The holidays bring their own kind of stress. For a person experiencing memory issues and those who love them, it can ramp up to unforeseen levels. This only increases memory problems and the correlating domino effect that creates. Caregivers feel it too, even more so than their loved ones at times. Time for some holiday … Read more
To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question for many of us. The priority of sleep matters whatever stage of life we’re in, from infancy to our last days. Infants, parents of infants, stressed teens or adults, and/or older adults wrestling with sleep issues.enges. Infants, children, and teens need extra sleep for brains … Read more
It sneaks up like a preying lion and suddenly hits: the impact of sneaky stress. Out of nowhere we bark at our loved ones with short tempers. Even more subtle, it simmers slowly as we gradually gain weight and/or lose sleep and our thoughts swirl. Stress takes a toll on us physically and mentally and … Read more
If you know or love someone experiencing dementia symptoms for any reason, there are many tough decisions. One that is often overlooked is celebrating with dementia. How to help them stop driving, manage finances, and live alone are some of the biggest. But it’s also the myriad of small day to day decisions which also … Read more
One, two, three-SURPRISE! Not all surprises are a fun party with all of our friends; navigating life’s surprises may instead be a surprise diagnosis, bad news, or unwanted life change. How we react and also help those with memory loss deal with life’s surprises often relies on the same choice-a positive, kind attitude. Surprises whether … 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 leads to burnout. Instead, let’s … Read more