One summer, my parents and my 10-year-old nephew Jake were visiting me and I wanted an activity we could all do together. Jake knew his grandmother had something wrong with her but he didn’t know what to do about it. So I created a family...
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As we move into the holiday season, I think often of my mother Frances, who went through her last holidays with dementia. I wanted to share the season with her in ways that felt safe, comfortable, and honoring so I gradually developed these tips...
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Five Tips for Surviving the Holiday Season Normally, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday, a time our family gathered together at my Kansas City home. But that November, my stomach clenched at the thought of our traditional Thursday evening meal...
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