Blogger and Author Tio Stib, Blind Caregiver of Wife: My Dementia Diary
By Tio Stib Six years ago, I lost my sight, then discovered my wife was losing her mind to dementia. Our life took a sharp detour as I became her sole caregiver.
By Tio Stib Six years ago, I lost my sight, then discovered my wife was losing her mind to dementia. Our life took a sharp detour as I became her sole caregiver.
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By Tia Powell, MD Our view of dementia is changing, but it needs to change more. How we treat others, particularly vulnerable others, is part of what defines us as a society.
Dementia-Friendly Worship: A Multifaith Handbook for Chaplains, Clergy and Faith Communities by Lynda Everman and Don Wendorf We didn’t edit this book 25 years ago when we became caregivers for our parents
By Dorothy Horne, Texas, US My husband, Byron, was diagnosed in 2011 with early onset Alzheimer’s at age 62. He died on May 29, 2018. It still seems like yesterday. By God’s
By Molly Wisniewski Caregiving Both Ways is for family caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. A diagnosis of dementia has significant impacts on the individual, their
By Senia Owensby Dementia was not even on our radar. When my sister and I found ourselves devoting extra time and energy into caring for Mama and Daddy, we simply assumed that
By Tom and Karen Brenner We sometimes say that if we fell off the face of the earth tomorrow there are a couple of things we’ve accomplished that would make our lives memorable:
[et_pbBy Marita Golden Often as a writer you get “called” or “chosen” by a story and you respond by reporting for duty. When a story has chosen you to become the vehicle
By Carmen Buck I grew up curious. At a time when many of us were groomed to be seen and not heard, I tuned into my surroundings. During 45 years of nursing
