We had a heart-stopping conversation with the medical staff at Mom’s care facility this week. After ascertaining that Mom is doing well,...

We lost a friend to cancer this week. She was my mother’s age. I visited her a few hours before she died, and it was clear that she had...

My mom seemed sluggish today during our visit: eyes half closed, a slurring of words. “I used to love you,” she said, part of her almost...

Why are women twice as prone to Alzheimer’s as men? That’s the question that Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Associate Director of the Alzheimer's...

Twice now in the space of a few weeks, we’ve been handed a pair of Mom’s summer pants with a big rip on the left hand side. The tear is...

We were sitting together, the four of us, our core family: my brother Simon visiting from California, my parents, and me. It gave me the...

With the hot summer approaching, the residents of Mom’s care facility have weekly ice cream treats at tea time. A small cup of sorbet...

It has been one year since my mom was moved to her Alzheimer’s care facility, one year of searing emotional upheavals and adjusting to a...

Mom was sitting in her usual seat when I entered the common room at her care facility. She was intently “playing” with a game matching...

When my dad is away, as he is this week, I try to visit my mom each day, even if only for a short while, so that I can verify with my own...

Recently, I’ve been struggling with the notion of time. How do I divide my time when my loved one is in an institution? Is there any...

It is hard to write and post a blog on this heavy Memorial Day in Israel. We remember the 23,741 souls who have fallen in wars and in...

Sometimes death is a kindness. That’s what I was thinking when my dad and I attended the funeral of a gentle soul who had been battling...

The holiday of Passover starts this week. But Alzheimer's sufferers will not recognize that Friday night will be different from all other...

It amazes me how easy it is to manipulate Mom by using her Alzheimer’s. I rely on her non-existent memory to help her do things I want...

I finally saw Mom today after three days of being sick. I had stayed away because I didn’t want her to catch my cold. I think of her as...

It happened unexpectedly, a feeling I did not anticipate, a depression as I walked away from Mom’s residence. For the first time in a...

Many hospitals and senior care facilities give supplemental nutrition drinks to their patients or residents. These drinks typically...

My dad is on vacation. He is, as I write, in California with my brother Simon. I am so proud of him for taking this opportunity to live...

Sometimes there are large billboards on the side of the road that seem to scream out at you as you drive by. I felt I was passing one...