by Christy Turner | Nov 24, 2018 | Holidays
After the Holidays “After the holidays,” families say between October and December, puzzled/annoyed memory care professionals would think there could be any other answer. “There’s magic in the holidays,” memory care professionals say back, but never...
by Christy Turner | Nov 11, 2018 | Holidays
Download: The Dementia Sherpa's Guide to Awesome Holiday Gifts 2018 An earlier version of this post originally appeared 11/29/14. Celebrating Black Friday It’s fashionable these days to protest Black Friday by staying home, denouncing the commercialism of...
by Christy Turner | Nov 4, 2018 | End of life, Uncategorized
I was super excited to chat with Christine Borchert, co-founder of Evening Star End of Life Doula Services, on The Dementia Sherpa Show. The transcript below has been lightly edited for clarity. -CT Christy Turner: This is somebody who has a rather unique profession...
by Christy Turner | Sep 22, 2018 | Quality of Life
Question: “My dad (who's retired) is the primary caregiver. How can I help alleviate his stress (other than stepping in for him) and ensure that he can ‘keep it all together’ when I see how tough it is to take care of my mother?” --Member of the Dementia Sherpa tribe...
by Christy Turner | Jul 24, 2018 | End of life, Quality of Life
“Is such a thing even possible?” Mike asked when I told him I was working on an article about creating a good death. Once I told him more about what I meant, he was intrigued and suggested we talk about it on The Alzheimer’s Podcast. So…is a good death even...
by Christy Turner | Apr 29, 2018 | Quality of Life
My brother and I said the same thing when our parents asked what items we’d want after they passed: the smiling flower plaster figurine. The one that advises, “Let’s be happy while we’re here,” and has hung in the bathroom for as long as...
