As Nora Jo Fades Away: Confessions of a Caregiver

Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 2:29 am  
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When a Family Member Has Dementia: Steps to Becoming a Resilient Caregiver

Sunday, July 11th, 2010 at 7:19 am  
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Caring for a person with dementia is a difficult and often- overwhelming task. In addition to the inevitable decline in memory and physical function, most persons with dementia develop one or more troublesome behavior problems, such as depression, fearfulness, sleep disturbances, paranoia, or physical aggression at some point in their disease. Beha[Read More]

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my next door neighbor with alzheimers continue to take our mail?

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at 9:15 am  
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sadday asked:

her caregiver continually allows her to wander the neighborhood without supervision. i’ve caught her with our mail about 1/2 dozen times. this last time, its gone missing but the caregiver is saying they don’t have it. i feel for her situation but am upset that she is not being properly supervised and consider this neglect. now impactng our security. can i press charges for mail theft?

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When a Family Member Has Dementia: Steps to Becoming a Resilient Caregiver

Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 5:48 am  
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Caring for a person with dementia is a difficult and often- overwhelming task. In addition to the inevitable decline in memory and physical function, most persons with dementia develop one or more troublesome behavior problems, such as depression, fearfulness, sleep disturbances, paranoia, or physical aggression at some point in their disease. Beha[Read More]

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The Hedge People: How I Kept My Sanity and Sense of Humor As an Alzheimer’s Caregiver

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 at 7:06 am  
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Caring for those with Alzheimer s can be emotionally depleting. Frustration often dominates the day as you try to bridge the gap between real life and a person who has lost touch with reality. Combine that with the grief over the loss of the person you used to know and a haunting fear of what is to come and it seems as though life will never see la[Read More]

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