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It's a thing I have to remind myself of, again and again. People in moderate and severe stages of dementia often are unable to engage in conversations about respect or political correctness.

It's been nearly a week since Dad called to let me know he was sabotaging the help he asked me to give him. This is an outcome that I knew was coming and the pattern goes something like this...

Recently, my dad went to an appointment with our family dentist without me. He's always had an easy time with dentists so I thought it would be ok to let him handle this one on his own. What could go wrong?

I designed the ZAOC logo as an homage to the traditional Korean Dojang seal ("chop"), and decided to get an actual stone seal made this Xmas.

Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending A Caregiver Christmas, an annual event produced by Loving Them Forward in Vancouver Washington. 

Being a caregiver for dementia patients is challenging enough, but caregiving for your own parent with dementia can be a herculean task.

Sound healing to guide you to the present moment.

Explore the mysteries of the night with the sophomore EP from Sacred Spaces. Night Light is a deep dive into the realm of dreams and enigma.

"Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved," as the saying goes.

Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass on Netflix is a show I completely didn't expect.

In this moving and personal two-part program, the late Stephen Levine recounts several cases of dying individuals with whom he has worked.

Death positivity is not prescriptive. It's not "get over your fear of death in six easy steps."

John Oliver explains the industry behind nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and why long-term care needs fixing.

It seems like a traumatic event can unlock our ability to lead a life with fewer regrets.

A heartbreaking look into the life of a funeral director—a collaboration between Reveal and The Nib.

The Korea Legacy Committee strives to support the struggling senior citizens of South Korea which has one of the highest elderly poverty rates among OECD countries.

Everyone is just trying to do their best, even if their best is a little shitty right now.

The proper course of action is not always clear, even for the experts we place our trust in.

The only objective reality is that we are all united by the pain of existing and the desire to be loved.

Nathan Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University School of Medicine and an artist who draws comics on medical topics.

After his mother was diagnosed with dementia, Dallas resident Tech Guerrero left his job to become her full-time caregiver.

Hasan Minhaj explores how America's largest generation is growing older, yet retiring seems more difficult than ever before.

Had a great conversation about my webcomic How Mom Died on the Radio Flomm podcast (EPISODE RF-48 "l'adolescenns").

It didn’t occur to me until writing this blog post that my webcomic How Mom Died is a story about caregiver guilt. For a while I have described the project in a longer and less focused way: It’s the story of my wife and I taking care of my mom in her final years. It’s about the...