointment comes and goes before you know it and you leave thinking of all the questions you forgot to ask. This happens to everyone but what do you do when you get home and find yourself needing information? Caregivers do you feel like the time you spend with your LOs healthcare provider leaves you feeling like a knowledgeable caregiver or do you feel like you're left in the dark? This episode is spent on exactly this issue. Listen to ATW episode #30 and hear my personal experience with this issue.
In this episode I talk about the importance of having good credible information about dementia and how you can get it.
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