Tag Archives: dying
Mother’s Day & Dementia… My Own Op-Ed (please share, please spread the word)
Mother’s Day is an awkward holiday. I say awkward because while I understand why we make such a fuss about this day, I can’t help but find it to be somewhat, well, insensitive — to put it bluntly, Mother’s Day … Continue reading →
Filed under Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia, Coping, Frontotemporal Dementia (Pick's), Holidays, News
Tagged as Alzheimer's disease, Arizona, dying, Frontotemporal dementia, Maricopa county, memory, moms, mother's day, News, Phoenix
Howard’s Brain or A Day In the Life of a Man Living With Frontotemporal Dementia
I’ve never met Howard. I was “introduced” to Howard via a Facebook support group for kids whose parents have Frontotemporal dementia (Pick’s disease) or other early-onset dementias…. Howard has an interesting story to tell……. he actually knows he’s dying from … Continue reading →
Filed under Frontotemporal Dementia (Pick's), News, Their Stories
Tagged as Death, dementia, dying, Frontotemporal dementia, Howard J Glick, pick's disease
Is Dementia Contagious Or Let’s Talk Genetics
A scary thought has started creeping in………………………… what if her disease is genetic? OK, there’s no family history that I know of, but still……………My mother never had a fighting chance……… she never knew she was sick…………. minus the “I can’t … Continue reading →
Filed under Coping, Death, Great, Now What?
Tagged as Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia, Death, dementia, Driving, dying, Frontotemporal dementia, my demented mom, NAPA, pick's disease
