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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Gathering for family dinners, decking the halls, lighting of the menorah, and exchanging gifts, all traditions and cherished holiday memories for most …
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 …