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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Category: Coping

November 10, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

And Then The Other Shoe Dropped

October 11, 2011October 11, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Go to Jail. The Game of Dementia

September 4, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

I Look Like Her

August 23, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

My Demented Mom in the Sacramento Bee… “We don’t have survivors.”

August 9, 2011August 10, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

My Mom Eats Raw Chicken. Quit Complaining About Your Life.

August 8, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Guest Blogger: The Expectant Mom

July 19, 2011July 19, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Blood and Water or Family Dynamics

July 13, 2011July 13, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Taking It Out On the Lucky Ones

July 3, 2011July 4, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Guest Blogger: My Boyfriend

June 21, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Squishes

May 30, 2011February 18, 2013 Kathy Ritchie

Advocacy Work or Advocacy Work?

May 17, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Post Traumatic Stress Dementia

May 10, 2011May 11, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Mother’s Day

May 4, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Live in PHX? Then Save the Date: May 10

April 13, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

Date My Dad or Bless the Caregiver…

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Recent Posts

  • 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

  • 10 Signs It Might Be Alzheimer's
  • New York Magazine... Mom, I Love You. I Also Wish You Were Dead. And I Expect You Do, Too
  • Walk in Their Shoes... Just for a Minute
  • Walk the Walk or a Plea — 2009 Alz Assoc Memory Walk
  • A Letter to Those Businesses And Professionals Who Make Dementia Even More Agonizing
  • The Good News: You're Going to Die. The Bad News: Death Has Bad Breath & If You Have Dementia It's Worse
  • Hey God, She's Dying. Where Are You?
  • Real Stories, Real Advice: Wendy Panken
  • 5 Tips for Talking to Someone With 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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