Many families ask the same difficult question: How quickly does Lewy Body Dementia progress, and what should they expect? Mary wakes up every morning bracing for the unknown. Some days, her husband greets her with a warm smile and clear words. Other days, he mistakes her for a stranger or sees things no one else does. She loves him deeply, but this shifting reality wears her down. She wonders: Is this how fast things are…
Frontotemporal dementia tests are usually requested too late, or not at all. “Dad Just Doesn’t Care Anymore.” That’s what my cousin said after her father cracked a wildly inappropriate joke during dinner. She didn’t know what to say. It wasn’t just a one-time thing. He was forgetting to pay bills, leaving the stove on, and laughing at the wrong moments. And not in a “he’s getting old” kind of way. Something was off. That’s where…
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There are some simple and clever ways how technology use may lower dementia rates in seniors. My mom never liked screens. Even the microwave was too much once it started beeping erratically. But after Dad passed, she kept reaching for her phone like it owed her something. The video call icon is glowing faintly, waiting. I remind her: the green button. She presses hard, as if the extra force guarantees something—entry, connection, success. Her face…
Dementia caregivers are often seen, but seldom get the recognition they deserve. Inside one of our memory care homes, a resident was waiting. For someone. For something. She didn’t know anymore. But her hands remained folded in her lap, her gaze fixed on the door as if the world might make sense again at any moment. She looked up with a distant gaze. “Do you know where he is?” The caregiver lowered herself until they…
There’s further scientific evidence that too much sleep could be a sign of dementia in senior women. Margaret had always been a force—stitching old stories into new quilts, filling her home with the scent of rosemary and warm bread. But lately, afternoons swallowed her whole. She’d sink into her chair, her body curled in on itself, retreating from the world in a way that unsettled her family. They rationalized it: age slows everyone down. Maybe…