The Slow Waltz into
Dementia
Learning that your parents are slowly succumbing to Dementia is not an
easy task, but, as Kay H. Bransford shares through Dealing with Dementia, getting your parents to
accept their condition is much worse. While caregiver support is available to anyone who needs it,
Bransford lets us into the raw struggles of that families really face; and it
is something no one can really prepare enough for.
Dementia, Caregiving,
and Political Correctness
Rick Phelps shares through AgingCare.com his experience finding
articles online about dementia, Alzheimer’s, and political correctness. As a
person diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, Phelps discusses how being
referred to as “Alzheimer’s patient” and their care providers as “caregivers”
should not be taken negatively.
Alzheimer’s
Disease as an Adventure in Wonderland
Nancy Stearns Bercaw of NYTimes Well features Dr. Dana
Walrath’s “Aliceheimer’s,” a tribute to her mother with Alzheimer’s disease. In
the book, she narrates her experience as caregiver to Alice. Instead of the
usual horror story, Walrath’s depiction of the disease is more on the whimsical
side but without removing the seriousness of it all. Based on the family
favorite, Alice in Wonderland, Walrath shares how the story allowed her to
connect with her mother.
When Language
Fails in Dementia, Use Music, Rhythm, and Movement
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Weekly features a video of Teepa
Snow as she talks about the power of music, rhythm, and movement in
communicating.
Researchers Diagnose
Alzheimer’s from Brain Scans
Alissa Sauer shares through Alzheimers.Net how researchers at the
University of California at Berkley were able to track the stages of
Alzheimer’s disease through PET scans.