I spent Thanksgiving trying to convince my friends' elders that their short-term memory loss needs to be evaluated and treated ASAP, to delay the progression of dementia and hopefully keep them out of a nursing home. Eighty-year old Dora dismissed everything I said with, "Ohhh, I'm going to die soon anyway, next year for sure, so it... Read more
I received a crisis call recently from an adult daughter at her wit's end with her demented elderly parents, who had finally agreed to move to Assisted Living, but just as the moving truck arrived changed their minds and refused to go! And earlier this year I received a call from a man, crying, saying his 90+ year old parents left the... Read more
I live in Southern California, so I have been obsessively watching the news about all the terrible fires we are having - showing on every channel. I am not in danger (yet), but the smoke is so bad I can't even open a window, and I am glad I don't have to go anywhere. I have been worried about several friends who are evacuating, so... Read more
When I was taking care of my elderly parents, both with early Alzheimer's (one of many types of dementia), I was so astonished by the many creative and crafty manipulations my father came up with. One time he hid the car keys and we couldn't find them for four days. We patted him down, searched every inch of the house, and begged him... Read more
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