eternal anguish
At some point in most dementia care partners’ experience they will find themselves on this…
Browsing: letting go
how being sorry and stupid turned mad into glad
I’ve shared parts of this story before. It’s an afternoon in October 2015. Mom appears to…
10 ways to get to the bottom of behaviour and problematic situations in dementia care at home and in LTCFs
In spring 2016 I gave a webinar entitled “How to become a better dementia care…
BANGS: 5 surefire ways to stop anger and aggression in people who live with alzheimer’s disease in the early, mid, and later stages
I knew less than zero about dementia care when I returned to Canada from Dubai…
i’m sorry is hard, but it may also be the most powerful part of BANGS
It’s an afternoon in October 2015. Mom appears to be asleep in the recliner. I…
the “G” in BANGS: 5 great ways to stop dementia anger, aggression and anxiety in their tracks
Before I lived with and cared for someone with dementia, she and I had both lived alone…
21 items on our dementia “no longer” lists
Dementia care partnering involves ample give-and-take, and even more important, a lot of letting go. The…