My parents, like many in their generation, had the greatest respect for their doctors and unquestioningly followed whatever course of treatment they recommended. In our home, the doctor always knew Read More…
Posts Tagged ‘Good Read’
Summer Reading for Middle Schoolers
The goal of most adolescents is to fit in with their peers, even if nursing aspirations that will set them apart from everyone else. But when a parent or grandparent has Read More…
Summer Reading with Young Children
Summer is the time when many children spend time with their grandparents. It is a time when, if a grandparent has Alzheimer’s, children will become aware of cognitive changes and have many questions. One way Read More…
Remembering Our Fathers
Jonathan Kozol wrote a reflection about his father in Saturday’s Boston Globe that is well worth the read. He describes the steady losses that Alzheimer’s disease took on his father, a renowned neuropsychiatrist. Any of us who have watched a parent decline with a dementing disease will identify with Read More…
Blue Sky White Clouds
There are many books to guide those of us who are caring for patients with dementia. However, there are few books that are written Read More…
