by Ava Butler | Dec 4, 2022 | Assisted living, Caregiving, Dementia, end of life, Grieving, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's, Support groups, Uncategorized
Roots & Roads Community Hospice Foundation has developed a new online resource called The Crosswalk. It is designed to address the need for easily accessible, accurate, and unbiased information regarding end-of-life and serious illness care. Its extremely...
by Ava Butler | Nov 28, 2022 | Assisted living, Caregiving, Dementia, Grieving, Holidays, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's, Uncategorized
A friend told me shortly after Thanksgiving “Last year my husband was helping to prepare a beautiful meal with 10 guests. This year his dementia has him close to moving into assisted living. I can’t believe how fast his decline has been.” I get...
by Ava Butler | Nov 1, 2022 | Dementia, Grieving, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's
It’s the Day of the Dead, a time of reverance and celebration. In 1992, my dear husband, Richard and I dressed up as old people for Halloween. We assumed that we would indeed grow old together. It turned out that Halloween 1992 was the only day we would have...
by Ava Butler | Sep 7, 2022 | Caregiving, Dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's
Incontinence with Dignity by Marilyn Stevenson, a support group member with the Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center https://lewybodyresourcecenter.org/incontinence-with-dignity/ Incontinence is a topic that some people are uncomfortable speaking about and/or...
by Ava Butler | Jul 13, 2022 | Assisted living, Caregiving, Dementia, Parkinson's, Support groups, Uncategorized
Thanks to Hazel Bridges of Aging Wellness for this article. https://agingwellness.org Newly married couples of any age have many exciting things to look forward to when planning a life together even if you face a difficult medical diagnosis, such as Parkinson’s...