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

December 7, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Your Demented Must-Haves…

November 22, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Get Me Out of the Sarlacc Pit……..NOW!

November 8, 2009November 8, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

A Quagmire or Stepping Outside the Realm of Reality…

August 28, 2009September 6, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Role Reversal or How it Should be…

August 20, 2009August 28, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Who is She? … Words From Her Sister-in-Law

July 5, 2009July 10, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Stop

May 24, 2009June 4, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Inside the Bin

May 12, 2009May 13, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Happy Mother’s Day

May 7, 2009May 7, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

She forgot My Name

April 29, 2009April 29, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

“I Luf You Mi Hijita!”

April 24, 2009April 24, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Guest Blogger: Susan Molloy

April 19, 2009April 19, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Got Guilt?

April 17, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Not An Old Person’s Disease

March 3, 2009March 4, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

Time to Make a Call…

February 17, 2009February 19, 2009 Kathy Ritchie

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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

  • 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
  • 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?
  • Walk the Walk or a Plea — 2009 Alz Assoc Memory Walk
  • Interview: Sandra Gonzalez, Latino Outreach Specialist
  • Guest Blogger: The Single Gal or Dating and Dementia
  • 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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