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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  • About Me
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  • Caregiver Tips
  • Survival Check List
  • Get Help
  • Long Term Care
  • Coping
  • Family & Friends
  • Death
  • Costs
  • Tips
  • Quotes
  • Holidays
  • Depression
  • Assisted Living
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  • News & Politics
  • Studies & Research
  • Dating
  • Frontotemporal Degeneration (Pick’s)

Tag: pick’s disease

February 7, 2013February 18, 2013 Kathy Ritchie

2/6/13: Me & Mom

November 28, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

Honor the Caregiver

November 16, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

The Good News: You’re Going to Die. The Bad News: Death Has Bad Breath & If You Have Dementia It’s Worse

July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

Death, Compassion and Humor. Not In That Order

June 16, 2012June 16, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

2920 Days and Counting……. Or How Time Contorts Your Soul

May 8, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

The New York Times and Frontotemporal Dementia … A Must Read

April 8, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

She Yells Too Much Or Finding Another Home

March 7, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

Howard’s Brain or A Day In the Life of a Man Living With Frontotemporal Dementia

March 7, 2012March 7, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

Is Dementia Contagious Or Let’s Talk Genetics

March 6, 2012March 6, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

When There’s Nothing You Can Do… You Let Go

January 13, 2012 Kathy Ritchie

Walking Grief… Or Coping With the Act of Dying

December 30, 2011December 30, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

A Man Walked Into a Bar With Adult Diapers On……..

December 12, 2011December 12, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

I Want To Fistfight God In Heaven

November 10, 2011 Kathy Ritchie

And Then The Other Shoe Dropped

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  • About Me
  • Behaviors
  • Caregiver Tips
  • Facts & Figures
  • FAQs & FTD
  • Frontotemporal Dementia
  • Get Help
  • Incontinence
  • Latinos & Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Long Term Care
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Survival Check List

Categories

Archives

Recent Posts

  • 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
  • Parenting Versus Reverse Parenting Or A Tale of Pureed Foods

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
  • Oops
  • A Man Walked Into a Bar With Adult Diapers On........
  • When There's Nothing You Can Do... You Let Go
  • The Good News: You're Going to Die. The Bad News: Death Has Bad Breath & If You Have Dementia It's Worse
  • The New Yorker Magazine Talks About Dementia
  • "Quotes"

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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