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How to Document Symptom Changes Clearly

How to Document Symptom Changes Clearly

Learn how to document symptom changes clearly so you can spot patterns, support appointments, and advocate with confidence for your loved one.

How to Document Symptom Changes Clearly

Learn how to document symptom changes clearly so you can spot patterns, support appointments, and advocate with confidence for your loved one.

15 Best Gifts for Caregivers That Help

15 Best Gifts for Caregivers That Help

Looking for the best gifts for caregivers? These practical, comforting, and genuinely useful ideas support exhausted caregivers every day.

15 Best Gifts for Caregivers That Help

Looking for the best gifts for caregivers? These practical, comforting, and genuinely useful ideas support exhausted caregivers every day.

Medical illustration of the brain highlighting regions affected by Lewy body dementia, including areas involved in movement and cognition.

Lewy Body Dementia: What Caregivers Need to Know

Lewy body dementia is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia and one of the most misdiagnosed. Here is what it looks like, why it gets missed, and why getting the...

Lewy Body Dementia: What Caregivers Need to Know

Lewy body dementia is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia and one of the most misdiagnosed. Here is what it looks like, why it gets missed, and why getting the...

A quiet living room at 4:47 PM with late afternoon light streaming through the window — illustrating the daily sundowning hour familiar to dementia caregivers.

4:47 PM: The Sundowning Hour That Changed Our L...

I know the exact moment it starts. I don't need to look at the clock anymore. Something shifts in the house and I already know. It's 4:47 PM. If you're...

4:47 PM: The Sundowning Hour That Changed Our L...

I know the exact moment it starts. I don't need to look at the clock anymore. Something shifts in the house and I already know. It's 4:47 PM. If you're...

A handwritten notebook with a pen resting on it, representing communication through writing for someone with aphasia.

Aphasia for Caregivers: Understanding Wernicke'...

My husband Rob writes better than he speaks. For years I didn't have a word for what was happening. The word is aphasia — and if you love someone with...

Aphasia for Caregivers: Understanding Wernicke'...

My husband Rob writes better than he speaks. For years I didn't have a word for what was happening. The word is aphasia — and if you love someone with...

"A long desert highway at golden hour, representing the deliberate choice to drive rather than fly when traveling with a brain injury survivor.

Beyond One Hour: Why We Drive Instead of Fly Wh...

People ask me all the time — why don't you just fly? It's less than an hour. Here's the answer I've been thinking about for the last 800 miles.

Beyond One Hour: Why We Drive Instead of Fly Wh...

People ask me all the time — why don't you just fly? It's less than an hour. Here's the answer I've been thinking about for the last 800 miles.