The Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia Experience Is It Different for Blacks and Whites? It would be so easy to use one broad stroke to explain what Alzheimer’s Disease is like for people. The symptoms, diagnosis, medical treatment, caregiving experiences, stigma and so on can be different from person to person and also from race to race. In […]
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Marianne Sciucco-Writing Her Way to a Dementia Friendly World
Marianne Sciucco-Writing Her Way to a Dementia Friendly World Anyone who is impacted by dementia, directly or indirectly knows there is a lot to learn. There is typically a rush on what we need to learn about the disease as well as how to be a caregiver or support the caregiver. There are […]
Read MoreFrom Family Caregiver to Serving Caregivers in Big Ways-Mike Plaskey and Team Suzy
Experts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia and Guest Mike Plaskey- Founder and Vice President of TeamSuzy.org We love hearing how one triumphs over exceedingly challenging situations. No one can argue how caring for someone you love as they decline from Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of Dementia is exceedingly challenging. Perhaps that is […]
Read MoreDementia Family Caregiver on a Mission- Brittany Dreier
Experts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia with Guest Brittany Dreier, Dementia Family Caregiver on a Mission Today’s guest is Brittany Dreier, who cared for her mother with Alzheimer’s Disease and Community Partnerships Manager at PicnicHealth, a company doing great things for those impacted by dementia. This is an exceptionally personal interview with […]
Read MoreWhy Do They Do That? Behavioral Expressions and Dementia
Why Do They Do That? Behavioral Expressions and Dementia and What You Can Do with Guest Krista Montague, Dementia Success Path Today’s episode of Experts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia is a great one AND we’ve got an exciting event coming up! Behavior issues such as sundowning, yelling, hitting, crying, exit seeking and so […]
Read MoreExperts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia with Jennifer Fink
Today’s guest on Experts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia is Jennifer Fink, family caregiver and founder of Fading Memories Podcast. I love hearing what people do after something as challenging as living with and caring for someone with dementia. Jennifer Fink is a former portrait photographer who became a family caregiver for her mother. […]
Read MoreDoggies for Dementia and the Proactive Caregiver
Doggies for Dementia and the Proactive Caregiver What Happens When Caregivers See a Need or Void? They become proactive! Today we follow along the journey of our special guest, Jessica Lizel Cannon. Jessica cares for her mother who has vascular dementia and Frontotemporal dementia behavioral variance with symptoms beginning in her 40s. Jessica has since […]
Read MoreExperts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia-Family Caregiving, Finances and Dire Circumstances
Experts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia-Family Caregiving, Finances and Dire Circumstances We recorded this special Experts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia (on our YouTube channel) after talking with Karen Eischen. Karen is a daughter, mother and professional entrepreneur who has a strong desire to care for her 90+ year old mother. It’s complicated […]
Read MoreExperts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia-Financial Clarity
Experts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia-Financial Clarity with Jennifer Radford Who else worries about finances? My husband and I just sat down to update our wills and financial plans and it was uncomfortable. Before you scold us, while we are in our 60s, keep in mind that we are newlyweds. It had to be […]
Read MoreExperts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia-Up Close with Those Living with Early Onset Dementia
Experts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia-Up Close with Those Living with Early Onset Dementia This is perhaps the most impactful of all of our Experts Dig in with Doggies for Dementia episodes. You’ll see why. Today we visit with 2 people from the Kingdom of Fife in Scotland who have Early Onset Dementia- Alzheimer’s […]
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