Technology Can Help Make Activities Easy
Busy caregivers can use smartphone apps or websites to find activities for their loved ones. We know that it can be hard to come up with new activities for your loved one with...
Category: Caregiving
Estrategias del cuidado: la comunicación compasiva
English Translation La fiesta de cumpleaños de la abuela “Esa no es mi comida.” La abuela de 99 años de Alexandra Castillo Weisgerber, quien tiene demencia, se estaba divirtiendo en su fiesta de cumpleaños,...
Passionate and committed Walnut Creek donor honors her mother
Before Cheryl Gross was born, her mother, Nadine Pike, used to pray she would one day have a daughter or son blessed with confidence and determination. She wanted to have someone strong by...
Caregiver strategies: compassionate communication
Spanish translation Grandma’s birthday party “That’s not my food.” Alexandra Castillo Weisgerber’s 99-year-old grandmother, who has dementia, was having fun at her birthday party – until dinner was served. Alexandra comes from a...
A Daughter Discovers the Power of Speaking Out About Alzheimer’s
Emilie Sanders Lee has experienced Alzheimer’s disease twice in her family. In junior high, her grandfather started showing signs of dementia. Years later, Emilie’s mother, Debbie, was diagnosed with younger onset Alzheimer’s disease at...
Pulling Together for Mom: A Family Caregiving Story
After his smart, independent mom fell prey to an IRS scam, Brian O’Shea knew something was terribly wrong. He shared with us how he and his sisters pulled together after learning their mother, Mary,...
A Future Robbed by Alzheimer’s
29-year-old Jasmeen Karan of San Mateo grew up with a mom she describes as “very loving, definitely a homemaker, a typical Indian mom.” Now roles have reversed and Jasmeen and her dad, John, are...
Moments of Joy: A Caregiver’s Story
Scott and Katrina Thomas were married on March 20, 2005. Katrina says they picked the first day of spring as their wedding date “because it symbolized new beginnings.” Ten years later, in 2015, they...
