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 | 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...
by Christy Turner | Feb 17, 2018 | Quality of Life
Is it time to intervene in your loved one’s life? If so, how? And is it possible to still be liked in the process? We looked at those questions in Is It Time for Intervention? Part 1: Safety Awareness & Judgment. In this post, we’ll look at how...
