If you’ve read my bio, you’ll know Alzheimer’s disease is a big reason why I’m in this field. When a parent develops Alzheimer’s, this profound thing happens. You suddenly become terrified you’ll have the same fate. You become determined to do all the things your parent never experienced, especially when that parent has early-onset Alzheimer’s. […]
Guest Post: How to Know if a Parent Needs Assisted Care
No one wants to move to a nursing home or put an aging parent in one. Yet, families may not have a choice when Dad loses a lot of weight because he lives alone and doesn’t eat well, or when he becomes depressed and forgetful. The nursing home may be the only place to care […]
Now is Better Than Later
“Human beings have a very limited ability to accurately predict or even imagine the needs of their future self. It is especially true when that future contains scary possibilities.” ~ Dr. Bill Thomas I lost my mom before she died. I could no longer deny that her Alzheimer’s was full-blown. She had early onset […]
