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The Night Shift Nobody Warned You About: Surviving Lewy Body Nights
The punch came out of nowhere. One minute your person was sound asleep, the next he was swinging at somebody […]
Bathroom Care and Better Nights with Lewy Body
It is 2 AM. You are peeling wet sheets off the bed for the third time this week while your […]
What Lewy Body Dementia Really Looks Like
“There is a man in the corner.” You look. There is no man. There is a coat rack and forty […]
Why the UTIs Keep Coming Back: 4 Reasons and 4 Fixes Every Dementia Caregiver Needs
If your person with dementia keeps getting urinary tract infections, one right after another, you are not imagining it and […]
Stop Undressing Them to Change a Brief (and 4 More Bathroom Care Hacks Nobody Teaches You)
If you are taking the shoes, socks, and pants all the way off just to change a brief, stop. You […]
My Number One Shower Tip Is Not What You Think It Is: 10 Shower Hacks for Dementia Care
She said no to the shower. Again. So instead of arguing, he turned on her favorite song. Two minutes later […]
Why One Dementia Script Never Fits All: 4 Types, 4 Different Keys
Nobody told you there was more than one kind of dementia, did they? You got a diagnosis, a pamphlet, […]
The Communication Swaps that Change Everything in Dementia Care
Dementia rewires how your person processes words, so the old rules stop working. Here are the communication swaps that calm hard moments, with the exact scripts to use instead.
Why Your Voice Still Matters When Your Person With Dementia Stops Speaking
You’re folding laundry next to your mom. She hasn’t said a real sentence in months. So the room stays quiet, […]
Kindlets: When Telling Your Person With Dementia the Truth Is the Cruelest Thing You Can Do
Kindlets are small, kind untruths that protect your person with dementia when their brain can no longer handle the facts. Here’s what they sound like, the rules for using them, and the one situation where they backfire.