I sat down to write this seven hours ago. I began with great intentions. But one thing lead to another, my thoughts become distracted, other priorities popped up and seven hours elapsed. There’s a great children’s book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie which describes this very thing. A mouse is given a cookie, … Read more
Improve your memory by (insert the newest memory trick here)! Don’t believe the trick! There is no one way to improve your memory. Memory is a complicated, unique entity impacted by many things. It’s influenced by anatomy and physiology, history-yours and your family’s, lifestyle and so many other factors yet to be discovered. But don’t … Read more
Ever feel like a leaky bucket? We finally catch up and another urgent need screams for attention. It may be a project, necessary tasks like laundry or grocery shopping, a person in our care-professionally or personally or just even our own body crying out for attention. Continually giving of ourselves without refilling will empty our … Read more
Many of us care for others but don’t realize we are caregivers. We think it’s our job or role as a parent, child, spouse, doctor, nurse, social worker, home health aide, therapist, teacher, manager, employer, you name it. But the giving our time, efforts and ourselves can be draining. How we care for ourselves while … Read more
I can typically tell within the first few minutes. Family members want to engage Mom, Dad or their spouse when they see their memory or cognitive function failing. They reach out to us for assistance. One of my first questions is “are they motivated?” It is extremely difficult to help someone who does not want … Read more
“I know I wrote it down, but where is that slip of paper? When is the appointment again?” The phone rang and I jotted down important information on a slip of paper intending to write it in a more permanent spot. But life intervened. Now the random piece of paper is nowhere to be found. … Read more