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A Guide to Managing Your Dementia / Alzheimer’s Patient: Video and Slides

For anyone who missed our recent “A Guide to Managing Your Dementia / Alzheimer’s Patient” webinar, you can watch it here.

Aimee Sharp
Zika virus and microcephaly

Cuidar de mi hijo paralítico: Una nueva perspectiva de vida

Hace cuatro años, recibí el primer premio y me convertí en cuidadora. Poco sabía yo que ganaría este premio, pero después de ser nominada y...

Gina Flores

How to Ensure You’re Aging with Vitality, Grace and Confidence

How to Ensure You're Aging with Vitality, Grace and Confidence by the Star-Telegram

Aimee Sharp
Adult daughter with aging father. Daughter is hugging her father with her face pressed against his, while the older heavyset father smiles happily into the camera

Becoming Financially Responsible for an Aging Parent

If it hasn’t happened already, it will. If you have aging parents, one day, sooner or later, you will assume responsibility for making daily decisions...

Aimee Sharp
Zika virus and microcephaly

Caring For My Paralyzed Son: A New Perspective on Life

Four years ago, I won the first place prize to become a caregiver. Little did I know that I would win this prize, but after being nominated for...

Gina Flores
Music Therapy for children with Special Needs

Music Therapy for Alzheimer’s Patients

Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. It is estimated that 5.4 million Americans are affected by Alzheimer’s every year.

Julian Perez
Family and Friends

Caring For My Husband After A Traumatic Brain Injury

Nine years ago, I would not have thought caregiving was rewarding. One day I was working a job I loved, the next I was a full-time...

Gina Flores
put yourself in their shoes

Life Lessons from a Caregiver: Independence is a Treasure

Occasionally, as you journey through life, you meet someone who makes such a lasting impression and has such an impact on your life, that you’re...

Gina Flores
burnt out

Parents of Children with Special Needs and Empathy Burnout

Do parents of children with special needs and empathy burnout go hand-in-hand? One mom talks about how she copes with empathy burnout while caring for her two young boys.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
personas con demencia

16 Things I Would Want If I Got Dementia

Original article by Rachael Wonderlin, Director of Memory Care at Blue Harbor Senior Living.

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
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