My Demented Mom

More than five million Americans suffer from Dementia. My mom was one of them. A site for young adult caregivers struggling and coping with "the long goodbye." Created in 2007. Ended in 2014. Stay tuned for my new project about life after dementia, called "The Recovering Caregiver."

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Author: Kathy Ritchie

I write about aging issues. Please check out my podcast "The Recovering Caregiver" at https://kjzz.org/recoveringcaregiver
December 12, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

Art by Men and Women Living with Alz

December 4, 2008February 18, 2013 Kathy Ritchie

A Touching Photo Essay About Alz

December 1, 2008December 2, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

Study Alert: Recruiting from Alz Prone Families…

December 1, 2008December 1, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

A Different Point of View

November 26, 2008December 1, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

Real Stories, Real Advice: Wendy Panken

November 25, 2008November 26, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

This Holiday Season…

November 21, 2008November 22, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

Gut Wrenching Tale of Early Onset Alz

November 11, 2008November 11, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

Demented News You Can Use. Or Not

November 11, 2008November 26, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

Diesel Power…

November 11, 2008November 26, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

Memory Walk 08: Good Times, Good Group, and a T-Shirt Too

August 20, 2008December 1, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

Años de Olvido

August 20, 2008November 26, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

The Tragic Toll…

August 15, 2008November 26, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

The Majesty of Your Loving; A Couple’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s

August 15, 2008March 1, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Do You Love Me? Will You Wipe My Bum?

August 15, 2008November 26, 2008 Kathy Ritchie

Promising New Drug or False Hope?

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  • The Recovering Caregiver: A Podcast About Life After Dementia
  • Who Am I Now That She’s Gone?
  • A New Chapter… Life After Death & Dementia
  • And Then She Was Gone…
  • They Keep Saying She’s Dying … Or Waiting Around for Death
  • Hey God, She’s Dying. Where Are You?
  • So, She’s Dying

Top Posts

  • New York Magazine... Mom, I Love You. I Also Wish You Were Dead. And I Expect You Do, Too
  • Jan's Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's
  • Huffington Post Interview
  • And Then She Was Gone...
  • A New Chapter... Life After Death & Dementia
  • Who Am I Now That She's Gone?
  • When There's Nothing You Can Do... You Let Go
  • The Recovering Caregiver: A Podcast About Life After Dementia
  • Friends With Benefits and Alzheimer's Disease...

Books

  • Alzheimer’s Early Stages
  • An Evolution of Love
  • Jan's Story: Love lost to the long goodbye of Alzheimer's
  • Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s
  • Losing My Mind
  • My Mother's Clothes
  • Still Alice
  • The 36-Hour Day
  • The Living End
  • The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure
  • Until I Say Goodbye
  • What If It’s Not Alzheimer’s?
  • When Your Loved One Has Dementia

Documentaries + Movies

  • Away From Her
  • My Name is Lisa
  • The Alzheimer's Project
  • The Forgetting
  • The Notebook
  • The Savages
  • The Suicide Plan
  • You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't

Guest Bloggers

  • Her Neighbor's Daughter
  • The Boyfriend
  • The Daughter's Friend
  • The Expectant Mom
  • The First Date
  • The Only Child
  • The Single Gal
  • The Sister-in-Law
  • The Wife

Interviews + Q&As

  • Interview: Charles J. Dyer, Esq., Elder Care Lawyer
  • Interview: Max Wallack, Co-Author of "Why Did Grandma Put Her Underwear in the Refrigerator?"
  • Interview: Sandra Gonzales, Latino Outreach Specialist
  • Interview: Scott Kirschenbaum, Filmmaker, Director – You're Looking At Me Like I Live Here And I Don't
  • Interview: Suzette Armijo, The Advocate
  • Interview: Tena Alonzo, Director of Dementia Research at the Beatitudes Campus in PHX
  • Interview: Wendy Panken, The Alzheimer’s Association, NYC Chapter

Media + Me

  • Alzheimer's Association
  • Alzheimer's Speaks Radio Show
  • Arizona Republic
  • Caring Magazine
  • Huffington Post
  • Sacramento Bee
  • Salon
  • SMITH Magazine/The Moment

Resources

  • AARP
  • AARP-Caregiving
  • AD Clinical Studies
  • Alternative Treatments: False Hope or Real Possibilities?
  • Alz.org/Clinical Trials
  • Alzheimer's Reading Room
  • Alzheimer's Speaks
  • Alzheimer's Speaks
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • Aricept
  • Association for Frontotemporal Dementia
  • Banner Alzheimer's Institute
  • BBC Health
  • Boston University | AD Center
  • Buck & Buck (adaptive clothing)
  • Caregiving.com
  • CNN/Health
  • Comfort Zone: GPS & ALZ
  • Dementia Today
  • Dr. Richard Taylor
  • Events
  • Fading Away: A blog by Barry Petersen
  • Fight the Good Fight: Donate Now
  • Fisher Center for Alz Research
  • Frontotemporal Dementia | Mayo Clinic
  • FTD/Dementia Support Group
  • Mayo Clinic
  • MDM’s Facebook Page
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Mind Start
  • Namenda
  • National Institute on Againg
  • Sally Abrahms
  • The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
  • The New York Times
  • The Shriver Report
  • UCSF Medical Center (FTD)
  • US Against Alzheimer's
  • Volunteer Opps
  • WebMD
  • Wikipedia & AD
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