How Do I Explain Dementia to Our Children?
How is My Dad’s Dementia Affecting Them? Dementia can be hard to understand. As if it isn’t difficult enough to grasp the stark reality that our loved one …
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How Do I Pay for Dementia Care?
Many families are struggling with paying for dementia care. The rate of dementia diagnoses is on the rise and the likelihood of being touched by a form of …
How Some Health Conditions Mimic Dementia
I am a healthy woman in my early 50s and I recently experienced what it feels like to have dementia! With only 1.8 miles left of a 20 mile walk to support …
Can a Loved One with Dementia Live at Home? Part II
by Wendy Pester~ As I had mentioned in Part I of this two part blog, keeping a loved one with dementia safe in the home, means taking into account every …
Can a Loved One with Dementia Live at Home? Part I
by Wendy Pester~ Since I am a Certified Dementia Specialist, I’m often asked “can someone with a dementia remain in the home? I would like to share my …
Therapeutic Benefits of Music for Dementia Patients
by Wendy Pester~ It makes us snap our fingers and tap our toes. It brings us joy like no other; it opens our hearts and awakens fond memories of days gone by. …
Diagnosis Dementia? Don’t Wait ‘Til It’s Too Late!
by Wendy Pester~ Living with dementia, or being the family caregiver of someone with a dementia, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, is challenging enough. Don’t …
A Trip to Remember, Traveling with Dementia
With the holiday travel season upon us, families cringe with anxiety at the thought of traveling with a loved one who struggles with a dementia. I will often …
Are the Holidays Really Happy?
Gathering for family dinners, decking the halls, lighting of the menorah, and exchanging gifts, all traditions and cherished holiday memories for most …
PART TWO: My Mom has Alzheimer’s and Dementia, What’s the Difference?
Many people find the changes in behavior caused by Alzheimer’s to be the most challenging and distressing effect of the disease. The chief cause …