Time to Think

I presented at VNA Attleboro a talk entitled What's Happening? Many people came perhaps because it wasn't only about dementia or Alzheimer's disease, but it was delving into what behaviors signal cognitive change.
Recently I've given talks about The Heart of the Caregiver, New Trends in Alzheimer Care, When Home is no Longer Enough, and Is this Alzheimer's. It is certainly a hot topic; on television daily the Alzheimer 'epidemic' is talked about.
There isn't one of us that at some time doesn't wonder, maybe even worry, about our thinking. As we age, this becomes a bigger concern. We can't remember a name, we find ourselves wondering whether we are going north or south on a major highway or momentarily feel confused at a familiar task. We kiddingly call it a brain glitch, or a senior moment, and hope that is all it is.
Has this ever happened to you? Write about it and post it on my blog. I'm writing articles, giving talks, and am preparing to write my second book. Whatever you add to the mix will be appreciated.

My book Matters of the Mind...and the Heart is a how-to book: how to care for your family member with memory loss. It explores and explains behaviors of people with Alzheimer's disease and those of us who care for them. It is a book about commitment of family to its members. It is a book of love relationships and how people strive to keep them rich in the face of an illness that robs memory.
The lessons contained in my book are told through stories of real people facing new perplexing behaviors, and trying to respond to the behavior instead of react. This is only possible when relating is based on new knowledge; that of understanding what is happening to thinking that causes the behavior.
You can order this book from me @ www.StilMee.com. It has been given very positive reviews by those many who have read it already.