Category Archives: Brain Health

Stages of Decline Outline:  Ninth Installment The lesson to be learned here is another life lesson which can be broadly applied.  Perseverance and an active, positive social network are the keys to any kind of success, including caregiving.  In particular, … Continue reading →

Stages of Decline Series Outline:  Eighth Installment Cindy’s steady physical decline correlated with ever changing conditions in other ways as well.  Both Cindy as patient and myself as caregiver experienced added Tribulations tacked on to the Trials of her physical … Continue reading →

Stages of Decline Series Outline:  Seventh Installment Though we associate Alzheimer’s and dementia with cognitive decline, Cindy’s physical decline caused me greater sadness.  Known as an Expedition Woman by her long distance hiking peers, and a woman with the best … Continue reading →

<Stages of Decline series outline: fifth installment.  Please subscribe to be alerted to each post and video in the series, and to help generate search engine publicity.> I am shifting the order within each stage of decline to present “Triumphs” … Continue reading →

This is the third outline for the Stages of Decline series.  Our experiences as a dementia patient and caregiver spouse are condensed into bullet points to provide helpful insights for others who might find themselves in a similar situation.  After … Continue reading →

This is the second outline for the Stages of Decline series.  Our experiences as a dementia patient and caregiver spouse are condensed into bullet points to provide helpful insights for others who might find themselves in a similar situation.  After … Continue reading →

This is the first outline for the Stages of Decline series.  Our experiences as a dementia patient and caregiver spouse are condensed into bullet points to provide helpful insights.  After presenting outlines for the twelve themes of the series, video … Continue reading →