Dementia
Caregiver finds purpose in caring for aunt with dementia
By Floyd Miller Janet Monroe drives to a memory care facility near her home at least once a week to visit her Aunt Patsy, who no longer recognizes her by name and can barely communicate due to dementia. But Monroe keeps going, driven by love and a sense of unfinished business. “I lost my mom,…
Read MoreMy Girl: Our experience with dementia
By Floyd Miller If I live to be 100 and hear The Temptation’s “My Girl,” it will always resonate with me on an emotional level. I liked that song long before I knew who my girl was. The song just echoed the kind of girl I was looking for. I finally found her, and now…
Read MoreDementia Related Psychosis
Wire Reports This story and article cannot be reprinted without direct permission and courtesy Four Caregiver Facts You Need to Know (StatePoint) Approximately 2.4 million people or 30 percent of people living with dementia in the U.S. may experience hallucinations and delusions associated with dementia-related psychosis. These symptoms might include seeing something that isn’t there…
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