In honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness month, I thought I would do a quick review of some things you must know when you have an Alzheimer’s (or person with dementia ) in your life. 1. Advice Only people who don’t actually have a person with dementia in their life should consult all those sites for “caregivers” …
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Dear Aviva I receive your newsletter and have a question. How does one in Israel establish advanced health directives in the case of cognitive impairment, DNR orders and so on? I am very ill with a number of significant health problems but my situation is quite stable. My wife’s health is very good. We have …
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My mother managed to disappear in the five seconds it took for my father to go into the closet to get the dog food. She’d been resting, and he thought she was asleep. Just like in those cartoons when one character sneaks out behind the back of the other, she was gone. Out the door …
This past Sunday was Mother’s Day in the U.S., and the first Mother’s Day in 23 years that I actually celebrated with my own mother. The ironic thing is, she didn’t even know it. For the past few years, my mother has been navigating the uncertain, unpredictable world of Alzheimer’s. It is a journey we, …
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