The Dementia Queen Exploring the evidence, the anecdotes, & the hunches- a rehabilitation perspective

*** They told me Millie was “mean”.  They also used the words “aggressive”, “combative”, and “violent”. Millie was a tiny, older woman with a diagnosis of Dementia with Behavioral Disturbances.  The caregiving staff reported that she resisted self care and ...

*** “You’re not my husband.” “Huh?  Yes I am.” “No, you may look like my husband, but you’re not him.” “What are you talking about?  Of course I’m your husband.  See?  It’s me?” “Nope.  You’re not him.  Now get out ...

*** Depending on what you read, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s in the United States and other wealthy Western countries is declining.  However, due to the growing older adult population, the number of people living with Alzheimer’s is expected to ...

… Nobody likes hypotheticals, especially the real-life kind that play out beyond the laboratory microscopes and petri dishes. And I hate to be a Debbie-Downer, but after billions of dollars and hundreds of single-therapeutic drug failures, at some point you’ve ...

I was a young mother with two small kids and dated minivan. My husband, a police officer, worked the night shift and slept most of the day. I would try to leave the house with the kids each morning and ...