DEMENTIA BLOGS YOU SHOULD BE READING - I KNEW I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE WRONG TRAIN SO I LEFT EARLY
“What do you know now about dementia that you didn’t know five years ago?” asked a friend who has
shared my struggles with caring for cognitively-challenged parents (or a spouse).
Where do I begin? Responding to repetitive statements and questions used to drive me crazy. It doesn’t anymore. I’ve found an unexpected reservoir of patience. Taking over financial and legal matters was daunting, but I’ve learned to
oversee mom’s affairs and now have the routine down.
Perhaps the biggest lesson I’ve learned as a dementia caregiver is that there are helpers out there, both in person and online. If I’m facing a challenge related to caring for a loved one with dementia, someone else has likely been there, done that.
Reading blogs dedicated to Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia — and the roughly 15 million Americans who provide care for loved ones with dementia — helps enormously. If you’re looking for community support with a personal point of view, do yourself a favor and check out these 10 sharp, dementia-related websites. I chose them for their
wisdom, diversity, humanity, information and humor in the face of a situation that, on the surface, is far from funny.
1. Dealing with Dementia
Packed with everything from tips on spotting early
warning signs to fighting elder fraud, author Kay Bransford’s blog helps other caregivers based on what she has learned from managing her parents’ dementia. Several organizations provide helpful information, but blogs like Bransford’s also offer caregivers the human-to-human connection you need when you’re struggling to cope.
“My mom stopped liking her favorite foods and my dad stopped joking around,” Bransford writes in one entry. “Some changes were subtle while others were so overwhelming and no one else seemed to notice — then a dear friend suggested I start to mourn the loss of my parents. Gut-punched.”
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