“Mom had been acting a bit strange over the past two weeks. But then h she just came unglued. Her anxiety was through the roof! And anger does not begin to ...

“I really thought I could do it all!” Jayne told me. “After all, he is my husband. We said vows to honor and cherish, in sickness and in health, till death d...

Families are often at a loss when it comes to communicating with someone with Alzheimer’s or any other type of dementia for that matter. In the beginning it ...

The key is to know who you are buying for. What are their particular likes and dislikes? What were they interested in when they were young?And of course, it w...

Jen and Bill had been married for over 50 years. “It’s a lifetime she told me. We have been through many ups and downs. There were times when we were not sur...

This can seem a bit of a challenge but the truth is there are a lot of options. First you want to consider what stage in the disease process is the person yo...

“We moved mom to an assisted living facility a year and a half ago. Someone suggested that we place her in memory care but I wouldn’t hear of it.” Sharon tol...

Finding the right placement for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia can be a challenge. In Houston and in most parts of the country ...