Q. During her last two years of agony, my mother would look at me and her doctors and nurses often and say, "Can't you just give me a little black pill?" It was obvious to all of us what she meant and, of course, all we could say … [Read more...]
Print This PageFasting to Live Longer
January 12, 2018 by
Q. I am so blessed and have so much to live for: an amazing wife, two successful adult children, five grandchildren, and a home on the beach in Florida that we visit frequently. I am aware that people are living longer these … [Read more...]
Print This PageVSED — Please Stop Feeding Me!
October 25, 2017 by
Last weekend, I presented at the Positive Aging Fair, and my PR Director, Renee, staffed our expo booth. Renee told me and Jeannie about another booth at the expo that was particularly memorable, because the representative brought … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhen a Loved One with Dementia is Violent
September 15, 2017 by
Q. My uncle Ed recently died in New York, and I got a ride to the funeral with my aunt and my other uncle from South Carolina, who were passing through our area. I hadn’t seen or spoken to them in a while. I knew from my mother … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhen Caregiving Makes You Crazy
August 25, 2017 by
Q. My mother passed away six months ago, and my father is living alone in our family home, about a mile away from me. He is in the early stages of dementia, and has gotten quite forgetful lately. I have been a caregiver for him … [Read more...]
Print This PageSeniors Get SMARTER as They Get Older – How to Retain Your Smarts and Your Memory
August 16, 2017 by
Forty year-old Rachel is quite forgetful. She always forgets at least one item when she goes to the supermarket, forgets names (but typically remembers faces), and can’t always tell you what she had for breakfast that day. Eighty … [Read more...]
Print This PageMy Wife is in a Nursing Home- Now What Do I Do with All This Free Time?
August 4, 2017 by
Q. My wife has dementia, and your firm recently helped us qualify for Medicaid. At first, I never thought it would be possible, but it was, and I am forever grateful for your assistance. She is now in a nursing home, and … [Read more...]
Print This PageDad is Acting Really Strange
July 28, 2017 by
Q. My father has been acting rather strange, lately, and something is definitely not right. It’s not just that he is forgetting things. His memory seems intact, for the most part, although there have been a couple instances of … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: Can Poor Sleep Cause Alzheimer’s?
July 28, 2017 by
Dear Ribbit I have been an insomniac for most of my adult life. Now, I hear that poor sleep can cause Alzheimer’s. Is that true? Anita Moore-Sleep ---- Dear Anita Similar to your situation, 1 in 3 Americans don't get … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhy Don’t ALL Nursing Homes Offer This?
May 19, 2017 by
Q. My mother has dementia, and things are starting to become too much for me and my father to handle. She used to be so easy going, and now she gets cranky, angry, depressed, and fearful at times. It is so hard to see her … [Read more...]
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