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“Dementia By Day” started as a simple little Tumblr blog in 2014 and grew into a book, a business, a second book, a podcast…and my entire work life! Hope you enjoy!

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“Should we tell her we sold her house?”

If you were looking for a long-winded, confusing answer, you came to the wrong place. Put simply: definitely do not tell her you sold her

June 6, 2021

Getting to know Allie

We’ve spent May reminiscing about old stories and memories from the communities I’ve worked in. This is a story from 2016. One of my favorite things

May 30, 2021

A Grandmother’s Heart

A short story about my first community from 2014, redrafted for 2021. It had been raining hard all day. The storm seemed to be getting

May 23, 2021

The Key to Personal Preferences

See a theme this month? We’re reminiscing! This story was originally written in 2015, redrafted for May 2021. It is so important for people living

May 16, 2021

I hope that I can convey this beautiful moment

Written originally on October 19th, 2014, redrafted for May 2021. I hope that I can convey this beautiful moment as well as I want to.

May 9, 2021

“She’s standing right here.”

“How did mom eat today? Did she eat all of her lunch?” she asked, as her mother stood beside her. “Does dad give you any trouble

May 2, 2021

“Mom remembers dad, but she also has a new boyfriend.”

Anonymous writes: My mother has been in a memory care center for 2-½ years. She has recently started kissing a fellow resident even though she

April 25, 2021

A Better Approach to “Logic” & Dementia

One thing I encounter often is when caregivers try their hardest to “convince” people with dementia of facts that they no longer understand. People will say

April 18, 2021