Month: July 2021

DAY TO DAY CHANGES DUE TO ALZHEIMER’S

As a caregiver, managing and adjusting to the changes that occur for a person with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s, can sometimes feel like a full-time job. Just when you think you’ve learned to accommodate one change, another change pops up. And, in a person with dementia, change is inevitable. The type and speed of the…

INTRUSION ERRORS

Early in our journey, I noticed that Deena and I had very different recall about some specific experiences. I would remember an interaction with someone one way and Deena would have a completely different version of the same interaction. She was so convinced that her version was correct that there was no way to have…