Around the year 2000, my father, in his mid-80s, lost his eyesight. The remaining 3 years of his life were a lesson in watching and learning about the ravages of depression and loss on the elderly. Following his death, I scrambled up that steep learning curve of understanding and managing the care of my equally aged mother who has increasing dementia.
My blog perspective is this:...
I work as a hospitalist in the Phoenix, Arizona, metro area. When not in the hospital stamping out disease and suffering, I write health and nutrition-related articles and books with a focus on preventive medicine, weight management, type 2 diabetes, dementia, heart disease, high blood pressure, longevity, and medical conditions caused by overweight.
My current...
My name is Chris Hempel. In October 2007, my husband and I received life-threatening news about our cholesterol - but our lives weren't in danger. We learned that we were born with a defect in a critical cholesterol gene and that our precious six-year-old identical twin daughters, Addi and Cassi, inherited a double mutation - both genetic cholesterol defects.
For many months, I'd known...
I'm 57, and I just came out of denial of having bipolar about 6 months ago. Recently, I came to the point that I had a problem and wanted help. I have a dual diagnosis – Alcoholic and Bipolar. Whenever I felt like I was crawling out of my skin, I would start drinking and drink until I either passed out or I ran out of wine. This went on for years...
Proud dad (divorced--30+yrs, filing was most difficult thing I've ever done but unhappy for many yrs) of4 adult kids, all out of college, well into careers, all married, well into families as I am already "Pops" to 11 grandkids from 1 to 8. Been an athlete my entire life and by time I was 16, I had broken my neck, c6 and c7, lower back l4 and l5, my left shoulder 3 times...
My name is Kathy and I am the full time caregiver for my eighty one year-old Dad who has Alzheimer's and lives with me in North Carolina.
When my Mom died in 2004 and Dad moved in with me, I had no idea what to do. But day by day, I found ways to cope, and even enjoy having my Dad with me.
So I started writing a blog at www.KnowItAlz.com, which shows the "lighter" side of...
Just trying 2 live life without falling on my face---want 2 live healthy in mind @ soul..oops but i am not perfect .............live @ let live oh yes, and family' friends loyalty matter-famly friendx mattter so very much.!!!!!!! ablily 2 forgive oooh yes ---we only live once...and enjoy life. miss my dad great guy died 15 years ago sunday...enough sad -sssh! looks will fade so be it........
I was born 11/17/1944, you do the math. I have been diagnosed with AD & FTD. I run my blog to tell what it is like in This World, that I call My World. Hopefully it gives some insights to caregivers and the medical profession as to who and what we really are and what we do know. I tell it as I see it and feel it and do not hold back. No political correctness here, no time for that BS. I had...
I'm a 75 year old retired dermatologist. I've been diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease but if you met me you wouldn't know it.
I now write novels and articles plus a blog called thetripover.com. My wife and I live near San Diego. We have two grown children, a son and a daughter, and 6 grandchildren.
