what if everything we’ve been taught about dementia care is a lie?
That’s what Dr. David Sheard asked himself in 1995, along with “What if people with…
Browsing: compassion
hot pink duct tape solves alzheimer seating issue
Catherine Bixenman-salesi, who is a member of the online dementia support group USAgainstAlzheimers, is the primary…
this is what tragic brilliance looks like
In 2011, UK pub owner Alex Lewis somehow contracted Strep A, an incredibly rare bacterial…
7-part palliative care plan works (for people AND cats)
About a month after Mom died in August 2016, her little kitty cat Pia Roma,…
5 ways to make toast in long-term dementia care
UK dementia care pioneer David Sheard suggests the ways people with dementia are treated in…
two quick dementia care conversation tips from dr. al power
I highly recommend Dr. Allen Power’s two books Dementia Beyond Drugs, and Dementia Beyond Disease…
harry and the daughter who never visited
I don’t know if the story/parable below is true or not, but I think it…
how often do we fail to recognize them?
Coauthor of A Pocket Guide for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver and one of Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change, neurologist…
courageous vangaros united by love in life and death
Albert Anthony “Pops” Zangaro April 1st, 1942 – April 10th, 2018 For fourteen years, Vince Zangaro…
son thanks pops’ caregiver bird at alzheimer’s end
Vince Zangaro is an extraordinary person. He’s cared for his “Pops” who lives with Alzheimer’s…