Posts Tagged ‘Alzheimer’s’
3 Questions You’ll Have After Your Parent With Alzheimer’s Becomes a Widow
When your parent has Alzheimer’s disease, you can’t help but worry about their well-being. However, when a loving spouse is acting as caregiver, you can at least take comfort in the fact that they’re cared for in everyday life. But what happens when that husband or wife dies? Dealing with a parent’s death is never…
Read MoreMusical Time-Saving Tip for Caregivers of People with Dementia
You’ve experienced this before. You care for someone with dementia, and you need them to get up and move somewhere. They need to get out of bed to go eat breakfast, or they need to go out to the car to get to a doctor’s appointment. But the dementia is taking away that person’s ability…
Read More4 Times To Use Music To Support ADLs
Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease or a related dementia is this: When the person with dementia starts needing help with their activities of daily living (ADLs). ADLs are the basic tasks like dressing, bathing, eating, and walking that healthy adults can accomplish with little thought. For…
Read More"You Are Here" – A Song From The Perspective of Someone with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
There Is No Magic Music For Alzheimer's Disease – Part Three
There Is No Magic Music For Alzheimer's Disease – Part Two
There Is No Magic Music For Alzheimer's Disease
Song Spotlight: “April Showers”
Mood: Hopeful Themes: Rain, flowers, happiness Tempo: Moderately slow Genre/Style: 1920s popular song As I write this, it’s yet another rainy day at the end of April. After last summer’s drought, I am glad for the rain, but I am also very ready for springtime to be here in full force. So, the song “April Showers” has been…
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