One of the joys of the holiday season is checking the mail and discovering cheerful cards from family and friends. It was especially appreciated in 2020 when so many celebrations were moved online, postponed or canceled. In 2020, I attended a Zoom wedding, hosted a...
ARE YOU PARENTING YOUR PARENTS AND STRUGGLING TO FIND TELEVISION AND MOVIE PROGRAMS THEY WANT TO WATCH? Covid-19 has many of us binge-watching Netflix, but not all popular programming is suitable for loved ones with memory loss. Life as a caregiver is hard. Through...
When you visit your loved one with Alzheimer’s during this Covid pandemic, do you find yourself wondering what you can do to make the meet-up less melancholy? I certainly do. Sundays are difficult. That’s the day my brother and I go visit Dad, who has Alzheimer’s, and...
DO YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE WHO NEEDS TO BE TESTED FOR COVID-19? My parents recently needed to be tested before moving from an independent living community into a blended assisted living/memory care community. There were hoops to jump...
We first realized there was a medical issue when Dad sent a birthday card to his youngest grandson signed, “Love, Uncle P” … What?!?!?! Up until then, my siblings and I had only been worried about Mom and her memory lapses. Dad was her caregiver,...
