“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
Tag: alzheimers
Finally, A Smile
Joanne didn’t smile much. In fact, I had not seen her really smile about anything at all. She spoke to others, but sparingly, even
April 11, 2021
A Case of Mistaken Identity
“Susan! Susan, can you help me?” Virginia cried, following me down the hallway. Obviously, my name is not Susan. Virginia began calling me “Susan” early
April 4, 2021
6 Tips When Visiting Someone in Dementia Care
Well, this last year has definitely been…a lot. Visiting a person living with dementia in dementia care was already difficult, but this year really upped
March 28, 2021
“But Don’t You Remember?”
“But don’t you remember…?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people ask this of individuals living with dementia. Honestly, it’s almost comical
March 14, 2021
Enter the Gray Area: Communicating with someone living with dementia
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July 23, 2019
5 steps to get you into the world of someone living with dementia
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May 26, 2019
“Therapeutic lying” is a ridiculous phrase
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May 20, 2019
What would YOU want, if you had dementia?
I received a great question from a reader just the other day on my blog: I was told that I have early onset dementia about
May 12, 2019
New website = new offers
I’m really excited because… I’m moving away from one-time trainings and spending more time on what I really enjoy doing: consulting projects. I now offer
April 25, 2019
