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Help and hope for Alzheimers Caregivers

Published on June 11, 2010 By Dale Carter

From Dale Carter: While discovering that our aging parent has Alzheimer’s may seem like a devastating loss, one woman shows us the way to view it as a life-changing opportunity. That woman is Lori La Bey.  She is no stranger to Alzheimer’s.  Her mother suffered early onset Alzheimer’s, and after 30 years, is in the more »

Lessons on being resilient

Published on May 5, 2010 By Dale Carter

Our aging parents face all sorts of challenges as they grow older: A simple illness can wreak havoc on a compromised immune system. A fall can result in a broken hip and extensive rehab. The loss of a spouse can result in quick onset of depression. The 3 challenges I’ve listed are more common than more »

Survival tools for a caregiver

Published on April 12, 2010 By Dale Carter

Margery Pabst, author of “Enrich Your Caregiving Journey” was a guest on my BlogTalkRadio show.  If you have time, I highly recommend you listen to the archived recording.  She shared so many nuggets of wisdom for caregivers.  I’ve decided to highlight 3 tools that I think are quite unique and powerful. Create a Circle of more »

Can memory loss be prevented?

Published on March 21, 2010 By Dale Carter

Articles about preventing memory loss are prevalent these days.  For those of us caring for elderly parents, we are likely immersed in caring for a parent with dementia… or perhaps our parent recently received the diagnosis…or we are watching our parents closely for signs.  I realized something last night as I was leaving a meeting.  more »

Redefining dementia as a terminal illness

Published on March 3, 2010 By Dale Carter

Dementia affects 5 million Americans.  The number is expected to triple by 2050.  Many believe dementia is simply a mental ailment of old age.  It is not! A Time Magazine article highlights a large research study published in the Oct. 15th 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.  The conclusion is that “dementia more »

“Top 5″ lists when caring for aging parents

Published on February 17, 2010 By Dale Carter

I’ve created two Top 5 lists that summarize keypoints that will help you and your aging parent before crisis hits. 5 things I did (in my mother’s crisis) that helped 5 things I wish I had known and done beforehand 5 Things I did that helped us: 1. From the start, my mother and I more »