Fading Memories

Courtney Heiden has a personal reason for her passion surrounding dementia and your money. Courtney Heiden has a very personal reason to focus on dementia and money. In 2015 her father was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, at the age of 58. Prior to knowing what was going on, his home ended up in foreclosure. With … Read More Read More

Peter Berry uses cycling as a way to remove the stigma from a dementia diagnosis. Deb Bunt's life changed when she meet cyclist, Peter Berry (who had an early-onset dementia diagnosis at age 50). As she and Peter cycled together, their friendship grew and he started to share the story of his dementia diagnosis. When … Read More Read More

Oral Care & Dementia has their own challenges and rewards. Oral care for people living with dementia presents unique challenges to their care partners. Imagine, arranging for a dental house call because Mom's breath is horrible, only to discover she has dentures!  This is just one of many fascinating stories today's guest, Dr. Joy V. … Read More Read More

Utilizing Teepa Snow's GEMS Model will help you have less frustration in your care responsibilities.   I'm excited to have Teepa Snow as my guest for my 200th episode. We discussed her Gems Model for dementia care along with many laughs and a few personal insights. When creating her Gems model, Teepas's goal was to … Read More Read More

Finding quality advice for the advanced stages of Alzheimer's can be a challenge.   Caring for someone with advanced Alzheimer's disease is a challenge. It can make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel – running in circles, trying the same things over and over with no effect on your loved one. You may … Read More Read More

Dementia Caregiving is something most of us continue to share even after our caregiving is over. Are you looking for dementia caregiving advice? When you think of caregiving, what feelings come to mind? Surely, overwhelmed, exhausted, hopelessness and loneliness are some of the top emotions you're experiencing. If you don't know where to get help … Read More Read More

Dementia is likely only one factor in the support a care partner needs. As a care partner, you must learn how to navigate your family situation healthily for everyone involved. A dementia diagnosis is often not the only factor at play in a family situation. Each family brings their unique experiences, roles, values, goals, and … Read More Read More

How do health disparities affect African American's?   This is another conversation with Dr. Howard, this time on the health disparities the African American community faces. He's passionate about teaching the African American community about brain health. He's put together talks and programs in communities of color and the topic of why blacks don't like … Read More Read More

Memory Health supplements have undergone clinical trials. They're definitely worth a try.   It changes your whole world when a loved one begins to suffer from the effects of memory loss, brain injury, or brain disease. Ed personally experienced this with his mother, who one day had no idea who he was. She was suffering … Read More Read More

Neurofeed back in the earlier stages could help plateau the disease. Louloua Smadi understands the desperation of loving someone with a life limiting cognitive disease. Her brother, Milo, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at two and a half years of age. Today, he is training to become a professional pastry chef. Everything began … Read More Read More

Started in honor of a Grandma with Alzheimer’s & a son with Autism… As if caregiving weren't full of enough responsibilities, coordinating with others adds an entire layer to an already complicated process. I'm sure you've asked yourself if there were an easier way that perhaps you were overlooking. Today I'd like to introduce you … Read More Read More

Echobox is a fun, easy way to store & share memories.   Looking for ways of sharing memories with my Mom was the main reason I started this podcast.  I was searching for better ways to connect with my Mom and all the advice I read wasn't working. Having all the tools I needed but … Read More Read More

Learn how to be a better health care advocate with Stacie Lampkin. We've all had that moment when we know we need to be better health care advocates, yet we still hesitate to speak. I'm sure it's because you were taught manners, and you don't want to offend the doctor or health care practitioner. How … Read More Read More

Dr. Elena is back to discuss with us preventing dementia. I have a family history of cognitive decline. Preventing dementia, Alzheimer's, any neurodegenerative disease is a big part of how I live my life. The longer I do this podcast, the more I learn. Dynamic learning is one of the most important ways to help … Read More Read More

How do we determine which doctor appointment is most appropriate? None of us genuinely wants to go to the doctor. We go when we have to, hoping the medical professionals will help us feel better quickly. Some of us are good at scheduling regular wellness checkups, but even those appointments aren't ones we look forward … Read More Read More

When the cosmic tumblers click into place & the universe opens its vault, miracles can happen. Overcoming challenges happen. All of us have crossroads in life, challenges we have to overcome. Those of us who have had the experience of caring for a parent with Alzheimer's seem to have more crossroads and more challenges. Coping … Read More Read More

Long-term care is expensive. This episode tells you how to get Medicaid to pay without going broke first. Sickness. Incapacity. Death. These are among the most challenging subjects to contemplate, yet some of the most universal. Most of us don't think about financial planning for long-term care needs, which is surprising, because going broke is … Read More Read More

In all fairness, the title of this episode should be what all caregivers need to know. This episode, however, is with a millennial caregiver. She had to learn quickly all the forms, legalities, and financial planning that goes hand-in-hand with caregiving. One example of the necessary information we need to know is banking accounts, logins, … Read More Read More

Dr. Park chats with us on how we can help our brain span match our life span. How do we make our brain span match our life span? Most people are living with undernourished brains. There are many reasons for this. Despite many options, it's common to choose what's quickest, not necessarily the healthiest. I … Read More Read More

Dr. Snyder of the Alzheimer's Association spoke to me about long-term cognitive effects from Covid-19 and diversity issues in clinical trials.   I was honored to interview two renowned people from the Alzheimer's Association before the start of this year's International Conference. The AAIC is the largest and most influential international meeting dedicated to advancing … Read More Read More