When it comes to dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, memory gets a bad rap. Memory loss is usually everyone’s biggest complaint- forgetting things, repeating things, losing things. And although memory loss is frustrating and memory seems to be the cognitive function ...

When Max was a baby he had a really high fever, so high that it caused a seizure.  The doctors put him on anti-seizure medication just to be on the safe side.  He fully recovered. When Max was six, he ...

How should I prepare for the future? As discussed in Part 1, the newly diagnosed person with Alzheimer’s disease has lots of work to do, as do the family members and friends who are wondering how they can help. For the ...

I know I should be more patient, but it takes her so long to get dressed that I end up just doing everything for her.” I hear complaints like this all the time.  Although a person with dementia may be ...