Are you caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's? You need to know that hope, like optimism, can strengthen your resilience or distort your reality. Hope can also be the key to your surivival.
My husband died four months ago. In caring for him, I journeyed from confusion to determination, from anger to cynicism, from defiance to acceptance. I shunned hope. I grasped for hope. Only when forced to live in the moment did I find peace. Only then did I learn that NOW is where hope lives.
This episode includes a list of ways someone can help a family caregiver.
Anticipatory Healing - What Family Dementia Caregivers Need to Know to Survive
Wandering and the Bring Me Back Home Program
The Dilemma of Dementia and Driving: Taking away the keys?
"I Didn't See It Coming" - Interview with LBD caregiver Mary Lou Falcone
Illusive Dreams and Frustrating Dementia Care Ads
My Caregiver Friend Died First
Why Join a Support Group? To Survive!
My First Holiday Season Alone
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The Power of Grief, Community, and a Tree
Death and the Funeral
Hospice - Help When the End is Near
Sudden Falls and Rapid Changes
Mistakes and Dementia Self-Care Rituals
Our Loved Ones - The Power of the Stories We Tell
Alzheimer's and Vision Changes
Why You Need a Medical ID Bracelet
Lost in the Front Yard
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