Finding humor in absurd situations. I received letters from my mother over a course of several months regarding “The Avis Situation.”  We didn’t know at the time that stroke survivors, Alzheimer’s patients, and people with other dementia related diseases often display ... Read More

Finding humor in absurd situations. As a family caregiver, dementia-related inappropriate sexual behavior can be shocking and upsetting.  As professional caregiver, it can be confusing and frustrating, as kindness toward a patient with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases is ... Read More

Madelyn Kubin (my mother) was a 70 year-old Kansas farm woman who had very poor health, and very little money when my father  suffered a debilitating stroke. The next day he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and Madelyn became his caregiver. One of the ways she survived her six-year caregiving ... Read More

People who are chronically ill or suffer constant pain can get demanding, cranky, and depressed. Being with them can get extremely tiresome, and it can be easy to forget who your loved one was before he or she got sick. Focusing on a happier time helped Madelyn get through a particularly rough ... Read More

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