Going Gentle Into That Good Night

Practical, applicable information for caregiving for our loved ones with dementias and Alzheimer's Disease

Mama: March 2, 1929 – August 14, 2012

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This entry was posted on August 14, 2013, in Alzheimer's Disease, Dementias, Age-Related Illnesses Caregiver Support, Congestive Heart Failure, Lewy Body Dementia, Love, Practical & Loving Caregiving, Vascular (Multi-Infarct) Dementia and tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Dementias, Age-Related Illnesses Caregiver Support, congestive heart failure, Fields of Gold: A Love Story, Lewy, love, vascular dementia. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

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Facebook Group for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and Other Age-Related Illnesses

Behaviors and Symptoms of Dementias and Alzheimer's Disease

Communication Difficulties – Part 1
Communication Difficulties – Part 2
R. E. M. Sleep Behavior Disorder (Lewy Body Dementia)
Sundowning
The Role of Stress
The Stressor of Physical Health
The Stressors of Communication, Vision, and Hearing
The Stressors of Unmet Needs, Physical Environment, and Routines
Vision, Perception, and Hallucinations

Dementia Need-to-Know Links

2015 Research Offers New Insights Into Lewy Body Dementia – Part 1
2015 Research on Lewy Body Dementia – Part 2
2016 Research on Comorbidity and the Development of Dementia
A Strange Anniversary (and Where “Going Gentle Into That Good Night” Had Its Roots)
After Caregiving Ends
Antidepressant Use and the Increased Risk of Developing Dementia
Confabulation, Alcohol Abuse, & Alcohol-Related Dementia
Daylight Savings Time Effects: Dementia, Health, and Sleep
Diabetes and Dementia
Elder Abuse
Financial Assistance for Prescription Medications
Good Sleep: A Key Factor in Neurological Health
Grief
Hospitalization, Delirium, and Dementia
Lifestyle and Dementia
Military Service, War, and Dementia Risks for Veterans
Navigating Dementias Information Online
Part 1 – Making Daily Life Easier
Part 2 – Making Daily Life Easier
Part 3 – Making Daily Life Easier
Risks of Polypharmacy
Sleep and Dementia
The Fallacy of “Silver Bullet” Solutions to Dementias and Alzheimer’s Disease
The Layperson's Guide to Alcohol-Related Dementia
The Layperson's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
The Layperson's Guide to Dementia Medications and Supplements
The Layperson's Guide to Early-Onset Dementias
The Layperson's Guide to Home Health Care
The Layperson's Guide to Hospice Care
The Layperson's Guide to Lewy Body Dementia
The Layperson's Guide to Palliative Health Care
The Layperson's Guide to Primary Progressive Aphasia
The Layperson's Guide to Vascular and Multi-Infarct Dementia
The Layperson’s Guide to Neural Disorders That Often Lead to Neurodegeneration and Dementia
The Layperson’s Guide to Revocable Living Trusts, Guardianships, and Conservatorships
The Layperson’s Guide to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
The Link Between Brain Injuries & Neurological Disease
The Link Between Hearing Loss & Dementia
The Rare Dementias: Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)
The Rare Dementias: Fatal Familial Insomnia
The Rare Dementias: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Insights Into Dementias and Alzheimer's Disease

How Life Experiences Factor into Behavior
How Personality, Quirks, Foibles, and Flaws Factor into Behavior
How Temperament Factors Into Dementias and Alzheimer’s Disease

Lifestyle Dementia

Addiction to Technology
Alcohol-Related Dementia
“Smart Drugs,” "Brain Enhancers," and "Mental Magic" (Nootropics)
Comfortably Numb or All Jacked Up: Prescription Addiction
Dementia and Lifestyle – Part 1
Dementia and Lifestyle – Part 2
Poor Sleep Habits and Quality
Prescription Drug Abuse – Adderall
Technology and Neurology – A Perfect Storm For A Lifestyle Dementia

Living With and Caregiving for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Blogs

Alice in Memoryland
Creating Life With Words: Inspiration, Love, and Truth
Dealing With Dementia
Minding Our Elders Blogs
My Dementia Experience
The Long and Winding Road: A Journey Through Alzheimer's Disease

Personal Dementia-Related Book Reviews

"A Deadly Wandering" – Matt Richtel
"Being Mortal" – Dr. Atul Gawande
"Better" – Dr. Atul Gawande
"Less Medicine, More Health" – H. Gilbert Welch
"Memory Lessons" – Jerald Winakur
"Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets" – Luke Dittrich
"The Glass Cage" – Nicholas Carr
"The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606"
"When Breath Becomes Air" – Paul Kalanithi
"When I Married My Mother" – Jo Maeder
“Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients” – Ben Goldacre
“The Tale of Dueling Neurosurgeons” – Sam Kean
How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America by Otis Webb Brawley
Pt. 1 – "The End of Absence" – Michael Harris
Pt. 2 – "The End of Absence" – Michael Harris
Pt. 3 – "The End of Absence" – Michael Harris
Solitude – Michael Harris
The Trip to Echo Spring – Olivia Laing

Profiles in Dementia

B. B. King
Barbara Foraker
Bill Guthridge
Charmian Carr
David Cassidy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gene Wilder
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell
Granny Weatherall
Harper Lee
Helen French Garrison
Jonathan Swift
King George III
King Lear
Malcolm Young
Miss Daisy
Muhammad Ali
My Mama: Muriel June Foster Ross
Norman Rockwell
Pat Summitt
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rita Hayworth
Robin Williams
Ronald Reagan
Winston Churchill
Woodrow Wilson
Woody Guthrie
Zelda Fitzgerald

The Rare Dementias

Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)
Fatal Familial Insomnia
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

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