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What's Sundowning? Sundown Syndome, Symptoms and Solutions for Caregivers

caroldodell wrote 2 weeks ago: Does your spouse or elder parent doze off and on all day and then come six o’ clock, they seem … more →

Tags: Brain Fitness, caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, sundown syndrome, Alzheimer's, Elders, maular degeneration, multi-generational households

LBDA Commercial

Holly wrote 3 months ago: If you missed the Lewy Body Dementia Association commercial which aired over the weekend, you can se … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, LBDA, Lewy Body Dementia Association

LBDA Commercial to be Seen by Millions

Holly wrote 4 months ago: I received the following email from the Lewy Body Dementia Association: Hut, Hut, Hike! Join with us … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia Association

Update: Dementia with Lewy Bodies- Dreadful, Common, Understudied?

Holly wrote 5 months ago: I received the following information in an email from the LBDA about the upcoming Alzheimer Research … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy, dementia, Lewy body disease, LBDA, Lewy Body Dementia Association, dementia with Lewy bodies

Dementia with Lewy Bodies- Dreadful, Common, Understudied?

Holly wrote 5 months ago: Alzheimer’s Research Forum will be hosting a scientific webinar titled “Dementia with Lewy Bodies – … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy, dementia, Lewy body disease, LBDA, Lewy Body Dementia Association, dementia with Lewy bodies

Lewy Body Dementia- What is it?

Holly wrote 5 months ago: There is a recently published 3-page article written by an LBDA support group facilitator. Click her … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy, Lewy body disease, LBDA, Support Group

LBD Research

Holly wrote 6 months ago: I came across this on the Yahoo LBD Caregiver’s site and is also found on the LBDA forums. The … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, LBD, Lewy, dementia, LBD Caregivers Yahoo Group, Lewy body disease, Parkinson's Dementia With Lewy Bodies, LBDA, Alzheimer's

Tell Your Story

Holly wrote 6 months ago: The President is calling on Americans to share their health care stories to help build support for h … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy, care, health, america, Healthcare, caregivers, President, obama

LBDA Newsletter2 comments

Holly wrote 6 months ago: The latest edition of the Lewy Body Dementia Association’s (LBDA) newsletter is out. Click her … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, LBDA, Lewy Body Dementia Association, Newsletter, Digest

Share Your Opinion and Make a Difference

Holly wrote 10 months ago: I received the following in an email from the LBDA. Please take a moment to help them out. The Lewy … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, dementia, LBDA, Online, survey, online survey, Introduction to Lewy Body Dementia, Booklet, Medical Alert Card

New Year's Musings2 comments

Holly wrote 10 months ago: Well here we are, heading into a brand new year and I’m finally getting around to a New Year … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy, Doctor, Boston, pulmonary embolism, hospital, care, Medical, health

Change5 comments

Holly wrote 10 months ago: I know it’s probably not healthy to do this as a caregiver, but during the holidays I couldn … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, LBD, caregiver, Lewy, Doctor, decline, Disease, Beginning Stages, change

Once and For All

kmctigue wrote 11 months ago: As I mentioned in my last post, my father-in-law died last month. This is an essay I wrote about him … more →

Tags: Children, dementia, Illness, Morality, Parenting, Reconciliation, Religion, spirituality, Unitarian Universalism

Knocked Down But Not Out For The Count6 comments

Holly wrote 1 year ago: Last night was absolutely horrific. Dad awoke in the night with some terrifying hallucinations. Late … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, dad, LBD, Lewy, dementia, Disease, neurologist, Hallucinations, Aggressive

Friends Asking Friends

Holly wrote 1 year ago: Dear Family and Friends, I’m writing today in hopes of raising awareness and support for a cau … more →

Tags: Life, Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy body disease, Campaign, Donate, Friends Asking Friends, fundraising, Lewy Body Dementia Association, Lewy Body Dementias

Though he slay me yet will I trust him9 comments

Michael Kellahan wrote 1 year ago: Here is a post I don’t want to write.  Dad died last month. He had Lewy Body dementia with an … more →

Tags: Job, suffering, death, dementia, Funeral, Book of Job

The Art of Conversation: How to Talk About Uncomfortable Issues--for Caregivers and Others 1 comment

caroldodell wrote 1 year ago: This is part two of a three part blog about the art of conversation. If you haven’t read my fi … more →

Tags: eldercare, Relationships, Books, Inspirational, aging, Daughters, Healthcare, memoir, Caregiving

Friends Asking Friends

Holly wrote 1 year ago: The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) has kicked off it’s annual fundraising campaign, … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy, LBDA, Lewy Body Dementias, Lewy Body Dementia Association, Friends, Friends Asking Friends, fundraising, Campaign

Two Years of Wedded Bliss

Holly wrote 1 year ago: Husband and I recently celebrated our second wedding anniversary. I have to say, married life is won … more →

Tags: Lewy Body Dementia, dad, Family, LBD, Lewy, Sister, anniversary, Memories, Happy


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