#dementia

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?

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

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