What are you doing the evening of Sunday, August 3? If you don't have any plans (or even if you do), I'd encourage you to take time to watch The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's, which will air at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings).
A year ago, I had the opportunity to watch The Forgetting, the Emmy Award-winning... Read more
It's with great sorrow that I write this blog about the death of Dr. Randy Pausch. I had the opportunity to hear him give his famous "Last Lecture" on a recent Oprah show that focused on dying. I really appreciated his message and wanted to put it in perspective for me and other caregivers who are taking care of someone with Alzheimer's... Read more
Since many friends have expressed concerns that they are suffering dementia when their cognitive ability slips, I found this headline from the June 2008 issue of O Magazine intriguing: "Head Trip: Why Your Memory May Be Slipping." It turns out that researchers have discovered that traumatic brain injuries from long-forgotten falls, sports injuries... Read more
That old adage, "When it rains, it pours," perfectly described the critical events in recent years that caused me to reshuffle my life. In April 2005, I was laid off from a job that I had been totally committed to. Five months later, Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and moved to an area nursing home; thus, I became the key caretaker. In October... Read more
Jim Nantz Jr., the father of CBS Sports anchor Jim Nantz III, died Saturday, June 28. The Houston Chronicle reported that Mr. Nantz, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1995, died with his son by his bedside.
I had heard about Mr. Nantz's struggle with Alzheimer's during interviews given by Jim Nantz III this past spring. When asked by... Read more
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